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Review: Draugveil “Cruel World of Dreams and Fears”

Draugveil‘s Cruel World of Dreams and Fears is an epic 90s black metal album that wasn’t released in the 90s; although, it could’ve easily passed for...

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Review: Arkhaeth “Profound Lore of the Ashen Specters” [Abyssal Spectra / Zazen Sounds]

The exploration of Luciferian doctrines and their implications on the human spirit; development of self and the quest for enlightenment – the attaining of forbidden...

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Review: Lucifer’s Child “The Illuminant” [Agonia Records]

The Greek Black Metal scene was birthed alongside the Norwegian movement, and has kept in stride with it in some ways and surpassed it in...

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Review: MYR “Helvegen”

The path to Hel is an open one. It requires very little guidance, as its way is paved through the heart of every man; torchlit...

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Review: Beleth’s Trumpet “Chapel of Bones” [Dominance of Darkness Records / Korpituli Productions]

As the night approaches with its grim intent to hold the land of Suomi captive, and as Daemons writhe beneath the Huntress moon as it...

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Review: Ancient Torment “Follow the Echo of Curses” [Eternal Death]

The great passing on – life’s precious embers finally extinguished by Death’s icy grip, and nothing to show for it but time so frivolously wasted....

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Review: Vokodlok “The Egregious Being”

Man, the old days of Black Witchery and Bestial Warlust were fucking great. It’s bands like these mentioned that I think of whenever someone starts...

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Review: FleischSchirm “SchirmHerrschaft” [Running Wild Productions]

Skulls cracked, bones spun to pieces and brain cells melted. To be perfectly honest with you, this one came as quite a surprise, despite being...

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Review: Nemus Anima “Rivers Flow Red”

The renowned Finnish black metal scene has produced some of the finest Black Metal bands to have ever struck a chord or to have penned...

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Review: Lacabra “Lacabra” [M-Theory Audio]

Seattle, Washington, USA’s Lacabra – forged upon the ruins Locisteller and featuring a pack of seasoned artists – began their journey dead set upon making...

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Review: Grave Circles “World Within the World” [Schattenkult Produktionen]

Let’s dive into an abyss where only the sound of blackened doomy old school death metal emerges. This album has everything that’s awesome about 90s...

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Review: Endonomos “Endonomos II – Enlightenment” [Argonauta Records]

At the end of last autumn, the Austrian doom/death metal band Endonomos released their second full-length album Endonomos II – Enlightenment via Argonauta Records. On...

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Review: Obsidian Mantra “As We All Will” [Via Nocturna]

At the end of September last year, the Polish progressive death metal band Obsidian Mantra released their third full-length album As We All Will through...

Album premiere + review: IM NEBEL “Hypocrisis” [Octopus Rising]

Didn’t know this band before. Still don’t, really. Just hit play, sat there, and let this thing run its mouth. It starts slow, doesn’t ask...

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Review: Aeons of Ashes ”Currents” [Running Wild Productions]

A Suffocating Display of Power and Growth… Aeons of Ashes have come a long way. Since at least the release of their full-length album The...

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Review: Nightfall “Children Of Eve” [Season Of Mist]

For all the time of existence since 1991 Nightfall have been completely changed a couple of times: genres, line-ups, labels, you name it. Even the...

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Review: Machine Head “Unatoned” [Nuclear Blast]

It feels like it is customary to Machine Head. Out of habit, you know. The band had its screw-ups, I agree with that and Bloodstone...

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Review: Eluveitie “Ànv” [Nuclear Blast]

After six years of silence Eluveitie release their new album named Ànv. Well, it wasn’t complete silence – there were three singles, live album, collaboration...

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Review: Unwelcome Soul “Dried Petals”

Last summer, the American black metal one-man project Unwelcome Soul released its debut album Dried Petals digitally, and six months later – a CD version...

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Review: Shade of Sorrow “Upon the Fields of Grief” [M-Theory Audio]

At the end of June last year, the Finnish melodic death metal band Shade of Sorrow released its debut album Upon the Fields of Grief...