A lot of times it’s good to take a break from something you’ve been busting your ass on day in and day out for fear of losing quality. That’s a pretty common thing among bands who care about the quality … Continue reading The Lion’s Daughter – Existence is Horror
Now if that isn’t the creepiest, most unsettling album cover there has ever been then I am the next president of fucking Botswana because that shit, right there, is the definition of “haunting”. If you’re not like most people and … Continue reading The Wakedead Gathering – Fuscus: Strings of the Black Lyre
I’m pretty sure that the moment everyone heard about Abbath going into a new band, we all turned our heads and collectively said “what?” I for one was very interested to see what this black metal icon was going to … Continue reading Abbath (self-titled)
In all of the many countries there are on this planet, there are four that in recent years have had sharp increases in quality metal bands: Greece, India, Brazil, and Chile. The former of which is probably my second favorite (India a … Continue reading Primeval Mass – To Empyrean Thrones
I appreciate many things in this world: pizza, heating, plumbing, cola, and other stuff. One other stuffs is when bands create tiny little albums that still manage to show how truly wonderful said band is. Today’s band in question is … Continue reading Ghost Horizon – Astral Possession
One of my favorite sub-categories of black metal have always been pagan black metal. Simply because it’s in its essence folk metal combined with black metal, but a little bit more harsh with themes that you would expect: wizards, vikings, … Continue reading Hordak – Padre
For the past year or so, I’ve been in a loose partnership with the Indian record label/webzine/PR company known as Transcending Obscurity which is a major player in the metal scene in India as they sign multitudes of bands from … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Label Sampler: Volume 1
Looking at that cover art you should immediately think “black metal” simply because that is as dark and bleak as any other black metal album cover out there and it’s just fantastic let’s all admit it. I’ve heard more than … Continue reading Havukruunu – Havulinnaan
I’ve heard of atmospheric black metal, of course, and have obviously heard Chinese or at least Chinese-themed music before in my life, but never have I thought what it would sound like if the two were mixed. Death metal and … Continue reading Zuriaake – 孤雁 Gu Yan
Pop quiz, kids! What’s a specific topic that has been seemingly avoided in metal for quite some time now? The answer: a lot of stuff to be perfectly frank. A lot of things would make great topic for an album, … Continue reading 1914 – Eschatology of War
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