CHRISTICIDE – UPHEAVAL OF THE SOUL LP (Of Crawling Shadows)
Here is proof that initial impressions are not always correct / reliable. My first thought regarding Christicide was ‘what a
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TEMPLE NIGHTSIDE – CONDEMNATION LP (Nuclear Winter Records / Dark Descent Records)
Considering that Temple Nightside mastermind IV is the self-same entity behind such stellar BlackMetalReviews-endorsed forces as Ill Omen and Perdition
Read moreACHERONTAS – AMENTI 2LP (World Terror Committee)
Presented in a luxurious gatefold jacket and boasting a fuck-off booklet that’s almost the equivalent of a novel (astonishing attention
Read moreBEHEXEN – RITUALE SATANUM (Debemur Morti Productions)
DMP re-released ‘Rituale Satanum’ in digipak format a good few months back and, even though I really love Behexen’s work,
Read moreGRAVE UPHEAVAL – UNTITLED 2LP (Nuclear War Now!)
Grave Upheaval play just the kind of Death Metal I love – primitive, cavernous, lo-fi, frightening – like a slower
Read moreHERETIC CULT REDEEMER – HERETIC CULT REDEEMER LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
I took a leap of faith with this one and purchased the record without having exposed myself to any of
Read moreARCANUS TENEBRAE – ODIUM IN HOMINES LP (Drakkar Productions)
When ‘Odium In Homines’ was originally released on CD format five years ago, I snapped it up and fell in
Read moreGORRCH – GORRCH (Schattenkult Produktionen)
Featuring Chimsicrin from Chelmno (a band I need to listen to properly), Gorrch is a new Dolomitic Black Metal duo
Read moreTHE RUINS OF BEVERAST – BLOOD VAULTS – THE BLAZING GOSPEL OF HEINRICH KRAMER 2LP (Ván Records)
‘Blood Vaults – The Blazing Gospel of Heinrich Kramer’ isn’t so much a new album as a seismic event. I
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SVARTIÐAUDI – FLESH CATHEDRAL 2LP (Terratur Possessions / Daemon Worship Productions)
Svartidauði’s ‘Flesh Cathedral’ ranks as one of my most eagerly-awaited vinyl releases of all time. It seemed to take an
Read moreMASTER – THE WITCHHUNT (F.D.A. Rekotz)
The Ego has noticed that when I appraise albums by what one might construe as bigger bands, my blog receives
Read moreNECROSTRIGIS – WILKOLAKI KSIEZYCOWEGO PENTAGRAMU LP (Discipline)
‘Wilkołaki Księżycowego Pentagramu’ translates as ‘Werewolves Of Moonlit Pentagram’ and is the debut full-length from Necrostrigis, a Polish underground Black
Read moreNECROSTRIGIS – RELICS OF BLOOD RITES SORCERY LP (Discipline)
Necrostrigis cultivates a guitar sound almost like a chainsaw buzzing through flesh on ‘Relics Of Blood Rites Sorcery’, a raw
Read moreDEATH KARMA – A LIFE NOT WORTH LIVING MLP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
A suitably short review follows for a short record. “A Life Not Worth Living’ is the debut venture from Czech
Read moreSHINING – 8 ½ – FEBERDRÖMMAR I VAKET TILLSTÅND (Dark Essence Records)
Shining is one of the most-divisive Black Metal bands of all time, mostly due to the antics of frontman Niklas
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