AZAGHAL – NEMESIS (Moribund Records)
“Nemesis” will be the ninth studio album from the Finnish Azaghal and I have to say all the material I’m
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ATRA – IN REVERENCE OF DECAY LP (Final Agony Records)
Atra is a one-man vehicle steered by aptly-named former Drowning The Light ghoul Blackheart, whose second thoroughly-underground full-length has been
Read moreLEVIATHAN – TRUE TRAITOR, TRUE WHORE (Profound Lore Records)
I have never been disappointed by a Leviathan album. Without exception, Wrest’s output under this moniker has been consistently brilliant.
Read moreEVILFEAST – WINTERMOON ENCHANTMENT (Nykta)
Five sprawling tracks of atmospheric Black Metal and three enjoyable instrumentals combine to deliver almost 70 minutes of intriguing stuff.
Read moreDUSK – BOOK OF SATAN (Satanic Propaganda Productions)
‘Book Of Satan’ is interesting because it manages to be unconventional without straying too far from the boundaries of what
Read moreFAMINE – FAMINE LP (Worthless Endeavors)
This one arrives from way beyond, from totally off the radar, leaving me transfixed. Quite simply, ‘Famine’ has to be
Read moreANKOU AWAITS – LEBOR GABALA ERENN (Black Metal Underground)
‘Lebor Gabala Erenn’ proves that you don’t have to be a virtuoso musician to produce compelling music. In Black Metal,
Read moreWOODS OF INFINITY – FORLAT (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
If Woods of Infinity serves any meaningful purpose any more, then I am at a loss to identify it. Sometimes
Read moreTAAKE – NOREGS VAAPEN (Dark Essence Records)
First off, let’s not concern ourselves too much with the guest appearances. Is it really that important in terms of
Read moreFUNERAL FORNICATION – PANDEMIC TRANSGRESSION (Hypnotic Dirge Records)
A very interesting CD, this one. Funeral Fornication is the vehicle of expression of a Canadian blackheart called Vultyrous, who’s
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NUMINOUS – NUMINOUS LP (Northern Heritage)
Signed to Northern Heritage, the true home of underground Finnish Black Metal, Numinous is one of those mysterious, faceless, nameless
Read moreDRAUGEN – AMONG THE LONELY SHADES (Ancestrale Production)
Ten years in the making, Draugen’s debut full-length is a decent attempt at Golden Era Norwegian worship. On ‘Among The
Read moreAVE MARIA – CHAPTER I (Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions)
The band name is a real curveball, which in a twisted sort of way is ideal because Ave Maria certainly
Read moreUNDOR / RIDE FOR REVENGE – Split LP (Bestial Burst)
Bearing in mind the almost prohibitive limitation of this vinyl-only release, I think it’s safe to assume that the bands
Read moreALTAR OF PLAGUES – MAMMAL 2LP (Back On Black)
It’s hard not to be tribal. As an Irishman, I always find myself looking out for good bands from my
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