TERATISM – LA BAS MLP (Negativity Records)
Sometimes a label pulls out all the stops, presentation-wise, and elevates a release head and shoulders above the competition. (Debemur
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BLOODLINE – HATE PROCESSION LP (Blut & Eisen Productions)
‘Hate Procession’ initially saw the cold light of day six years after the amazing ‘Werewolf Training’ (in 2009, to be
Read moreIRAE – RITES OF UNHOLY DESTRUCTION LP + 7” (Discipline)
This compilation album has been vomited forth to mark Irae’s tenth anniversary. Thirteen songs have been re-recorded from across the
Read moreHÄDANFÄRD – SMUTSIGA SINNEN LP (Ancient Records / Afgrundsvisioner)
The incredibly-prolific Ancient Records has just released a new batch of albums – all on vinyl, as ever – and
Read moreKAEVUM – KOSMOS ERWACHE (Darker Than Black Records)
On ‘Kosmos Erwache’, we are presented with almost an hour’s worth of demo material from excellent Norwegian horde Kaevum. The
Read moreMALÉFICES – ASARLAI (Versets Noirs)
‘Asarlai’ is the third demo cassette from Maléfices and it’s the second one I managed to get my hands on.
Read moreYASS-WADDAH – CITIES OF THE RED NIGHT EP (self-released)
Sometimes the best things come from the most-unexpected sources. Embryonic Italian Black Metal quartet Yass-Waddah have crafted a very enjoyable
Read moreDARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT – NECROVISION LP (War Anthem Records)
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult are clearly here for the long haul. ‘Necrovision’ is their fifth full-length and there’s no sign of
Read moreCREPUSCULUM – ILLUMINATUS (Odium Records)
I wonder sometimes is it elitist and snobby of me to constantly harp on about vinyl when there are plenty
Read moreINFANDOUS – BLOOD, THE SUN, AND THE COSMOS (Those Opposed Records)
This mysterious horde / entity delivers four tacks of deranged and often transcendental Black Metal (which can suddenly become tamed
Read moreNIGHTBRINGER / DØDSENGEL – CIRCUMAMBULATIONS OF THE SOLAR INFERNO LP (Daemon Worship Productions)
There are some records you simply cannot go wrong with and ‘Circumambulations Of The Solar Inferno’ is one such effort.
Read moreOGDRU JAHAD – I LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Iron Bonehead is fast becoming one of my favourite labels. Great releases and a superb mail order service sure do
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ANTEDILUVIAN – WATCHERS’ REIGN 2LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
As a reference point alone, ‘Watchers’ Reign’ is worth considering as it provides an intriguing insight into the origins and
Read moreFHOI MYORE / PESTIFERUM – SPLIT (Ossuaire Records)
It was always going to take something different to drag me from my self-imposed abyss and here we are with
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ANTEDILUVIAN – λόγος LP (Nuclear War Now!)
Two years on from the awesome ‘Through The Cervix Of Hawaah’, Antediluvian unleash their second full-length and it goes by
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