TCHORNOBOG – TCHORNOBOG 2LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Tchornobog’s self-titled debut full-length is an extraordinary work of art that really comes to life in the glorious double-vinyl format.
Read moreKALMANKANTAJA – VIIMEINEN VIRSI LP (Purity Through Fire / Hammerbund)
Epic, sad, melodic and full of longing, ‘Viimeinen Virsi’ is one of four full-lengths that were released by Kalmankantaja during
Read moreAKERCOCKE – RENAISSANCE IN EXTREMIS 2LP (Peaceville Records)
Akercocke have some terrific albums but ‘Renaissance In Extremis’ isn’t one of them. Why any band wants to merge Death
Read moreDARKTHRONE – ARCTIC THUNDER LP (Peaceville Records)
It’s staggering to think that ‘Arctic Thunder’ is Darkthrone’s 17th full-length. Even though by no means my favourite, this band
Read moreAOSOTH – V: THE INSIDE SCRIPTURES LP (Agonia Records)
Aosoth’s fifth and final strike is a monstrous slab of murky Black Metal disdainfully forced through a decidedly Death Metal
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HORNA – ENVAATNAGS EFLOS SOLF ESGANTAAVNE 2LP (Blut & Eisen Productions)
Horna’s 2004 full-length, ‘Envaatnags Eflos Solf Esgantaavne’, truly epitomises everything that’s so exceptional about these Finnish stalwarts, encapsulating the bleak
Read moreDEIQUISITOR – DOWNFALL OF THE APOSTATES LP (Night Shroud Records)
Boasting ties with Blodfest and Ogdru Jahad – two acts I passed comment on in what seems like a previous
Read moreBLATTARIA – BLATTARIA LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Blattaria is the scientific name for cockroach and a routine perusal of the lyrics included on the insert of this
Read moreARCKANUM – DEN FÖRSTFÖDDE LP (Folter Records)
Arckanum is dead. After delivering truly unique, visionary, chaos-gnostic Black Metal of the very highest calibre over a mere quarter
Read moreORDER OF DARKNESS – UNTITLED LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
This first surfaced in 2016 on a cassette limited to just 50 units and was disinterred in December by IBP
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