It’s in the vast, sprawling, and labyrinthian world of music that many of us manage to lose ourselves in, and there will always be corners of it that will seem to be unattractive or even downright disgusting to some. A … Continue reading Unexplained Sounds Group – Active Noise Area
Of all the many different branches on the massive tree that is metal music, it’s the massive log of a branch that’s black metal holds easily the most amount of diversity in sound in a genre that’s already ridiculously diverse. … Continue reading Afraid of Destiny – S.I.G.H.S.
A lot of times we see many new acts manned by just one person, and sometimes we get some truly engaging material that seems amazing that it came from the mind of a single human. But, as you might expect, … Continue reading Ardormort – s/t
It wasn’t even ten days ago that I heard the promising EP from Nebula Orionis that was released just earlier this year, and with a new album on the very near horizon, I was very hopeful as to what this act … Continue reading Nebula Orionis – Starthrone
Anyone who does even a little bit of digging into the greater black metal scene that’s at play will know that there’s a special dark corner of the style that’s unlike anything else that no other brew of black metal … Continue reading Ars Magna Umbrae – Lunar Ascension
Whenever I delve into the world of doom, I usually go for two distinct styles that I simply enjoy more often than most: long-winded and hypnotic experiences stretching on and on, or riff after riff that do naught but keep … Continue reading Religious Observance – Utter Discomfort
The world of cosmic black metal is one that I’ve always been interested in but it’s also long been something that I’ve visited only on rare occasion. With acts like Midnight Odyessy, Mare Cognitum, and Mesarthim decorating the style while … Continue reading Nebula Orionis – Soulshard
Should you be even a little familiar with black metal, you know that the scene is one that has easily the most amount of variety and experimentation in all of metal. It’s something that constantly has us crawling back time … Continue reading Winds of Mayhem – Ascend, Thy River
I’ve said it many times before and I’ll say it again: there is no other single style that can capture the ever-changing spirit of nature better than atmospheric black metal. We’ve gotten an absolute array of acts that have blown … Continue reading Elderwind – The Colder The Night
The idea of being able to sit down and just let an album take you is something that has been around practically ever since the concept of artistic expression came into the human consciousness with music. Usually, I like to … Continue reading Gaetir, The Mountainkeeper – Fornjörð
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