Once every so often, we get an album that should feel familiar, by all accounts, but somehow it manages to do more than merely defy expectations. Whether it’s a band taking their sound in a completely different direction or a … Continue reading Vale – A Senseless Procession
It’s always nice to have more than a little of any good thing, but too much of a good thing can turn around for the worse in any instant for any reason. The very combination of the world of black … Continue reading Serpent of Old – Ensemble Under the Dark Sun
There are plenty of moments throughout the history of metal where we’ve been utterly spoiled with loads of quality choices that always keep us guessing as to precisely what’s coming next, but it has got to be in this modern … Continue reading Profeci – Ubóstwo
In the modern age of black metal, there are more than plenty of names out there for us to choose from for each different vein of the genre that all continue to evolve and expand in some form or another. … Continue reading Mesarthim – Arrival
Already, black metal is a potent style that can become a truly devastating force in the material world so long as it is wielded by capable hands who know how to bring about such chaos. However, it is when the … Continue reading Afraid of Destiny – Contra Omnes
It is one thing to bring some level of emotion into your black metal. That’s something that we’re always seeing on at least some level no matter where we look, it is simply some veins that implement it more than … Continue reading Vitriolic Sage – 梦路
Without a doubt in my mind, the old schools of metal are not going away anytime soon no matter what anyone may say. The procession of time will always bring forward plenty of changes in any sound throughout the whole … Continue reading Funeral Winds – Stigmata Mali
Of all the acts that I have come across in my many years of doing these reviews, the one-man act of Les Chants du Hasard remains one of the most unique and inventive names that I have come across by … Continue reading Hasard – Malivore
In the current climate that the udnerground find itself in, it’s no surprise to see how busy some musicians make themselves. Whether someone goes all in under a single act or really stretches their legs in multiple names across different … Continue reading Dione – Cosmosphere
For years now, the Greek underground has astounded me. With its massive power and presence that has been emerging from its depths for decades with the likes of Dødsferd being but one of many names to come to my mind … Continue reading Burial Hordes – Ruins
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