There aren’t very many things that can compare to when a band comes along that makes things feel fresh, interesting, and downright invigorating. We find ourselves constantly inundated by what the vast breadth of the underground has to offer even … Continue reading Cave Sermon – Fragile Wings
Perpetually do we find ourselves in a genre that is always moving forward. Whether you like it or not, there are always bands out there in such a number that absolutely litter the underground with each and every one of … Continue reading A Flock Named Murder – Incendiary Sanctum
The dichotomy of the human consciousness is something that we still grapple with today in great detail. Dissecting what it means to strive to be a good person and help those around us while simultaneously suppressing the negative intrusive thoughts … Continue reading Bleeth – Marionette
It’s been quite a theme in recent times that black metal has seen innovation in a few ways that many might not have expected with some surprising influence from the world of rock making their way into the sound to … Continue reading Autumn’s Dawn – We Lost Our Hope Along the Way
Not often enough do we see a band really embrace the phase that they find themselves in as they travel from one release to another. It’s only every now and then that we see such acts come about and give … Continue reading Sunrot – Passages
Undeniably, there are those that remain to stay silent for too long. Whether it be those who simply have a lot to say or those that cannot turn the voices off lest they find themselves going down a dark path … Continue reading Sivyj Yar – A Scarlet Sunset Over the Horrid Abyss
Not often enough do we see a band capitalize on what it means to be a sludgy yet atmospheric creation that takes into account much of what both sounds can become when placed in the right hands. Sure, we are … Continue reading Obscure Sphinx – Emovere
The instrumental space in the underground is not for the uncommitted. If you’re going to try and deliver something with no voice, you need to make damn sure that you can deliver a performance that really delivers on virtually every … Continue reading Distant Dream – End of the World We Know
If we’re going to take into consideration all the black metal acts that have come around in the last ten years and brought about great change within their catalog, we could sit here for days going from one band to … Continue reading Unreqvited – Pathway to the Moon
It would be a great underestimate to say that emotion plays a big part in what black metal has always been. Whether it’s rage towards the world as we know it, sorrow for the isolation that is existence, the destruction … Continue reading Isleptonthemoon – Only the Stars Know of My Misfortune
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