Myrkvid are a French black metal band and this is their latest EP.
Myrkvid play classic, second-wave black metal with a rolling, grooving fury and energetic blasphemy. Continue reading “Myrkvid – Demons Are Inside (Review)”
Tag: Second-Wave Black Metal
Immortal – Northern Chaos Gods (Review)
Immortal are a Norwegian black metal band and this is their ninth album.
Immortal are pretty legendary by now, and as this album is their first since 2009’s All Shall Fall, it has a lot of expectations riding on it. Continue reading “Immortal – Northern Chaos Gods (Review)”
Utburd – The Horrors Untold (Review)
Utburd is a one man Russian black metal band and this is his second album.
Combining elements of both atmospheric and depressive black metal alongside a second wave base, this release explores the dark horrors that lurk in the night. Continue reading “Utburd – The Horrors Untold (Review)”
Incorporea – To Exorcize the Sun (Review)
Incorporea are a Spanish black metal band and this is their debut EP.
Here we have a darkly atmospheric 12 minutes of music. The two songs on this EP are very enjoyable examples of what Incorporea are capable of. Full of bleak, depressive atmosphere layered with cold aggression, this brief foray into the land of Incorporea is definitely worth the trip. Continue reading “Incorporea – To Exorcize the Sun (Review)”
Asgrauw – Gronspech (Review)
Asgrauw are a black metal band from the Netherlands and this is their third album.
Carrying a torch for old-school Scandinavian second wave black metal through a forest at night, Asgrauw have delivered an album that really does make me nostalgic for the 90s. The music on Gronspech speaks to me in a very specific, occult-tinged way that only this kind of music can. Continue reading “Asgrauw – Gronspech (Review)”
Agrona – Realm of the Fallen (Review)
Agrona are a UK black metal band and this is their debut album.
Containing 47 minutes of black metal that effectively combines both scathing brutality and grim atmosphere, this as a well-rounded and well-written album that demonstrates a talented and passionate band who are clearly doing what they love. Continue reading “Agrona – Realm of the Fallen (Review)”
Chanid – Lucifer (Review)
This is the debut album from Chanid, a Polish black metal band.
With 8 tracks spread across only 28 minutes, this is a blistering slice of true, occult black metal. Continue reading “Chanid – Lucifer (Review)”
Sørgelig – Apostate (Review)
Sørgelig are a Greek black metal band and this is their debut album.
Featuring members of the very enjoyable Isolert, Apostate offers us 37 minutes of raw, misanthropic darkness. Continue reading “Sørgelig – Apostate (Review)”
Tyhjä – Tyhjä (Review)
This is the debut EP from Tyhjä, a black metal band from Finland.
Here we have almost 19 minutes of blistering, ugly hate, which manifests itself, (mostly), as second wave black metal played with passion and bile. Continue reading “Tyhjä – Tyhjä (Review)”
Wolvhammer – The Monuments of Ash & Bone (Review)
This is the fourth album from US black metallers Wolvhammer.
This is the much-awaited follow-up to 2014’s Clawing into Black Sun, which was one of my favourite releases of that year. To say I’ve been looking forward to this album is an understatement. Continue reading “Wolvhammer – The Monuments of Ash & Bone (Review)”
