July, 2012 - Swallowed In Black

MALÉFICES – POVR LE SANGS (Versets Noirs)

This is a limited-to-150-units pro-cassette edition of the debut demo from Québécois one-man band Maléfices – the bastard brainchild of

Originally available as a split cassette under the Crepusculo Negro banner, this splendid split was revived in limited edition wax

Okay – I realise it’s only got two songs and I know it’s only 25 minutes long (nearly) but I

‘Inverse’ is the debut full-length from this previously-unknown-to-me Australian ensemble with a weird name. I’ve no idea what Order of

THIS REVIEW HAS BEEN REMOVED ON A POINT OF PRINCIPAL AS CREPUSCULO NEGRO SWINDLED ME OUT OF MONEY. I ORDERED

Fuck me, these guys are in a rich vein of form. With the astonishing ‘777’ trilogy of full-length albums just

Generally speaking, I don’t place much stock in EPs or mini-albums due to the disappointing disparity between the paltry amount

As a long-time watcher of these Germans, I was pleasantly surprised to catch their second full-length try to slip by

Surely one the most-underrated Black Metal bands of all time, Defuntos have been releasing all manner of magnificence for the

Here’s a style of Black Metal I haven’t experienced often. Belgian duo Yhdarl opt for a spontaneous-sounding, improvised brand of

So Insane Vesper’s debut full-length gets the vinyl treatment from Obscure Abhorrence and it’s immediately apparent that label head honcho

Here’s a record that’s thoroughly-deserving of your attention. One of the first things to strike me about Rahu’s debut full-length,