ALMYRKVI / THE RUINS OF BEVERAST – ALMYRKVI / THE RUINS OF BEVERAST LP (Ván Records)
Two uncannily compatible forces of nature come together on this magnificent collaboration to deliver an immense, fully immersive experience accentuating
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Black Metal Reviews
AKOLYTH – AKOLYTH (Amor Fati Productions)
In the best tradition of underground Black Metal, the identity of the individuals behind Akolyth has not been made publicly
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LIFVSLEDA – DET BESEGRADE LIFVET (Shadow Records)
Although patently paying homage to the grim mayhem of Black Metal’s infamous Nordic genesis, ‘Det Besegrade Lifvet’ – the debut
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YSENGRIN – INITIATIO (I, Voidhanger Records)
The hermetic, occult French Black / Death Metal entity Ysengrin has always been a law onto itself and nowhere is
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ULTHAR – PROVIDENCE (20 Buck Spin)
Ulthar’s sophomore full-length, ‘Providence’, grabs attention quickly with the short-but-not-so-sweet ‘Churn’ delivering some intelligent and instantly-likeable gory Death Metal with
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SOMNIATE – THE MEYRINKIAN SLUMBER (Lavadome Productions)
Offering a distorted and disjointed vision, ‘The Meyrinkian Slumber’ is a concept album inspired by the magical realism of Austrian
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DEARTH – TO CROWN ALL BEFOULMENT (Sentient Ruin Laboratories)
The hit is merciless and instantaneous, ‘Writhing In Cellophane Cages’ erupting through the quivering speakers with ominous intent, immediately confirming
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THRONEUM – OH DEATH… OH DEATH… DETERMINATE, PREACH AND LEAD US ASTRAY… (Godz ov War Productions)
Marking two decades of death worship, Throneum’s tenth full-length is upon us and ‘Oh Death... Oh Death... Determinate, Preach And
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BLOOD STRONGHOLD – SPECTRES OF BLOODSHED (Nebular Carcoma Records / Satanik Requiem)
‘Spectres Of Bloodshed’ is the third full-length from pan-continental duo Blood Stronghold, the vision of Runespell and Eternum mastermind Nightwolf
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THEY LEAPT FROM BURNING WINDOWS – DEMO 2020 (Lycaean Triune)
Carved from the cold, barren landscape of Anchorage, Alaska, ‘Demo 2020’ comprises six icy shards of oppressive, frostbitten majesty, the
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ACHERONTAS – PSYCHIC DEATH – THE SHATTERING OF PERCEPTIONS (Agonia Records)
The ceremonial bell (death knell?) chimes ominously to herald the portentous arrival of ‘Psychic Death – The Shattering Of Perceptions’,
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TEMPLE NIGHTSIDE – PILLARS OF DAMNATION (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Temple Nightside’s distant, drenched-in-decay and wholly otherworldly strain of convoluted-yet-precise Black / Death Metal necromancy has never sounded more invigorating
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SHRINE OF INSANABILIS – VAST VORTEX LITANIES LP (World Terror Committee)
Though each of the songs on Shrine Of Insanabilis’ sprawling, reflective sophomore full-length ‘Vast Vortex Litanies’ represents a worthy offering
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REVENGE – STRIKE.SMOTHER.DEHUMANIZE LP (Season of Mist Underground Activists)
The world is a steaming, overflowing sewer and Revenge are here to remind us all with their blistering, contempt-filled sixth
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DIABOLIC OATH – PROFANE DEATH EXODUS (Sentient Ruin Laboratories)
Diabolic Oath have crafted a monstrous maelstrom of suffocating, strangulating, all-consuming chaos on their debut full-length, ‘Profane Death Exodus’ –
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