“MAY EVERYONE LIVE ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN WILL AND DESIRES” – TYRANT (MALUM)
As blasphemous Finnish sect Malum prepare to flagellate the flesh of the shamed fraudster once more with six new spells
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SAD – MISTY BREATH OF ANCIENT FORESTS (Purity Through Fire)
Eschewing the epic grandeur and warm-blooded romance of Hellenic Black Metal, SAD has always been something of an anomaly within
Read moreANCIENT RECORDS – DEMO COMPILATION PART II 2LP (Purity Through Fire)
It’s almost five years since I reviewed the lucky dip that was ‘Demo Compilation Part 1’ and a lot of
Read moreSARKRISTA – SUMMONERS OF THE SERPENTS WRATH LP (Purity Through Fire)
As well as being apostropheless, ‘Summoners Of The Serpents Wrath’ is a glorious and majestic 50-minute homily to the horned
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 moreSARKRISTA – THE ACHERONIAN WORSHIP LP (Purity Through Fire)
Sarkrista’s debut album first emerged on CD early in 2013 but ‘The Acheronian Worship’ only received its vinyl makeover a
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