DAKHMA – BLESSINGS OF AMURDAD (Eisenwald)
In these characterless, vanilla times of repetitive, weak, monotonous cultural tedium, it has become painfully difficult to find artists of
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“IT TOUCHES UPON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF MAIN RELIGIONS, LIKE BUDDHISM, WITH THEIR ALMOST COMPOST-LIKE REINCARNATION HORROR, AS WELL AS CHRISTIANS AND THEIR LOVE FOR DECOMPOSED RELICS AND FLESH-EATING RITUALS” – VALAIS
The inherent stupidity of man, death worship and the perverse absurdity of religious devotion are wantonly explored on Valais’ seething,
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“YOU DRIVE UP THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND YOU WILL FEEL IT…” – HEATHEN (NORTHERN)
Channelling the inherent evil and insufferable hostility of New Hampshire, where the inexorable might of nature holds dominion over all
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“ALL CIVILISATIONS MUST FALL AS ALL PROGRESS EVENTUALLY REACHES ITS APOGEUM AND FROM THEN ON IT’S SIMPLY A DOWNWARD ROLLERCOASTER” – T. KAOS (LVCIFYRE)
On the immense exploration of creation and destruction that constitutes monolithic, mesmeric third full-length ‘The Broken Seal’ – poignantly realised
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NORTHERN – CABIN FEVER (Sinistrari Records)
A continuation of cult USBM act Cold Northern Vengeance, NortherN emerges from the frigid, barren outpost of New Hampshire –
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BLUTUMHANG – THE FIRES OF DOMINATION (Nithstang Productions)
At last there’s something exciting stirring once more in the deepest, darkest recesses of the underground and how pertinent that
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VALAC – BURNING DAWN OF VENGEANCE LP (Black Gangrene Productions / Banner of Blood)
Channelling the singular vision of one individual and executed with class and feeling, Valac’s second full-length offering, ‘Burning Dawn of
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PESTILENGTH – BASOM GRYPHOS (Nuclear Winter Records)
From the very same territory that gave birth to the obliterating might of Altarage roars forth another irresistible anonymous force,
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LAMP OF MURMUUR – SUBMISSION AND SLAVERY (Black Gangrene Productions)
The seemingly-exponential proliferation of raw and noisy Black Metal in recent times has been such that there are almost as
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“I HAVE SIMPLY DIVED INTO THE ABYSS AND I AM ASCENDING THE THRESHOLDS UNTIL I REACH THE FINAL GATE” – GLOMOR (PALE MIST)
Embedded and consecrated in the rugged, untamed wilderness of the UK Black Metal underground, Pale Mist ascends to new heights
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