Already is it a task to stand out in the dense underground where competition is always at a fever pitch as bands try to get noticed doing one thing or another, but it’s a different feat altogether to make such … Continue reading Árstíðir Lífsins – Aldrlok
While there are throngs upon throngs of bands out there that are doing their damnedest to bring their finest material to the table, there are, of course, those that demonstrate a proficiency and tact that only a mere fraction of … Continue reading Panzerfaust – The Suns of Perdition IV: To Shadow Zion
Few and far between can be the quality bands in black metal that seek to accomplish something more and ascend to heights that only the finest are able to ascertain. When one does come around, however, one can only hope … Continue reading Chaos Invocation – Wherever We Roam…
For all that atmospheric black metal can be in the best of circumstances, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that it has become distinctly overcrowded and oversaturated even in an age of the underground where that can be argued … Continue reading Wolvencrown – Celestial Lands
For all that can still be accomplished in the realms where black and death metal cross over, it can oftentimes feel as though there aren’t enough bands out there really tapping into the potential chaos that we all know such … Continue reading Cosmic Putrefaction – Emerald Fires Atop the Farewell Mountains
It was just the other week that I was encountered with something that we just don’t get enough of: black metal with a clear inspiration from classic heavy metal. It’s the sort of sound that is always loaded with potential, … Continue reading Magnetar – There Will Be No Peace In My Valley
To have a real sense of malice is something that an extremely large portion of the metal underground is constantly striving to achieve with there constantly being a litany of fresh instances of success in that goal, but there are … Continue reading Persecutory – The Glorious Persecution
It’s not an uncommon sight anymore to see black metal acts come around and really throw themselves into something even slightly different, but it’s not often enough that we see a band come around that manages to show us what … Continue reading Förfallet – Ve
Despite the heaps of potential that the genre has boasted for a long time now, it feels all too common that bands come into the realms of black metal and tread the same ground over and over again tirelessly. There … Continue reading Hell is Other People – Moirae
While it was only yesterday that I sat here making the claim that the union of death metal and sludge are amongst the seldom seen styles throughout the underground, there is certainly one combination that is even more so rarely … Continue reading Majak – Restless Wicked
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