LIBER NULL – I, THE SERPENT LP (Osmose Productions)
Even though it is, to all intents and purposes, shamelessly derivative and at times comes across like a poor man’s
Read moreWULKANAZ – PARALYS LP (Helter Skelter Productions)
Wulkanaz is one of those artists I can’t get enough of, so ‘Paralys’ was inevitably going to find a place
Read moreCHHINNAMASTA VAJRA-SARPA MLP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Chhinnamasta’s debut release, the one-sided MLP, “Vajra-Sarpa”, is quite a short shock – featuring just over 20 minutes of raw-ish
Read moreTURIA – DEDE KONDRE LP (Altare Productions)
With its jangling, uplifting, almost triumphant tones complemented by pained shrieks and forlorn lamentations, Turia’s second full-length, ‘Dede Kondre’, is
Read moreDEATH WORSHIP – EXTERMINATION MASS MLP (Nuclear War Now!)
Featuring seasoned, craggy, battle-hardened commanders from Revenge, Blasphemy and Conqueror, Death Worship unsurprisingly sounds a lot like Revenge, Conqueror and
Read moreASH BORER – THE IRREPASSABLE GATE 2LP (Profound Lore Records)
I was fortunate enough to see Ash Borer play live in a small barroom in Dublin last night, with just
Read moreWHITE MEDAL – LYKE WAKE LP (Darker Than Black Records / Legion Blotan Records & Distribution)
White Medal’s second full-length, ‘Lyke Wake’, is really fantastic from start to finish. George Proctor has been responsible for some
Read moreTOMB MOLD – PRIMORDIAL MALIGNITY LP (Blood Harvest)
Canadian duo Tomb Mold have crafted a seriously crushing and impressive debut full-length in ‘Primordial Malignity’. While the album is
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RIDE FOR REVENGE – THY HORRENDOUS YEARNING LP (Hells Headbangers Records)
Ride For Revenge’s uncanny and welcome ability to consistently conjure some the most demented, unique and twisted Black Metal known
Read moreTHE OMINOUS CIRCLE – APPALLING ASCENSION 2LP (Osmose Productions)
Another new band concealing their identities by covering their faces in Mgła-style masks (as if anybody actually cares who they
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