ARCANUS 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
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GORRCH – 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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CELESTIAL BLOODSHED – Ω LP (Terratur Possessions)
Steingrim Torson’s tragic, sudden death in 2009 came as a sobering jolt as I had been a big fan of
Read moreRAVENMOON SANCTUARY – WINTER DESOLATION OF DEATH LP (Altare Productions)
German label Darker Than Black took care of the CD version of Ravenmoon Sanctuary’s debut full-length and the vinyl edition
Read moreNORDWIND – WALK TO THE WOODS / NORDWIND LP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
I wasn’t at all familiar with Nordwind until Obscure Abhorrence decided to give them a 2013 airing by releasing this
Read moreBLUT AUS NORD – THE WORK WHICH TRANSFORMS GOD 2LP (Debemur Morti Productions)
It’s been a decade since Blut Aus Nord’s fourth full-length redefined what Black Metal is and can be. When it
Read moreVOID MEDITATION CULT – SULFUROUS PRAYERS OF BLIGHT AND DARKNESS LP (Hells Headbangers Records)
Technically, ‘Sulfurous Prayers Of Blight And Darkness’ is a split LP; effectively – as it features contributions by what are
Read moreSATYRICON – SATYRICON (Roadrunner Records)
I should know by now to steer clear of the bigger names but some naïve part of me refuses to
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