ARCKANUM – SVIGA LAE (Regain Records)
After a decade of almost total silence, Arckanum returned to the studio in 2008 and unleashed the excellent ‘Antikosmos’, followed
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URFAUST – DER FREIWILLIGE BETTLER LP (Ván Records)
Urfaust emits some of the most unusual Black Metal out there and nowhere has this ever been more apparent than
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SARGEIST – LET THE DEVIL IN LP (World Terror Committee)
With members of Horna and Behexen on board, Sargeist is clearly something very special indeed. The follow-up to 2005’s magnificent
Read moreVARGNATT – NUR EIN TRAUM LP (Lycaner Records)
‘Nur Ein Traum’ is one of two demos leaked into the underground by unknown German horde Vargnatt in 2007 (the
Read moreSENTIMEN BELTZA – OLABEZARKO BASOEN BAKARDADEA (Bubonic Productions / Thor’s Hammer Productions)
As an Irish Republican at heart, I’ve always had a soft spot for the Basque region. So, naturally, when a
Read moreWINTERBLUT – VON DEN PFLICHTEN SCHONES ZU VERNICHTEN 2LP (Nuclear War Now)
A lot of one-man Black Metal bands impress me more than words can say; Winterblut is such a phenomenon. The
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CLANDESTINE BLAZE – FALLING MONUMENTS (Northern Heritage Records)
Black Metal by the people for the people and of the people. All the way from Lahti, Finland, Clandestine Blaze
Read moreGOATMOON / DEAD REPTILE SHRINE – WINTERFOREST LP (Bestial Burst)
I bought this all-Finnish collaboration because I’ve been impressed by Dead Reptile Shrine’s previous work, but it’s Goatmoon who steal
Read moreBURZUM – FALLEN (Byelobog Productions)
What the fuck is this? How can the legendary Burzum deliver such a steaming pile of crap? This album is
Read moreDISJECTA – DA MARMOREA LAPIDE OMBRATI (Vomitium Niger Productions)
Already nine years young, this was originally recorded as a demo in 2002 but re-issued as Disjecta’s official label debut
Read moreDØDSENGEL – MIRIUM OCCULTUM 2LP (Terratur Possessions)
MANDATORY PURCHASE ALERT! This is one of the only reviews I wrote for Metal Archives during my ‘disillusioned period’. The
Read moreAMYSTERY – GRIM SATANIC BLESSING (Pestilence Records)
Less than a year after their outstanding debut, ‘Extermination, Followed by Cryptic Silence‘, Amystery returned with their sophomore full-length, again
Read moreCOFFINS – THE OTHER SIDE OF BLASPHEMY 2LP (Enucleation Records)
A lot of Death Metal is run of the mill, but this album from 2006 is truly immense. The 2LP
Read moreTHE RUINS OF BEVERAST / DEATHGATE ARKANUM / NIHIL NOCTURNE / ANTI – GOTT IN UNS LP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
I’m going to be frank: this is probably the best record I own. What a stunning release it is! Limited
Read moreARKENSTONE – HYMNS TO OUR FATHERLAND (Au-To-Dafe)
Evidently, there are two Arkenstones. This is the Portuguese version, which emerged from the ashes of Celtic Dance. You may
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