When you find yourself immersed in the density of the metal underground, it doesn’t take much in the current landscape to eventually branch out. Whether you’re still in the same sonic neighborhood or challenging yourself to trying a completely fresh … Continue reading Occulta Veritas – Irreducible Fear of the Sublime
It’s always fascinating to bear witness to the evolution of any band no matter how big or small they may be. When a band is able to take their sound and morph it into something that is immensely different than … Continue reading Fellwarden – Legend
The clear union between black metal and any number of folk inspirations is nothing new to our ears. We’ve seen plenty of acts come around trying their hand at bringing different veins of folklore to life through all sorts of … Continue reading Ulvik – Last Rites | Dire Omens
The evolution of one’s sound is something that tends to be viewed in the scope of several years. Whether we’re considering how a genre itself has morphed into something different overtime or a band has shifted their sound to become … Continue reading Etoile Filante – Mare Tranquillitatis
At least a handful of times in any given year are we given a piece of black metal that pulls from the more epic, folk-oriented reaches of the sound that manages to shatter expectations and deliver a performance on a … Continue reading Belore – Eastern Tales
Over the years, we have seen a ton of new acts come about that comprise of simply one member with many of them finding homes within the depths of the atmospheric black metal realms and all that they encompass. Many … Continue reading Severoth – By the Way of Light
At any given moment, it wouldn’t be a stretch of the imagination to say that black metal is overflowing with names vying for their own little piece of territory to stake their claims, and that is especially true for the … Continue reading Herfstdood – Lijdensweg
For all that one man can accomplish largely on his own, people’s expectations tend to be tempered to be more reasonable rather than bombastic. It is usually the case that a single person cannot account for the talent necessary to … Continue reading Aureole – Alunarian Bellmaster
We are all familiar with the concept of a split album with some of the more unexpectedly interesting experiences in the underground coming from them, but there’s always more to them than what would normally meet the eye. When splits … Continue reading Lotus Thief / Forelesen – split
For all the up-and-coming acts throughout the many different realms of black metal, it is arguably within the more atmospheric reaches of the sound that we’ve seen the most growth from in recent times. Plenty of acts have sprung from … Continue reading Olhava – Sacrifice
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