This is the second album from The Sarcophagus, a black metal band form Turkey.
With an album cover like this, how could I pass this one up? Continue reading “The Sarcophagus – Beyond This World’s Illusion (Review)”
Tag: Second-Wave Black Metal
Ordem Satânica – Monte da Lua (Review)
This 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)”
Svartsyn – In Death (Review)
Svartsyn is a cult one-man Swedish black metal band and this is his ninth album.
This is classic black metal, misanthropic and pure. If you’re looking for a hit of the good stuff, then In Death has almost 50 minutes of it. Continue reading “Svartsyn – In Death (Review)”
Amiensus – All Paths Lead to Death (Review)
This is the latest EP by US black metallers Amiensus.
Following on from their very well-received earlier work, (Restoration, for example), Amiensus return with a 29 minute EP that’s their darkest, most-direct work yet. Continue reading “Amiensus – All Paths Lead to Death (Review)”
Argus Megere – VEII (Review)
Argus Megere are a Romanian black metal band and this is their latest album.
Argus Megere play a combination of second wave and atmospheric black metal, with long songs and plenty of depth and texture. Continue reading “Argus Megere – VEII (Review)”
Fin – Arrows of a Dying Age (Review)
This is US black metal band Fin’s fourth album.
Fin specialise in raw, underground second-wave black metal that’s not without its moments of light. Continue reading “Fin – Arrows of a Dying Age (Review)”
Temple of Nihil – Soul Extremist (Review)
Temple of Nihil are a black metal band from Russia and this is their debut EP.
Temple of Nihil specialise in occult black metal with a tasty guitar tone and a daemonic persona. Continue reading “Temple of Nihil – Soul Extremist (Review)”
Mordant – Demonic Satanic (Review)
This is the third album from Swedish black/death metallers Mordant.
Mordant play a hybrid black/death style that takes influence from the Swedish melodic scene. Continue reading “Mordant – Demonic Satanic (Review)”
Athos – Noht Lerapot (Review)
Athos is a one-man Greek black metal band and this is his fourth album.
Here we have almost 40 minutes of authentic second wave black metal for your delectation.
Scathing blackened melodies slice like razor blades through the frosted Continue reading “Athos – Noht Lerapot (Review)”
Råttkung – Unborn Undead (Review)
This is the latest EP from one-man black metal band Råttkung, who hails from Denmark.
Råttkung’s debut EP Dark Is the Beginning was 17 minutes of raw, underground black metal that reached back to the early days of the second wave for inspiration.
In some ways this influence is continued on this latest short release, but we also see another side to Råttkung too. Here we get a mere three songs in 10 minutes, but what this EP lacks in length it makes up for in blackened malice and ambition. Continue reading “Råttkung – Unborn Undead (Review)”
