FÖRGJORD – UHRIPUU LP (Werewolf Records)
Originally unveiled in 2017, Förgjord’s fourth full-length, ‘Uhripuu’ has been given the long-overdue vinyl treatment by their compatriot and in-form
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SKÁPHE – SKÁPHE³ (Iron Bonehead Productions / Mystískaos)
New Skáphe material is always to be welcomed … perhaps even more so during these unprecedented times of absolute misery
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“I SUPPOSE IT’S A METAPHOR FOR LIVING WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, FOR LOSING PART OF ONESELF AND COMING FACE TO FACE WITH THE DARKNESS THAT REMAINS IN ITS PLACE” – PNEUMA HAGION
With ‘Voidgazer’, Pneuma Hagion has delivered a truly harrowing and ghastly debut full-length that bleeds bleakness, despair and alienation. I
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“I DON’T CONSIDER MYSELF A VERY SPIRITUAL OR RELIGIOUS PERSON, SO IN MY MIND IT’S PRETTY ABSURD TO THINK THAT WE’RE NOT OF THE COSMOS” – GARÐAR S. JÓNSSON / ALMYRKVI
A deeply-personal exploration of awe-inspiring, cosmic Black Metal, Almyrkvi represents the singular, interstellar vision of Sinmara guitarist Garðar S. Jónsson,
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PNEUMA HAGION – VOIDGAZER (Nuclear War Now! Productions)
An ancient evil is contemptuously unleashed on Pneuma Hagion’s disturbing and devastating debut full-length, ‘Voidgazer’, a nightmarish creation which summons
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CULTUM INTERITUM – POISON OF BEING (Godz Ov War Productions)
More bleak, nihilistic negation emanates from the underground courtesy of Polish trio Cultum Interitum, whose debut full-length, ‘Poison Of Being’,
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HABORYM – THE SUN HAS FALLEN LP (Werewolf Records)
Originally released in 2013, Haborym’s little-known sophomore full-length, ‘The Sun Has Fallen’, has been given the long-overdue vinyl treatment by
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APOCHRYPHAL REVELATION – PRIMEVAL DEVILISH WISDOM (Nuclear War Now! Productions)
If ‘Primeval Devilish Wisdom’, the sophomore full-length from Apochryphal Revelation, doesn’t bring even a faint curl to your lips then
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OMEGAVORTEX – BLACK ABOMINATION SPAWN (Invictus Productions)
A frenzied, chaotic maelstrom of paranormal Death Metal horror, ‘Black Abomination Spawn’, the debut full-length from Omegavortex, is a visceral,
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“WE CAN’T BE A MISANTHROPIC, GRIM BLACK METAL BAND AND AT THE SAME TIME FLOOD THE SOCIAL NETWORKS PROMOTING OUR MUSIC” – SAD
If SAD’s superb seventh full-length, ‘Misty Breath Of Ancient Forests’, proves anything it’s that the dedicated Greek duo have no
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DRASTUS – VENOMS 2LP (Norma Evangelium Diaboli)
Having made an indelible mark with last year’s wonderful sophomore full-length, ‘La Croix De Sang’, Drastus goes back in time
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ARMAGEDDA – SVINDELDJUP ÄTTESTUP LP (Nordvis Produktion)
The perpetual pain and mental torment of a summer of seemingly-endless misery and despair was interrupted – albeit temporarily –
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SAD – MISTY BREATH OF ANCIENT FORESTS (Purity Through Fire)
Eschewing the epic grandeur and warm-blooded romance of Hellenic Black Metal, SAD has always been something of an anomaly within
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BLOODSOAKED NECROVOID – EXPELLED INTO THE UNKNOWN DEPTHS OF THE UNFATHOMABLE (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Costa Rica’s cosmic conspirators Bloodsoaked Necrovoid demonstrated their unnerving, uncanny ability to conjure the most disturbing abyssal blackened Death /
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“WE MUST EVENTUALLY ACCEPT THAT NOTHING IS MEANT TO LAST FOREVER, AS MUCH AS IT TERRIFIES US TO OUR CORE AND WOUNDS US DEEP WITHIN OUR SOULS” – ATRAMENTUS
Depicting utter despondency, desolation and dejection, Atramentus’ harrowing debut full-length, ‘Stygian’, is a devastating descent to the deepest depths of
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