WINTERBLUT – VON DEN PFLICHTEN SCHONES ZU VERNICHTEN 2LP (Nuclear War Now)
A lot of one-man Black Metal bands impress me more than words can say; Winterblut is such a phenomenon. The
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CLANDESTINE BLAZE – FALLING MONUMENTS (Northern Heritage Records)
Black Metal by the people for the people and of the people. All the way from Lahti, Finland, Clandestine Blaze
Read moreGOATMOON / DEAD REPTILE SHRINE – WINTERFOREST LP (Bestial Burst)
I bought this all-Finnish collaboration because I’ve been impressed by Dead Reptile Shrine’s previous work, but it’s Goatmoon who steal
Read moreBURZUM – FALLEN (Byelobog Productions)
What the fuck is this? How can the legendary Burzum deliver such a steaming pile of crap? This album is
Read moreDISJECTA – DA MARMOREA LAPIDE OMBRATI (Vomitium Niger Productions)
Already nine years young, this was originally recorded as a demo in 2002 but re-issued as Disjecta’s official label debut
Read moreDØDSENGEL – MIRIUM OCCULTUM 2LP (Terratur Possessions)
MANDATORY PURCHASE ALERT! This is one of the only reviews I wrote for Metal Archives during my ‘disillusioned period’. The
Read moreAMYSTERY – GRIM SATANIC BLESSING (Pestilence Records)
Less than a year after their outstanding debut, ‘Extermination, Followed by Cryptic Silence‘, Amystery returned with their sophomore full-length, again
Read moreCOFFINS – THE OTHER SIDE OF BLASPHEMY 2LP (Enucleation Records)
A lot of Death Metal is run of the mill, but this album from 2006 is truly immense. The 2LP
Read moreTHE RUINS OF BEVERAST / DEATHGATE ARKANUM / NIHIL NOCTURNE / ANTI – GOTT IN UNS LP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
I’m going to be frank: this is probably the best record I own. What a stunning release it is! Limited
Read moreARKENSTONE – HYMNS TO OUR FATHERLAND (Au-To-Dafe)
Evidently, there are two Arkenstones. This is the Portuguese version, which emerged from the ashes of Celtic Dance. You may
Read moreSLAGMAUR – SVIN (Black Hate Productions)
There were so many promises on the accompanying promo sheet that I was almost ready to dismiss Slagmaur. However, upon
Read moreDIMENTIANON – HOSSANAS NOVUS ORDO SECLURUM (Non Compos Mentis Records)
I could waste away the next three minutes of your life by claiming that ‘Hossanas Novus Ordo Seclurum‘ – the
Read moreTHRALLDOM – A SHAMAN STEERING THE VESSEL OF VASTNESS (Profound Lore Records)
Regretfully, Thralldom announced that the splendidly-titled ‘A Shaman Steering the Vessel of Vastness‘ was to be their final release –
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