Not enough do I find myself within the ancient and prolific reaches where black and folk metal intersect purely because it is one of those sounds that I find myself frustratingly picky with despite my best efforts to do otherwise. … Continue reading Burden of Ymir – Heorot
While we live in an age where every vein of the wider styles of metal have more than enough of a platform to really deliver on their own kinds of greatness, there will always be a few sounds that don’t … Continue reading Ashtar – Wandering Through Time
There are just some people who simply cannot be stopped. As the very underground grows exponentially by the decade, it is only natural that we have come to the point where there are select names throughout its vast expanse that … Continue reading Non Est Deus – Legacy
I’m not entirely sure what it is with the underground Russian scene, but it has been in the last few years that we’ve seen some truly exceptional acts come from that particular scene. From folk metal to that densest doom … Continue reading Varhara – Voidflower
Once every so often, we get an album that should feel familiar, by all accounts, but somehow it manages to do more than merely defy expectations. Whether it’s a band taking their sound in a completely different direction or a … Continue reading Vale – A Senseless Procession
It’s always nice to have more than a little of any good thing, but too much of a good thing can turn around for the worse in any instant for any reason. The very combination of the world of black … Continue reading Serpent of Old – Ensemble Under the Dark Sun
There are plenty of moments throughout the history of metal where we’ve been utterly spoiled with loads of quality choices that always keep us guessing as to precisely what’s coming next, but it has got to be in this modern … Continue reading Profeci – Ubóstwo
In the modern age of black metal, there are more than plenty of names out there for us to choose from for each different vein of the genre that all continue to evolve and expand in some form or another. … Continue reading Mesarthim – Arrival
Already, black metal is a potent style that can become a truly devastating force in the material world so long as it is wielded by capable hands who know how to bring about such chaos. However, it is when the … Continue reading Afraid of Destiny – Contra Omnes
It is one thing to bring some level of emotion into your black metal. That’s something that we’re always seeing on at least some level no matter where we look, it is simply some veins that implement it more than … Continue reading Vitriolic Sage – 梦路
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