WOODS 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
Read moreARCHGOAT – THE LIGHT-DEVOURING DARKNESS PLP (Debemur Morti Productions)
The kids of today. They want all their music piled onto a sleek hard drive, primed for mass consumption. They
Read moreBATTLE DAGORATH – ANCIENT WRAITH (Cold Dimensions)
I was really intrigued when this Californian horde surfaced on Cold Dimensions, an essentially German Black Metal label in every
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