Theurgia – Anti Perpetuo (Review)

TheurgiaTheurgia are a Venezuelan black metal band and this is their debut EP.

It’s always a pleasure to hear some raw, underground black metal when it’s played with passion and enthusiasm. On Anti Perpetuo, we get 25 minutes of this. Continue reading “Theurgia – Anti Perpetuo (Review)”

Devourer – Across the Empty Plains (Review)

DevourerDevourer are a black metal band from Sweden and this is their second album.

With an album cover that screams old-school death metal to me, this is actually equally old-school black metal, raw and cold. Continue reading “Devourer – Across the Empty Plains (Review)”

Acedia Mundi – Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Review)

Acedia MundiThis is the debut album from French black metal band Acedia Mundi.

So, what do we have here? This is modern black metal played with a technical sheen that still manages to be relatively catchy, despite its imposing veneer. Continue reading “Acedia Mundi – Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Review)”

Eoront – Another Realm (Review)

EorontEoront are a Russian black metal band and this is their second album.

Playing keyboard enriched atmospheric black metal with a deep mystical side, Eoront’s latest album contains over an hour of sprawling, epic music. Continue reading “Eoront – Another Realm (Review)”

Decrepit Throne – Traitor’s Grave (Review)

Decrepit ThroneDecrepit Throne are a US black metal band and this is their debut album.

This is an dark and melodic form of blackened hatred, spewed forth by fanatics with a love of the style and an appreciation of the simple charms of black metal’s directness. Continue reading “Decrepit Throne – Traitor’s Grave (Review)”

Ius Talionis – Saligia (Review)

Ius TalionisThis is the debut album from German black metallers Ius Talionis.

Having showed huge promise on their previous demo Eleutheromania, Ius Talionis have now returned, with an adjusted lineup, for their strikingly-covered first full-length. Continue reading “Ius Talionis – Saligia (Review)”

Ordem Satânica – Monte da Lua (Review)

Ordem SatanicaThis is the debut album from this Portuguese black metal band.

We’ve met this band before with 2016’s Ventos de Ódio, which made me hungry for more. Monte da Lua is here to satiate that hunger. Continue reading “Ordem Satânica – Monte da Lua (Review)”