IRAE – TO THOSE WHO STAND… EVIL PREVAILS (Infinite Darkness Productions)
Black Metal is a simple business, really. No need to over-complicate things. Some artists are able to churn out release
Read moreSVIKT / KIRKEBRANN – BETRAYAL & BLASPHEMY LP (Blut & Eisen Productions)
Two relatively-unknown Norwegian hordes – who share a member in the form of Hrafn – join forces on this vinyl-only
Read moreENDEZZMA – EROTIK NEKROSIS LP (Agonia Records)
I believe this was the last album that the late Trondr Nefas (Urgehal, Beastcraft, Angst Skvadron) performed on. If so,
Read moreTAAKEFERD – NÅR SIRKELEN BRYTES LP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
‘Når Sirkelen Brytes’ is the debut full-length from northern Norwegian quintet Taakeferd, who may or may not have borrowed their
Read moreINCANTATION – VANQUISH IN VENGEANCE LP (Listenable Records)
Astonishingly, it has been 21 years since Incantation inflicted their debut album, ‘Onward To Golgotha’, upon the unsuspecting masses. With
Read moreBRIARGH / XERION / SENTIMEN BELTZA / DOOM OF VALYRIA – PAGAN SPIRIT (Azermedoth Records)
Obviously, I purchased this four-way split CD due to the involvement of the excellent Sentimen Beltza, who contribute three examples
Read moreREVERORUM IB MALACHT – DEMO 09 LP (Ancient Records)
As you will gather from the warbling to follow, I have mixed emotions about this one, which seems to be
Read moreHAT – VORTEX OF DEATH (Abyss Records)
One thing that’s clearly working against Norwegian Black Metal duo Hat is the name. It may mean hate in their
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MIRKHALL – LIKE WOLVES – LIKE HEATHENS (Dark Adversary Productions)
For a relatively-unknown entity, Mirkhall is quite the phenomenon! The brainchild of one Gand (AKA Shatraug of Horna, Sargeist and
Read moreSAPIENTIA – THROUGH THE FIRST SPHERE OF SATURNUS (Lamech Records)
Sapientia from Sweden is a brand-new band that specialises in a hybrid of Death Metal and Black Metal that to
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