When taking your first steps as a band, it can be quite a challenge to come across as a cohesive unit with a collective vision that feels realized, well-executed, and well thought out. Those initial steps are oftentimes what set … Continue reading Off Grief – The Grief Tapes
As time has gone on, black metal has seen tremendous expansion in virtually all directions. We’ve witnessed what feels like every kind of experimentation come into the modern landscape of black metal with some obviously succeeding more than others. By … Continue reading Endspace – First Contact
While we find ourselves amidst the dense underground where it feels as though truly anything is possible, it’s always fantastic to find a band that can not only impress us and keep us on our toes but keep us hanging … Continue reading Profeci – Troska
All reviews are written and executed by Drako Gorod – The Ember Gone Gorod are back with another killer full length! Up next that I have for you is the well renowned French Progressive/Tech Death outfit that’s called Gorod, and … Continue reading Drako’s Corner – Volume 6
Long has there been an argument that any artist must understand suffering should their creations be consider truly great. It’s a theme that we’ve seen crop up over millennia time and time again with it oftentimes being the case that … Continue reading Venomous Echoes – Ŋvęŧş: Violator Of Mater
Normally, the realms of black metal are such that there isn’t much in the way of subtlety. Under normal circumstances, this is a sound that is caustic by nature and something that is always seeking to sear the spirit or … Continue reading Inferno – The Anthropic Sophisms (On the Heights of Despair)
It ought to go without saying that an approach driven by deep emotional suffering is something that has long held a place within the vast capacity of black metal. Many times over have we seen evocative black metal capture our … Continue reading Encasement – s/t
I think it’s safe to say that when it comes to much of the underground of metal, there’s no shortage of bands that are looking to carve out a name for themselves. Thus, I’d argued it’s even safer to say … Continue reading Namu – Wretched Spawns of Iniquitous Orders
There are just some artists that cannot be kept down for too long. Whereas most tend to pace themselves, there are a select few that refuse to sit in one place for any amount of time lest they lose … Continue reading Escaping Aghartha – Lurkers of Languid Waters
It’s no stretch of the imagination to say that many musicians pull from their homeland as great influence when crafting their work. We’ve seen that done to tremendous effect many times over as it remains a terrifically well-used and time … Continue reading Malorshiga – Vento