ISVIND – 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
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KULT – 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,
Read moreWULKANAZ – KAOSNÅJD LP (Altare Productions)
The initial twang of disappointment encountered upon learning that ‘Kaosnåjd’ wasn’t in fact a new full-length proper dissipated as soon
Read moreA.M.S.G. – ANTI-COSMIC TYRANNY LP (Graceless Recordings)
This is the ultimate edition of A.M.S.G.’s debut full-length, packaged within not one but two covers and boasting a fabulous
Read moreMALSAINT – ANTI ISLAMIST PROSELYTISM LP (Hass Weg Productions)
On one hand, ‘Anti Islamist Proselytism’ is just another Black Metal record; solid but unremarkable in many ways. It’s largely
Read moreBLUT AUS NORD / P.H.O.B.O.S. – TRIUNITY LP (Debemur Morti Productions)
This all-French collaboration is hardly surprising seeing as P.H.O.B.O.S. released his debut album, ‘Tectonics’ on the now-defunct Appease Me Records
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SARGEIST – FEEDING THE CRAWLING SHADOWS LP (World Terror Committee)
Despite not quite falling in love with ‘Let The Devil In’, I never lost faith in Sargeist and that faith
Read moreAZELISASSATH – EVIL MANIFESTATIONS AGAINST MANKIND LP (Darker Than Black Records)
Some albums arrive like a bolt from the fucking blue. Without neither warning, fanfare nor hype; like a bad dream.
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