For years now, Midnight Odyssey has been nothing less than an absolute juggernaut when it comes to god-tier atmospheric black metal the likes of which we rarely see. The master Dis Pater has been a constant source of otherworldly excellence … Continue reading Midnight Odyssey – Biolume Part 3: A Fullmoon Madness
For all that black metal has presented to us over the decades, self-reflection is something that we’ve seen to an extent that is more than worthy of further expansion. The more depressive reaches of the genre tend to be the … Continue reading Faidra – Militant : Penitent : Triumphant
It was only just earlier this year that the mysterious act of Ch’ahom barely poked its head out of the darkness with its partnership with Sentient Ruin Laboratories that produced a compilation of demos and an impressive one-track EP, “Ts’ono’ot”. … Continue reading Ch’ahom – Knots of Abhorrence
There are some entities that time just does not seem to affect. The underground is positively teeming with all sorts of acts out there that manage to accomplish many great things be they on a large scale or on a … Continue reading Iku-Turso – Ikuinen Kirous
Having really stretched its legs into the realm of science fiction more often in recent years, black metal has done quite well exploring the vast expanses of space with the topics and approaches to such a theme nothing short of … Continue reading Imperialist – Quantum
For decades now, black metal has been synonymous with the very concept of what it means to be unrelenting in its assaults upon the very notion of good in the universe. The style has seen many deviations, sure, but black … Continue reading V.E.I.N. – Blood Oaths
The digital age certainly has its advantages. While there has always been something irreplaceable about discovering a new band through nothing but word of mouth, stumbling upon a new name in the vast underground scene just by scouring places like … Continue reading Rites of Tara – To the Otherworld of Silver
For all that is possible in the world of black metal, it’s only evitable that we see repetition between hundreds of bands pretty quickly given how dense and oftentimes oversaturated the sound has become, especially since the rising of our … Continue reading Aeon Winds – Night Sky Illuminations
It is no secret that black metal has long looked upon the many different fallacies of humankind with disgust, disdain, and disappointment. For all that we could achieve together, it is all too often that we work against each other … Continue reading Woe – Legacies of Frailty
It should go without saying that the world of black metal has seen numerous iterations of its original sound over the years. Be it taken in a direction with more melody, rawer in production, psychedelic in nature, experimental at heart, … Continue reading Voidescent – Dust and Embers
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