It shouldn’t be a shock to anyone that black metal can be quite the evocative sound. With all sorts of different avenues that the sound can take, it’s no surprise that such a dark and bleak sound has become home … Continue reading Listless – s/t
And here I was just the other day thinking that it would be some time before I came before another work of thrash metal in 2025 that was actually worth its own salt in some form or another. Fortunately for … Continue reading Hexecutor – …Where Spirit Withers in its Flesh Constraint
Every now and then, things come together as if they were destined to be exceptional. Whether it’s a rising band putting out a career-defining work or a split between two bands that are pillars of their respective genres, the stars … Continue reading Silver Knife – s/t
For all that can be be done within its vast confines and for all intents and purposes, black metal is something that can be quite difficult to pin down in the right circumstances. It’s a sound that is still surprisingly … Continue reading Demolyn – Slay the Godhead
There are some things that just feel like they’re meant to be. In the world of modern metal, there are just so many possibilities that can come about from the smallest tweaking of a long-executed formula that can make for … Continue reading Samiarus – Reign Destroyer
For all that the writhing floor of the underground of metal has to offer, mercy is not easily obtained. Throngs of different acts have been formed out of nothingness to try their best to deliver intensity and unbridled fury on … Continue reading Hexekration Rites – Misanthropic Path of Carnal Deliverance
Far be it from abnormal to witness a band in metal seek torment upon one’s own soul rather than taking action upon the flesh and spirit of others. It’s something that plenty have attempted, plenty have succeeded in doing, and … Continue reading Varnheim – Void
While it’s oftentimes the case that metal takes its rage, frustration, and woe and puts it into an outward expression that’s pressed onto others, there has always been more than enough room for those that seek to take their focus … Continue reading Fryktelig Støy- Incandescent
Black metal truly is having a hell of a time. I don’t care what many haters or know-it-alls say online across the forums or in their own little spaces, black metal is in a glorious state where magnificence is to … Continue reading Amalekim – Shir Hashirim
By and large, black metal is not lacking in representation whatsoever. For every possible vein or old school practice that black metal has to boast, there are legions of acts out there seeking to perpetuate the dark splendor that previous … Continue reading Ninkharsag – The Black Swords of Winter
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