ETERNUM – SUMMONING THE WOLVEN SPIRIT LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Eternum’s second full-length, ‘Summoning The Wolven Spirit’, was initially released (in house) on CD by Dark Adversary last year but
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XOTHIST – SIMULACRUM LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Xothist’s debut full-length is extremely chaotic, inaccessible and unorthodox. If it’s structure you seek in your music, then best to
Read moreAZELISASSATH – IN TOTAL CONTEMPT OF ALL LIFE LP (Mordgrimm)
Not mad about the band name because I can’t spell it … and never will be able to. But not
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SINMARA – APHOTIC WOMB 2LP (Terratur Possessions)
My first exposure to Sinmara came early in 2012 when they were operating under the Chao handle and delivered the
Read moreSEMPITERNAL DUSK – SEMPITERNAL DUSK LP (Dark Descent Records)
Sempiternal Dusk’s self-titled debut album comprises 46 minutes of exceptional Death Metal – four epic songs and a short outro
Read moreKHTHONIIK CERVIIKS – HEPTAEDRONE LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Because it has been released on vinyl and costs actual, real money, Khthoniik Cerviiks’ (glorified) demo, ‘Heptaedrone’, must be judged
Read moreISVIND – DAUMYRA LP (Kyrck Productions)
The vinyl edition of Isvind’s third full-length is beautifully presented – nice record, great cover, classy booklet with lyrics in
Read moreKULT – UNLEASHED FROM DISMAL LIGHT LP (Folter Records)
The Black Metal ship has sailed and Kult aren’t on board; it’s a real fucking shame. For one reason or
Read moreOWL’S BLOOD – COLD NIGHT OF MEDITATION LP (Altare Productions / Dead Section Records)
As you can deduce from the smudges all over the cover (damn, they show up really clearly in that photograph),
Read moreBLOOD OF KINGU – DARK STAR ON THE RIGHT HORN OF THE CRESCENT MOON LP (Ván Records)
‘Dark Star On The Right Horn Of The Crescent Moon’ rides my stereo like a storm from the east. Drums
Read more1349 – MASSIVE CAULDRON OF CHAOS LP (Indie Recordings)
Even though 1349 is by no means one of my favourite Black Metal bands, I still appreciate them enough to
Read moreSATANIC WARMASTER – STRENGTH AND HONOUR LP (Northern Heritage)
Northern Heritage is in the process of reissuing some of the harder-to-get albums from its back catalogue. Amongst these is
Read moreORDINANCE – RELINQUISHMENT 2LP (Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions)
It would be fair to say that Ordinance is not your everyday Black Metal duo (whatever that might be). When
Read moreMORTUUS – GRAPE OF THE VINE LP (The Ajna Offensive)
Abandon all hope ye who enter here. Not that Black Metal fanatics have much hope to begin with. If you
Read moreNASHEIM – SOLENS VEMOD LP (Northern Silence Productions)
Nasheim’s take on Black Metal is sorrowful, majestic, clean, polished, and über-melodic. If you’re seeking raw and grim, lo-fi aggression,
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