Just seven years ago, it was these two legendary names in the world of atmospheric black metal that decided to join forces and create a split that’s still nigh-on seminal, “Sol”, that also acted as a marker of quality for … Continue reading Spectral Lore / Mare Cognitum – Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine
Where do I even start here? I’ve been sitting around just staring blankly at my computer screen trying to figure out the best way to start this shit off for far too long and I’m no closer to a good … Continue reading King Buffalo – Dead Star
A good visual can really draw you in way quicker than any piece of music if you’re a foolish person like me that judges an album based on the cover art before even listening to anything the work has to … Continue reading Elder Druid – Golgotha
The amount of atmospheric black metal acts that are out and about in the current landscape of the scene can easily feel to be overwhelming, and that’s simply because it is. They absolutely overflow onto one another and it’s only … Continue reading Lux Luna – Mors Coronati Autumnus Est
How often is it nowadays that we get a band that absolutely loves to listen to and play music that is heavily inspired by anything to have come out of the 70s? Extremely often, if you weren’t aware. But, it’s … Continue reading Isles of Mars – s/t
There will always be some bands that seemingly everyone has heard except you and a select few others, or it feels like that, at least. For me, my list runs quite long, longer than I’d like, and one of those … Continue reading Sutrah – Aletheia
There are many times that I dip my toe back into the world of dungeon synth and just find myself not really impressed or moved to any real degree when it comes down to anything that really grasps my attention. … Continue reading Bannwald / Uruk-Hai / Druadan Forest – Kingdoms Long Gone
Having your expectations of any given album can easily go either way as the band in question can deliver something that exceeds expectations just as easily as they could give us something that we feel is lacking. I’m always more … Continue reading Wardaemonic – Acts of Repentance
Installing melody into your black metal is far from an original concept and hasn’t been for decades now, but there are some bands that can mix it all too well with their brand of ferocity to make for a concoction … Continue reading Blaze of Perdition – The Harrowing of Hearts
Of all the different styles that I’ve listened to since starting these reviews, it has easily been grind that I’ve had the most difficulty getting into with some success with barely a handful of acts here and there that have … Continue reading Medium – s/t
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