By and large, the world of black metal has never been more expansive or grand than what it has become in just the last decade. With every given avenue seeming to have more than enough representation damn near every step … Continue reading Whoredom Rife – Den Vrede Makt
For all intents and purposes, there are regions of the underground that are simply impenetrable by those looking for anything that comes even close to “accessible”. Thriving in the absurdity and chaos that comes with allowing the tendencies of madness … Continue reading Concrete Winds – s/t
We’ve been here before. Ever since Mork came around with its second album eight years ago, it would be an understatement to say that it has been quite the wild ride since. The act has been a constant in my … Continue reading Mork – Syv
For all that can be done within the vast spectrum of black metal, few can deny how few and far between truly exceptional works can be when it comes to those works that embody the best of what the given … Continue reading Wraithfyre – Of Fell Peaks and Haunted Chasms
Growth is always an extremely important part of any band’s adventures through the underground. It’s what keeps things simply moving forward and prevents stagnation from taking place which can oftentimes times be the moment where bands make or break their … Continue reading The Mist from the Mountains – Portal – The Gathering of Storms
It is one thing to take the steps forward through the underground to make yourself known amongst such stiff competition, but it’s another thing altogether to succeed where countless others have struggled or outright failed before you. At any given … Continue reading Isolert – Wounds of Desolation
At any given moment, the underground is always ready for the arrival of a new name in black metal that can really inject some life into the sound no matter what the approach may be. Whether it be a straightforward … Continue reading Bloody Valkyria – Kingdom in Fire
It’s far from a rare sight nowadays to see black metal take a turn toward sonic territory that’s atmospheric and sometimes filled with light as it’s been a bit of a movement throughout certain corners of the underground as bands … Continue reading Together to the Stars – The Fragile Silence
In the right proportions, sorrow and heaviness can make for one of the most potent creations in the entirety of the metal spectrum. Any band can come around and bring either one to their own concoctions to make for engaging … Continue reading Groza – Nadir
Out of the gate, to find yourself in the more progressive reaches of metal is to find yourself in strange waters. However, it’s when we’re thrown into the exceptionally deep end that we are granted visions unseen in any other … Continue reading Sur Austru – Datura Străhiarelor
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