Every now and then, a genre is given a band is that nothing short of a true embodiment of what that sound can become in the right hands. It’s far from a commonplace occurrence with all manner of talent coming … Continue reading Olhava – Memorial
Every new year tends to have a handful of tentpole releases that enable the year to ring in with a strong presence out of the underground, and it was already the case that we knew 2026 would be no different. … Continue reading Fuath – III
New blood is what keeps a sound like black metal moving forward, even if such talent does not bring anything substantially new to the table. It’s all well and good in trying to shake things up to make for a … Continue reading Warlocks of Morgul – Empire of Puritanical Sorrow
Mysticism and a fantastical edge are just some of the things that metal has long been striving for across many of its different styles, and there are few things that compare to when it’s executed damn well. Black metal, in … Continue reading Lunar Amulet – s/t
It goes without saying that black metal has long been at home in the cold embrace of winter. A pairing that has always just made a lot of sense given everything that the two complement off each other, it’s no … Continue reading Nordicwinter – Solitude
Given how long black metal has been around, it’s only natural that we’ve found ourselves before trends and notions that have become baked into the very DNA of what the genre still has to offer. For all that it has … Continue reading Vials of Wrath – Remnants of Remembrance
It can be quite a tricky thing to navigate any particular sound when it becomes oversaturated with names that are simply not up to the task of tapping into the potential of whatever the given style is. All too easy … Continue reading Sunken – Lykke
Time can be an exceedingly tricky thing. It can be just as harmful to the soul and body just as it can be a boon to our skills and our growth in all things. It’s often enough that we see … Continue reading Rye – Знание
Where nightmares and reality intersect, lucidity is an option. The boundaries of reality are always on the chopping block when dealing with a particular type of music, but there’s always room for more if a name is able to come … Continue reading Drofnosura – Ritual of Split Tongues
We could sit here all day and all night arguing the semantics of the strict definitions of what a specific genre should and what it brings to the table, and I feel quite confident that we wouldn’t really make much … Continue reading Blackbraid – Blackbraid III
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