DEFUNTOS – SANGUE MORTO LP (Bubonic Productions)
The Portuguese brotherhood of Defuntos first crossed my ears with the release of this very album on CD five years
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LUGUBRUM – FACE LION FACE OIGNON LP (Aphelion Productions)
Strictly speaking, this isn’t really a new album. The ninth full-length from these Belgian oddballs came out late last year
Read moreWINTER DELUGE – AS THE EARTH FADES INTO OBSCURITY (self-released)
‘As The Earth Fades Into Obscurity’ is the debut full-length from New Zealand quintet Winter Deluge and, true to form,
Read moreATRA – UP-TURNING THE CURSE MLP (Art of Propaganda)
Originally unleashed in cassette format last year, this just-shy-of-30-minutes EP has been granted the vinyl treatment by Art of Propaganda
Read moreCORNIGR – RELICS OF INNER WAR (Final Agony Records)
This album reminds me of a time when Black Metal was dangerous. It’s chaotic and raging and seethes through the
Read moreMALÉFICES – POVR LE SANGS (Versets Noirs)
This is a limited-to-150-units pro-cassette edition of the debut demo from Québécois one-man band Maléfices – the bastard brainchild of
Read moreBONE AWL / ASHDAUTAS – SPLIT LP (Klaxon)
Originally available as a split cassette under the Crepusculo Negro banner, this splendid split was revived in limited edition wax
Read moreASH BORER – 2009 DEMO LP (Vendetta Records)
Okay – I realise it’s only got two songs and I know it’s only 25 minutes long (nearly) but I
Read moreORDER OF ORIAS – INVERSE LP (World Terror Committee)
‘Inverse’ is the debut full-length from this previously-unknown-to-me Australian ensemble with a weird name. I’ve no idea what Order of
Read moreDOLORVOTRE – DOLORVOTRE LP (The Ajna Offensive / Crepúsculo Negro)
THIS REVIEW HAS BEEN REMOVED ON A POINT OF PRINCIPAL AS CREPUSCULO NEGRO SWINDLED ME OUT OF MONEY. I ORDERED
Read moreBLUT AUS NORD – WHAT ONCE WAS … LIBER II EP (Debemur Morti Productions)
Fuck me, these guys are in a rich vein of form. With the astonishing ‘777’ trilogy of full-length albums just
Read moreDEATHSPELL OMEGA – DROUGHT MLP (Norma Evangelium Diaboli)
Generally speaking, I don’t place much stock in EPs or mini-albums due to the disappointing disparity between the paltry amount
Read moreVERDUNKELN – WEDER LICHT NOCH SCHATTEN 2LP (Ván Records)
As a long-time watcher of these Germans, I was pleasantly surprised to catch their second full-length try to slip by
Read moreDEFUNTOS – RESTOS DE UMA VIDA ANTIGA (Cocainacopia)
Surely one the most-underrated Black Metal bands of all time, Defuntos have been releasing all manner of magnificence for the
Read moreYHDARL – THE ESSENCE II (Schattenkult Produktionen)
Here’s a style of Black Metal I haven’t experienced often. Belgian duo Yhdarl opt for a spontaneous-sounding, improvised brand of
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