BEKËTH NEXËHMÜ – DE GLÖMDAS URSJÄLAR LP (Nordisk Kultur)
The latest Bekëth Nexëhmü record (seems I review one of these every couple of years) is a bit of a
Read moreBROKEN SPIRIT – VIVID DREAMING LP (Altare Productions)
Nocturnal transmissions from the deepest depths of the underground. Perth, Australia. One being. Possessed. ‘Vivid Dreaming’. Raw Black Metal. Eerie
Read moreAUM – OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUM LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
I’d never heard tell of AUM until a few weeks ago but checked out a few songs on the IBP
Read moreMYSTIK – DUNKLA KLANGOR… (KAPITEL I) LP (Nordisk Kultur)
Mystik is a mysterious and previously-unknown (to me, at least) entity from the Ancient Records stable, which has just simultaneously
Read moreCANDELABRUM – NECROTELEPATHY LP (Altare Productions)
‘Necrotelepathy’ is the debut full-length from shadowy Portuguese shaman Candelabrum and it contains two epic rites of raw, occult, otherworldly,
Read morePHOBOCOSM – BRINGER OF DROUGHT LP (Dark Descent Records)
Phobocosm’s second full-length, ‘Bringer Of Drought’, sees them drop gear somewhat to emit four harrowing, ominous slabs totaling 35 minutes.
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RIDE FOR REVENGE / BELOW – RIDE FOR REVENGE / BELOW LP (Final Agony Records)
As we have by now come to expect, Ride For Revenge’s 20-minute contribution, ‘Lust Fuck For Torment’, is exceptional. These
Read moreNÉCROPOLE – NÉCROPOLE LP (Northern Heritage Records)
‘Nécropole’ gathers all material from the band’s two previous demos – ‘Atavisme…’ and ‘Ostara’ – onto one record to deliver
Read moreALMYRKVI – PUPIL OF THE SEARING MAELSTROM MLP (Ván Records)
I met Garðar S. Jónsson outside Willemeen in Arnhem, Netherlands on Sunday evening. Seemed like a really nice person. When
Read moreGEVURAH – HALLELUJAH! 2LP (Profound Lore Records)
If for nothing else, Gevurah deserve kudos for not sticking a dumb etching on Side D. Instead, we get a
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