CLANDESTINE BLAZE – TRANQUILITY OF DEATH LP (Northern Heritage Records)
As Clandestine Blaze’s tenth full-length offering, ‘Tranquility Of Death’, erupts from the barrel, wretched humanity is once more the focus,
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AKITSA – CREDO LP (Hospital Productions)
Akitsa’s wretched, raw, inimitable, punk-infused and wholly emotional take on Black Metal has been an irresistible force in the underground
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HATESPIRIT – AGELESS WILDERNESS LP (Altare Productions)
Across their potent and pungent second full-length, ‘Ageless Wilderness’, Hatespirit invite us to imbibe the intoxicating splendour of Finland’s flawless,
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SVARTIÐAUDI – REVELATIONS OF THE RED SWORD LP (Ván Records)
On sophomore full-length, ‘Revelations Of The Red Sword’, Svartidauði transition seamlessly from the monolithic magmatic emissions that rendered ‘Flesh Cathedral’
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DAKHMA – HAMKAR ATONEMENT 2LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
More than 70 minutes long, ‘Hamkar Atonement’ is as close to a perfect journey as you could rightfully wish to
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ONE TAIL ONE HEAD – WORLDS OPEN, WORLDS COLLIDE LP (Terratur Possessions)
Infectiously-catchy, slitheringly-serpentine Black Metal with a revealing all-instruments-up-front production that ought not to scale any heights but does abounds in
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NECROS CHRISTOS – DOMEDON DOXOMEDON 3LP (Sepulchral Voice Records)
Necros Christos cracked open the crypt one last time in 2018 to unvault this vast parting package of their instantly-recognisable,
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HUNOK – MEGRENDÍTHETETLENSÉG LP (Werewolf Records)
It was a long time coming but Hunok’s unpronounceable debut full-length got the vinyl treatment during the summer. Suffice to
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ADZALAAN – INTO VERMILION MIRRORS LP (Vrasubatlat)
Releases from the Vrasubatlat stable are invariably excellent and Adzalaan’s debut full-length, ‘Into Vermilion Mirrors’, is yet another worthy addition
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VILKACIS / TURIA – VILKACIS / TURIA LP (Altare Productions)
Both Turia full-lengths are fantastic, so it was exciting to learn that they had recorded a split with Vilkacis, the
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RIDE FOR REVENGE – THE KING OF SNAKES LP (Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions)
For over a decade, Ride For Revenge has been delivering filthy, primal Black Metal of the highest calibre upon the
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DROWNING THE LIGHT / VAMPYRIC BLOOD – DROWNING IN THE VAMPYRIC SACRAMENT OF THE IMMORTALS LP (Darker Than Black Records / Dark Adversary Productions)
While I’m not exactly fanatical about gothic, romantic, vampyric and / or melodic Black Metal, there are a few exceptional
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ARFSYND – HESYCHIA LP (Daemon Worship Productions)
Arfsynd’s monstrous second full-length, ‘Hesychia’, was at the pressing plant waiting patiently to be born into the world in 2013
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WODULF – WARGUS ESTO LP (Breath Of Pestilence)
Wodulf released the ‘Wargus Esto’ demo on tape in 2003 and its running time has been bolstered to 44 minutes
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HYRGAL – SERPENTINE LP (Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions)
Hyrgal’s debut full-length, ‘Serpentine’, storms through the speakers impressively, for the most part, like an autumnal deluge, but is badly
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