AKASHAH – BARBAROUS (Cold Northern Blood)
Akashah is a one-man pagan Black Metal entity from Illinois in the USA, fronted by Thuriaz, who unleashed his debut
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MORBID ANGEL – ILLUD DIVINUM INSANUS (Season Of Mist)
It’s soul-destroying when a band as seminal and genre-defining as Morbid Angel descends to such a shameful low. “Illud Divinum
Read moreSVARTRIT – I (Bubonic Productions)
Swedish entity Svartrit is something of an anomaly, even by Black Metal standards, having released their first three full-lengths of
Read moreVESANO – GRITOS DO TEMPO (Dunkelheit Productions / Bubonic Productions)
Is that a treasure I see before me? For nary the first time, I find myself richly rewarded for delving
Read moreHYBAN DRACO – DEAD ARE NOT SILENT (self-released)
I’d never heard of Hyban Draco until they contacted me last month to see if I’d like a copy of
Read moreMALCUIDANT – ET LES CIEUX S’ASSOMBRIRENT (Self Released)
I’m pretty sure this is the first self-released album I’ve reviewed (it’s certainly the first for this website) and what
Read moreAH CILIZ – REAWAKENING ANCIENT SORROW
Ah Ciliz piqued my attention for two reasons: a) it involves W. from the rather excellent Grimlair as a session
Read moreCRIPTA OCULTA – RIOS QUE CORRERAM… RIOS QUE SECARUM (A.M.F.)
I’m really (pleasantly) surprised that Cripta Oculta’s third full-length is only available on tape. On the strength of ‘Sangue do
Read moreINTHYFLESH – CLAUSTROPHOBIA (Nykta)
Two minutes into exquisite opener ‘Da Nossa Carne’, I suspected that ‘Claustrophobia’ – the third full-length from Portuguese duo InThyFlesh
Read moreDØDSENGEL – DØDSENGEL EP (Terratur Possessions / Ván Records / Barghest)
The music on this release is superb but the value for money quotient is minimal. As Dødsengel is arguably the
Read moreFUNERARY BELL – THE COVEN (Undercover Records)
Funerary Bell tick all the boxes. The Finns have an air of mystique about them, with members operating under monikers
Read moreFUNEREAL MOON – EVIL NIGHT OF HERESY (Guttural Records)
Not too many Black Metal acts (d)evolve to the same extent as Mexico city fraternity Funereal Moon, who have moved
Read moreINTROVERSION – MUDE (Selbstmord Kommando Produktionen)
‘Müde’ contains three lengthy depressive Black Metal lamentations (averaging around ten minutes) and a calming, melodic three-minute closer, ‘Lacrimae Desperationis’.
Read moreETERNA PENUMBRA – NUESTRA VACIA EXISTENCIA (Egg Of Nihilism)
Egg Of Nihilism is the label that introduced me to the excellent black/doom brotherhood Defuntos, so I purchased this cassette
Read moreFELL VOICES – UNTITLED LP (Gilead Media)
Out of sunny California emerges one of the most obscure-sounding Black Metal bands you are ever going to clap ears
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