INFERNAL WAR – AXIOM LP (Agonia Records)
Is this album derivative? Yes. Have we heard it all before? Hell, yes. Does it bring anything remotely new to
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NEVOA – THE ABSENCE OF VOID (Altare Productions)
Perhaps this album should have been titled ‘The Absence Of Black Metal’. The third track, ‘Alma’ is utterly shameful –
Read moreNINKHARSAG – THE BLOOD OF CELESTIAL KINGS LP (Ulthar Records)
Originality is overrated, innit. I mean, how could it be original and still be Black Metal? Is that even possible?
Read moreGRUDOM – TROLDVISER I GRANSKYGGE LP (Mysticism Productions)
In the same way that acts like Wulkanaz and the True Werwolf are completely insane, Grudom is also more or
Read moreIL’ITHIL – IA’WINDE LP (Psychic Violence Records)
Must admit I’m not fully sure what exactly this band is called as it’s difficult to make out what’s a
Read moreNORMAN SHORES – LE TOMBEAU DE BRUME (Ossuaire Records)
The incredibly-prolific Fog from Normandy, France has (at least) three one-man Black Metal bands going on simultaneously at present –
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CLANDESTINE BLAZE – NEW GOLGOTHA RISING LP (Northern Heritage Records)
Clandestine Blaze has unleashed another belter with eighth full-length, ‘New Golgotha Rising’ – 39 more minutes of superb Finnish dark
Read moreKÊRES – BATTLE SECRETS LP (Kuunpalvelus)
At last, a Kêres release that is widely available. I have no idea why some Black Metal hordes deliberately make
Read moreINFERNAL WAR / KRIEGSMASCHINE – TRANSFIGURATIONS LP (Malignant Voices)
Finally, a vinyl edition surfaces of this rather wonderful, all-Polish split release from five years ago. The album may be
Read moreEMBRACE OF THORNS – DARKNESS IMPENETRABLE LP (Nuclear War Now!)
You have to take Embrace Of Thorns with a pinch – nay, a bucket – of salt. In the band
Read moreNOCTERNITY – HARPS OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLES 2LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Third full-length, ‘Harps Of The Ancient Temples’, sure represents a glorious return for Nocternity. One-hundred-and-eighty-million years in the making, the
Read moreASKEREGN – MONUMENTER LP (Terratur Possessions)
Side A on Askeregn’s debut full-length, ‘Monumenter’, is very much of the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it variety, with three songs combined barely making
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RIDE FOR REVENGE – ENTER THE GAUNTLET 2LP (Bestial Burst / Northern Heritage)
It’s easy to review a Ride For Revenge LP so I will keep it short and sweet. ‘Enter The Gauntlet’
Read moreURFAUST – APPARITIONS MLP (Ván Records)
Musically, Urfaust’s connection to Black Metal is probably only tenuous at best. Their sound is for the most part far
Read moreZOM – FLESH ASSIMILATION LP (Invictus Productions)
The first thing that jumps out at me regarding the vinyl incarnation of ‘Flesh Assimilation’ is the thought and creativity
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