The category of blackened death metal has managed to put out some pretty awesome pieces over the years, that much is plain obvious. In my recent experience sadly, it’s been rather lack luster and like most ruts in music there’s … Continue reading Heretique – De Non Exisentia Dei
Personally, a lot of bands that are anti-religion, anti-government, anti-whatever tend to just sound like a mess to me as bands get too lost in being aggressive without actually trying to be an actual band in any way. But every … Continue reading Heathen Beast – Rise of the Saffron Empire
When it comes to black metal, there are fewer bands that one think of and Dark Funeral is a certain staple of the genre. With their first album in over five years, there’s a lot of hype around this album, … Continue reading Dark Funeral – Where Shadows Forever Reign (single)
I’ve been looking forward to this album ever since the first single was released from it and it showed a fuck ton of promise for this band that before today I had no special love for. But now that I’ve … Continue reading Tombs – All Empires Fall
It might as well be tradition for me at this point where when the fine people at Blackened Death Records release a new volume to their “Hammer Smashed Faith” compilation series, I check it out. I do that (on my … Continue reading Blackened Death Records – Hammer Smashed Faith III
The thing that can be said about every single genre of music out there, not just metal, is that there is always a fuck ton of it that will fly past everyone. Possibly awesome albums pass us each and every … Continue reading Witte Wieven – Silhouettes of an Imprisoned Mind
I remember hearing a whole bunch of hype about Mesarthim’s last album, “Isolate”, from some of my friends who frequently checked Bandcamp for all those “dank beats”. And I checked out “Isolate” and was sadly unimpressed despite all the appraisal … Continue reading Mesarthim – Pillars
The world of black and thrash metal have met infinite amount of times through since they were both conceived, and no one has ever question the raw power contained within such a combination. But with many bands doing the same … Continue reading Desaster – The Oath of an Iron Ritual
Black metal can be so much, but it can also be so little. And by that last part I mean it can be extremely underwhelming when a band just doesn’t seem to even try to make a good album and … Continue reading WOM – From Abyss, Thy Wrath
There has been a severe lack of “true kvlt” black metal in my life according to some people so I decided t set out and find something that fit that description that I enjoyed. Needless to say there were plenty … Continue reading Mork – Den Vandrende Skygge
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