I’m typically not someone who finds interest in depressive material, but it’s every now and then that I do come across some works that stand out just far too much for me to ignore. When it does happen, I feel … Continue reading Saxtorph – When Depression Devastates the Dreams
Simplicity can oftentimes be the best vehicle to take the listener on a journey that carries the most impact even if it is one that’s strikingly familiar in many different aspects whether it be with the style or the approach. … Continue reading Skognatt – Rain Eternal
A five-year silence from any band is enough to get the fans thinking if there is to be any follow-up coming in the future, especially when the social media presence for the act becomes minimal at best. Granted, the man … Continue reading Aureole – Alunarian Bellmaw
When we consider the relatively unearthed realm of dungeon synth to the public at large, I think many of us knew somewhere in our heads that it was inevitable before we saw throngs of other black metal acts seek to … Continue reading Odyrmos – For The Brightest Light
The name that always leaps out to me when we take into consideration the massive wave of atmospheric black metal in the last number of years has always been Panopticon. At every turn, the name has become synonymous with many … Continue reading Panopticon – …And Again Into The Light
Brazil has never once been lacking when it comes to churning out interesting metal bands by any means whatsoever with it being the bastion that many of us go to in order to get a proper fix of what South … Continue reading Kaatayra – Toda História pela Frente
If we’re even going to dare and talk about influential names in the modern state of atmospheric black metal, Spectral Lore and the mastermind, Ayloss, deserve an immediate mention for all that has been accomplished from everything within and outside … Continue reading Spectral Lore – Ετερόφωτος
It’s already been one fuck of a week for black metal, hasn’t it? Just two days ago, I discussed the upcoming Mare Cognitum album with that alone being enough to talk about to make many of us return our attention … Continue reading Midnight Odyssey – Biolume Part 2: The Golden Orb
Normally, after a band puts out a near-legendary split that is a masterwork in its own right, you’d expect both bands to maybe take another year or two when that split consists of enough material to make for two full-lengths … Continue reading Mare Cognitum – Solar Paroxysm
A more than worthwhile work out of black metal is always something that’s massively intriguing by all accounts is something that absolutely has to be talked about since the scene can often feel oversaturated, but, like many other styles, should … Continue reading Gestrüpp – Below the Trees
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