ENTHRONED – SOVEREIGNS LP (Agonia Records)
Having undergone a dizzying amount of line-up changes and personal setbacks, Enthroned should probably no longer be relevant. That’s usually
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THRONE OF KATARSIS – VED GRAVEN LP (Blut & Eisen Productions)
Throne of Katarsis is one of the truly great Black Metal bands. Everything about their music is fantastic, from the
Read moreTWILIGHT – III: BENEATH TRIDENT’S TOMB LP (Century Media)
When Twilight released their eponymous debut album nine years ago, the line-up was about as close to a Black Metal
Read moreKAMPFAR – DJEVELMAKT 2LP (Back On Black)
Kampfar’s fourth full-length in eight years – and sixth in all – features eight songs which clock in at forty-seven-and-a-half
Read moreGRAUSAMKEIT – CHRISTENSCHMÄHUNG LP (Darker Than Black / Final Agony Records)
On so many levels, ‘Christenschmähung’ is one of the worst records I’ve ever bought. The music on this album is
Read moreCHAOS INVOCATION – BLACK MIRROR HOURS 2LP (World Terror Committee)
There’s almost 68 minutes of Satanic Black Metal on ‘Black Mirror Hours’, so Chaos Invocation’s sophomore full-length is ideal for
Read moreABYSSAL – NOVIT ENIM DOMINUS QUI SUNT EIUS 2LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
In the same vein as modern-day greats Antediluvian and Portal, Abyssal from the UK is another band that thoroughly deserves
Read moreDØDSENGEL / HETROERTZEN – CAPAX INFINITI LP (Lamech Records / Barghest)
It’s not just the music on this split LP that’s phenomenal. Aesthetically, the vinyl edition of ‘Capax Infinity’ is truly
Read moreCAULDRON BLACK RAM – STALAGMIRE (20 Buck Spin)
Even though ‘Stalagmire’ isn’t necessarily bad all the way through, there is more than enough terribleness included to render the
Read morePACT – THE INFERNAL HIERARCHIES, PENETRATING THE THRESHOLD OF NIGHT (Moribund Records)
Pact’s second full-length, ‘The Infernal Hierarchies, Penetrating The Threshold Of Night’, is a concisely executed slab of Black Metal in
Read moreORDO TEMPLI AETERNAE LUCIS / BLESSED IN SIN – TU FUI EGO ERIS LP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
Unfortunately, I was predisposed to not really like ‘Tu Fui Ego Eris’ very much before even giving it a spin.
Read moreWHITE MEDAL – GUTHMERS HAHL LP (Aphelion Productions / Legion Blotan Records)
Although ‘Guthmers Hahl’ is by no means the most amazing record you’re ever going to hear, it is certainly a
Read moreENDSTILLE – KAPITULATION 2013 LP (Season Of Mist)
I more or less overlooked Endstille for the first decade or so of their existence, subconsciously dismissing them as a
Read moreBESTIA ARCANA – TO ANABAINON EK TES ABYSSU 2LP (Osmose Productions)
Bestia Arcana features current and ex members of Nightbringer and it is by no means a sweeping generalisation to suggest
Read moreAZRAEL RISING – ANTI-GRAVITY LP (Primitive Reaction)
For the most part, ‘Anti-Gravity’ – the debut full-length from Finnish duo Azrael Rising – is a very enjoyable listen.
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