The name Dark Funeral itself carries so much weight and respect in the metal world that it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t at least respect one of the biggest, most well known black metal band of all time. I, … Continue reading Dark Funeral – Where Shadows Forever Reign
When you are trying to make something atmospheric I believe you are going to need more than the conventional instruments used in metal to create something that truly stacks up. Sojourner proved over a year ago with their first song … Continue reading Sojourner – Empires of Ash
Sometimes not being able to let go of the past isn’t always a completely bad thing. For example: if you know what metal was like in the 80s and 90s you’d know how raw and brutal everything was in the … Continue reading Armagh – Venomous Frost
When it comes to black metal, I’m regrettably picky when I’m decided what I really like and what is good but I won’t ever come back to. I guess I just have certain things I’m looking for that can vary from band … Continue reading Vindland – Hanter Savet
The whole thing that is atmospheric black metal has always astounded me with all the different directions that it could possibly go. To the depths of the universe, the most serene places in existence, or the chaotic turmoil of a … Continue reading Seedna – Forlorn
The idea of pagan metal (or shaman metal depending on whichever you fancy the most) has always been such an interesting concept to me because it combines the harsh elements of black metal with the tranquility of folk metal which … Continue reading Darkestrah – Turan
The whole concept behind blackened death metal is to combine something raw (the black) and something brutal (the death) in order to create something that could peel away the rotting earth itself. And there’s not much “diversity” amongst the bands … Continue reading Serpent Spells – Mantras Within Ascending Fire
I’m a firm believer that a good cover art leads to a good album. Not always the case, but more times that not that’s the case for me. So seeing the gloriously ominous and dreadful cover of UADA’s debut “Devoid … Continue reading UADA – Devoid of Light
When you’re like me and listen to enough black metal to keep the crosses upside down and everything to be fast and raw (heh) all the fucking time. But sometimes, you just want a little bit more amongst all the … Continue reading Darkend – The Canticle of Shadows
Thanks to a good friend of mine who is a bigger blackened death fan than I am, he thought to tell me of the piece that is Mourning Soul’s first full length album, “Ego Death (Ritual I)”. And when I … Continue reading Mourning Soul – Ego Death (Ritual I)
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