DISJECTA – DA MARMOREA LAPIDE OMBRATI (Vomitium Niger Productions)
Already nine years young, this was originally recorded as a demo in 2002 but re-issued as Disjecta’s official label debut
Read moreDØDSENGEL – MIRIUM OCCULTUM 2LP (Terratur Possessions)
MANDATORY PURCHASE ALERT! This is one of the only reviews I wrote for Metal Archives during my ‘disillusioned period’. The
Read moreAMYSTERY – GRIM SATANIC BLESSING (Pestilence Records)
Less than a year after their outstanding debut, ‘Extermination, Followed by Cryptic Silence‘, Amystery returned with their sophomore full-length, again
Read moreCOFFINS – THE OTHER SIDE OF BLASPHEMY 2LP (Enucleation Records)
A lot of Death Metal is run of the mill, but this album from 2006 is truly immense. The 2LP
Read moreTHE RUINS OF BEVERAST / DEATHGATE ARKANUM / NIHIL NOCTURNE / ANTI – GOTT IN UNS LP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
I’m going to be frank: this is probably the best record I own. What a stunning release it is! Limited
Read moreARKENSTONE – HYMNS TO OUR FATHERLAND (Au-To-Dafe)
Evidently, there are two Arkenstones. This is the Portuguese version, which emerged from the ashes of Celtic Dance. You may
Read moreSLAGMAUR – SVIN (Black Hate Productions)
There were so many promises on the accompanying promo sheet that I was almost ready to dismiss Slagmaur. However, upon
Read moreDIMENTIANON – HOSSANAS NOVUS ORDO SECLURUM (Non Compos Mentis Records)
I could waste away the next three minutes of your life by claiming that ‘Hossanas Novus Ordo Seclurum‘ – the
Read moreTHRALLDOM – A SHAMAN STEERING THE VESSEL OF VASTNESS (Profound Lore Records)
Regretfully, Thralldom announced that the splendidly-titled ‘A Shaman Steering the Vessel of Vastness‘ was to be their final release –
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