DEATH KARMA – A LIFE NOT WORTH LIVING MLP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
A suitably short review follows for a short record. “A Life Not Worth Living’ is the debut venture from Czech
Read moreSHINING – 8 ½ – FEBERDRÖMMAR I VAKET TILLSTÅND (Dark Essence Records)
Shining is one of the most-divisive Black Metal bands of all time, mostly due to the antics of frontman Niklas
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CELESTIAL BLOODSHED – Ω LP (Terratur Possessions)
Steingrim Torson’s tragic, sudden death in 2009 came as a sobering jolt as I had been a big fan of
Read moreRAVENMOON SANCTUARY – WINTER DESOLATION OF DEATH LP (Altare Productions)
German label Darker Than Black took care of the CD version of Ravenmoon Sanctuary’s debut full-length and the vinyl edition
Read moreNORDWIND – WALK TO THE WOODS / NORDWIND LP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
I wasn’t at all familiar with Nordwind until Obscure Abhorrence decided to give them a 2013 airing by releasing this
Read moreBLUT AUS NORD – THE WORK WHICH TRANSFORMS GOD 2LP (Debemur Morti Productions)
It’s been a decade since Blut Aus Nord’s fourth full-length redefined what Black Metal is and can be. When it
Read moreSATYRICON – SATYRICON (Roadrunner Records)
I should know by now to steer clear of the bigger names but some naïve part of me refuses to
Read moreIMMOLATION – KINGDOM OF CONSPIRACY LP (Nuclear Blast Records)
Immolation have marked their 25th anniversary (astonishing when you really think about it!) by delivering their ninth full-length recording. At
Read moreGRAV – OMHULDA ONDSKANS KRETSLOPP LP (Ancient Records / Afgrundsvisioner)
Unless I’m getting (handsomely) paid, I’m not inclined to write much about anything; well, ‘Omhulda Ondskans Kretslopp’ certainly doesn’t inspire
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