CULTUS PROFANO – ACCURSED POSSESSION (Debemur Morti Productions)
A truly evil and diabolical atmosphere prevails throughout Cultus Profano’s sinister sophomore full-length, ‘Accursed Possession’, which summons forth from the
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Month: July 2020
“IF NOTHING MATTERS TO YOU, GREAT, THEN TAKE ALL THE RISKS AND TRY TO BURN BRIGHTER THAN ANYBODY BEFORE” – SHRINE OF INSANABILIS
Void-gazing dimensional nomads Shrine Of Insanabilis have crafted two stellar albums of thought-provoking, illuminating, occult Black Metal. I contacted the
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ORDINANCE – IN PURGE THERE IS NO REMISSION (The Sinister Flame)
Without warning, unconventional Finnish duo Ordinance return with the follow-up to their truly eclectic 2014 debut full-length, ‘Relinquishment’, which was
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HERESIARCH / ANTEDILUVIAN – DEFLESHING THE SERPENT INFINITY (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Fleeting it may be but this terrifying alliance between one of New Zealand’s most devastating death cults and Canada’s premier
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KOMMODUS – KOMMODUS (Independent)
Blade sharpened, attack honed over the course of four significant demos, inimitable Australian raw Black Metal propagator Kommodus strikes with
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NECROT – MORTAL (Tankcrimes)
While Necrot’s second full-length, ‘Mortal’, is good old-fashioned Death Metal to the core, with violence and disgust pulsing through every
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“MELANCHOLY, PANIC AND FEAR ARE ATTRIBUTES OF WEAK, CLOSE-MINDED PEOPLE” – THRONEUM
Suitably entranced by the ghastly, death-worshipping new Throneum album, ‘Oh Death… Oh Death… Determinate, Preach and Lead Us Astray…’, I
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NOVAE MILITIAE – TOPHETH (Goathorned Productions)
Three years on from their exceptional debut full-length, ‘Gash’khalah’, the anonymous fiends behind uncompromising ultra-orthodox French Black Metal force Novae
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ALMYRKVI / THE RUINS OF BEVERAST – ALMYRKVI / THE RUINS OF BEVERAST LP (Ván Records)
Two uncannily compatible forces of nature come together on this magnificent collaboration to deliver an immense, fully immersive experience accentuating
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AKOLYTH – AKOLYTH (Amor Fati Productions)
In the best tradition of underground Black Metal, the identity of the individuals behind Akolyth has not been made publicly
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LIFVSLEDA – DET BESEGRADE LIFVET (Shadow Records)
Although patently paying homage to the grim mayhem of Black Metal’s infamous Nordic genesis, ‘Det Besegrade Lifvet’ – the debut
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YSENGRIN – INITIATIO (I, Voidhanger Records)
The hermetic, occult French Black / Death Metal entity Ysengrin has always been a law onto itself and nowhere is
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INCANTATION – SECT OF VILE DIVINITIES (Relapse Records)
Incantation’s legendary standing in Death Metal is so far-reaching and influential that every release is a major event – not
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ULTHAR – PROVIDENCE (20 Buck Spin)
Ulthar’s sophomore full-length, ‘Providence’, grabs attention quickly with the short-but-not-so-sweet ‘Churn’ delivering some intelligent and instantly-likeable gory Death Metal with
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“MAN IS ADDICTED TO FEEDING THE SURFACE ASPECTS OF THE EGO” – ACHERONTAS
Judging by the vibrancy and vitality of their exceptional eighth full-length, ‘Psychic Death – The Shattering Of Perceptions’, it’s fair
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