Review: Vhorthax “Nether Darkness”
How many bands can you name, which are exploring not the extremely dark matters, but the darkness itself in its primordial and chthonic understanding? These...
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Review: Henry Metal “So It Hath Begun”
Henry Metal “So It Hath Begun” As I see this is just a guy who decided to create music this year (2017). He’s extremely productive...
Review: LIMBONIC ART “Spectre Abysm”
LIMBONIC ART “Spectre Abysm” Candlelight / Spinefarm Records The kind of Black Metal that is playing by this project (since 2010 or so Daemon is...
Review: Black Altar / Beastcraft “Winds Ov Decay” / “Occult Ceremonial Rites”
Black Altar / Beastcraft “Winds Ov Decay” / “Occult Ceremonial Rites” Odium records Here we have a split of Polish (based in London since some...
Review: ARKONA “Khram”
ARKONA “Khram” Napalm Records Well, whenever I see or hear the name ARKONA, I automatically connote it with group born in 1993 in Perzów, Poland....
Review: Labyrinth Entrance “Monumental Bitterness”
Black Metal loved in Poland, and it’s not about fulfillments of such monsters like Behemoth or Devilish Impressions. Catholic state is the place for this...
Review: Shrine Of The Serpent/Black Urn Split
Doom/Death Metal. There is a lot in these words’ combinations. The bands, inspired by Candlemass, Black Sabbath and Thergothrone suddenly decide that viscous, depressing music...
Review: Windhand & Satan’s Satyrs Split
Windhand & Satan’s Satyrs Split Relapse records Virginia is an American state that has produced so many different bands of note from all different spectrums...
Review: Spite “Antimoshiach”
Spite – “Antimoshiach” (Invictus Productions) Antimoshiach is the debut album from black metallers Spite. It translates as Anti-Messiah which conveniently spells out which side of...
Review: Ayat “Carry on, Carrion”
Ayat “Carry on, Carrion” Moribund Records Ok, a biography is supposed to give you information on the band… when the version you are given doubles...
Review: Machine Head “Catharsis”
The same thing that happened to many bands, that not stand still, but try to experiment, expectedly happens with the Machine Head: every new album...
Review: Vardan “Nostalgia – Archive Of Failures” (I, II, III)
Vardan – Nostalgia – Archive of Failures – Part I Vardan – Nostalgia – Archive of Failures – Part II Vardan – Nostalgia – Archive...
Review: Kawir “Exilasmos”
Kawir “Exilasmos” Iron Bonehead productions Perhaps the most consistent and rewarding KAWIR offering yet It was the mid-2000s when I eventually stumbled upon the name...
Review: Abigor “Höllenzwang (Chronicles of Perdition)”
Abigor “Höllenzwang (Chronicles of Perdition)” Avantgarde Music Its little to say that Abigor today enjoys a cult following among the fans of black metal, starting...
Review: DSKNT “PhSPHR Entropy”
DSKNT “PhSPHR Entropy” Clavis Secretorvm In recent years, there seems to be an overabundance of new “hordes” emerging who take a decidedly newer (read: French/Icelandic)...
Review: NEOLITHIC / MARTYRDÖD split 7″
NEOLITHIC / MARTYRDÖD split 7″ Deep Six Records Despite being thousands of miles apart in terms of location, Swedens Martyrdod and Baltimores Neolithic are connected...
Review: Human Mycosis “Pile Pillow Pinkeye”
Human Mycosis “Pile Pillow Pinkeye” UKEM records I was born in the insular nation known as Cornwall, or Kernow as we call it. As this...
Review: Saber Tiger “Bystander Effect” [Expanded Edition]
Saber Tiger “Bystander Effect” [Expanded Edition] Sliptrick records There is no better way to get acquainted with contemporary Japanese Heavy Metal than by listening to...
Review: PURTENANCE “Paradox of Existence”
PURTENANCE “Paradox of Existence” Xtreem Music As a rule, I’m not a massive Death Metal fan. But now and then, something is so fucking amazing,...
Review: ULVEDHARR “Total War”
ULVEDHARR “Total War” Scarlet Records When I saw name of the band, logo and tittle of the album and even cover-art I thought: “Well, these...