SVARTIÐAUDI – REVELATIONS OF THE RED SWORD LP (Ván Records)
On sophomore full-length, ‘Revelations Of The Red Sword’, Svartidauði transition seamlessly from the monolithic magmatic emissions that rendered ‘Flesh Cathedral’
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DAKHMA – HAMKAR ATONEMENT 2LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
More than 70 minutes long, ‘Hamkar Atonement’ is as close to a perfect journey as you could rightfully wish to
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ONE TAIL ONE HEAD – WORLDS OPEN, WORLDS COLLIDE LP (Terratur Possessions)
Infectiously-catchy, slitheringly-serpentine Black Metal with a revealing all-instruments-up-front production that ought not to scale any heights but does abounds in
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NECROS CHRISTOS – DOMEDON DOXOMEDON 3LP (Sepulchral Voice Records)
Necros Christos cracked open the crypt one last time in 2018 to unvault this vast parting package of their instantly-recognisable,
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HUNOK – MEGRENDÍTHETETLENSÉG LP (Werewolf Records)
It was a long time coming but Hunok’s unpronounceable debut full-length got the vinyl treatment during the summer. Suffice to
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ADZALAAN – INTO VERMILION MIRRORS LP (Vrasubatlat)
Releases from the Vrasubatlat stable are invariably excellent and Adzalaan’s debut full-length, ‘Into Vermilion Mirrors’, is yet another worthy addition
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VILKACIS / TURIA – VILKACIS / TURIA LP (Altare Productions)
Both Turia full-lengths are fantastic, so it was exciting to learn that they had recorded a split with Vilkacis, the
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TOMB MOLD – THE BOTTOMLESS PERDITION / THE MOULTING LP (Blood Harvest)
Canadian Death Metal upstarts Tomb Mold have been busy. Hot on the hacked-off heels of stellar debut full-length, ‘Primordial Malignity’,
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RIDE FOR REVENGE – THE KING OF SNAKES LP (Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions)
For over a decade, Ride For Revenge has been delivering filthy, primal Black Metal of the highest calibre upon the
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DROWNING THE LIGHT / VAMPYRIC BLOOD – DROWNING IN THE VAMPYRIC SACRAMENT OF THE IMMORTALS LP (Darker Than Black Records / Dark Adversary Productions)
While I’m not exactly fanatical about gothic, romantic, vampyric and / or melodic Black Metal, there are a few exceptional
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