SVARTSYN – THE TRUE LEGEND LP (Agonia Records)
First off, I must confess to being unfamiliar with the original incarnation of this album, which was spawned back in
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Author: Bornosin
BLUT AUS NORD – MEMORIA VETUSTA I: FATHERS OF THE ICY AGE LP (Debemur Morti Productions)
Are you inherently cynical, like me? Is it engrained in your DNA to be automatically suspicious of everything, especially musical
Read moreCLAIR CASSIS – CLAIR CASSIS LP (Starlight Temple Society)
Clair Cassis is Velvet Cacoon in all but name. For some reason, the oft-maligned VC opted to change their name;
Read moreFJORSVARTNIR – LEGIONS OF THE NORTH (Grom Records)
Pagan Black Metal and melodic Black Metal are dubious areas I tend to avoid like the plague, for obvious reasons.
Read moreKRATER – NOCEBO LP (Eternity Records)
The CD version of Krater’s sophomore full-length came out last summer but I held out for the vinyl edition, having
Read moreENTHRONED – OBSIDIUM LP (Agonia Records)
Enthroned truly is a strange beast. Active since 1994, they’ve released a grand total of nine full-lengths including this current
Read moreILL OMEN – DIVINITY THROUGH UN-CREATION LP (Analog Worship)
‘Divinity Through Un-creation’ is the debut full-length from challenging and crushing Australian horde Ill Omen and it’s a foul, dank
Read moreCHAO – SPIRITUS SANKTI EP (Terratur Possessions)
This EP showcases three excellent offerings of orthodox Black Metal from the Icelandic capital. The fact that it appears on
Read moreDROWNING THE LIGHT – DROWNED (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
Upon first listen, I was disappointed by the bad sound that dogs this album. So much so that I was
Read moreDEMONCY – ENTHRONED IS THE NIGHT (Forever Plagued Records)
Been listening to this album around the clock for the past month or so now and, well, it’s obviously extremely
Read moreGALLOWS THRONE – SCOURGE OF BEDLAM (self-released)
Interesting debut here from an unknown entity out of Texas / Arizona in the States. (Wonder how that works.) I
Read moreDOLENTIA – SOB A EGIDE DAS SOMBRAS LP (Discipline / Versets Noirs)
It rained all day. Again. Fuck Ireland anyway. Luckily, I had ‘Sob a Égide das Sombras’ to listen to. It
Read moreNAPALM DEATH – UTILITARIAN 2LP (Century Media Records)
It’s almost like the last 25 years didn’t happen at all. A full quarter of a century after Napalm Death
Read moreNEBRUS – FROM THE BLACK ASHES (Schattenkult Produktionen)
Schattenkult Produktionen is the new name of Selbstmord Kommando Produktionen, a German label I’ll admit to having a soft spot
Read moreAPTORIAN DEMON – LIBERTUS LP (Kyrck Productions / Apocalyptic Empire Records)
Aptorian Demon’s debut album is phenomenal. I got the CD and record versions (purchased from World Terror Committee, in case
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