It can often feel like we’re drowning in more ways than one in the modern world of black metal. Names popping up all over the place, quality from decades ago still coming about to keep their claim to glory, oversaturation … Continue reading Ciemra – The Tread of Darkness
A new name in the dense black metal underground is far from anything to lose our minds over anywhere with it really feeling as though they’re as common as little insects feeding on an old, decaying trunk of a once-glorious … Continue reading Crucible of Sorrow – Sadistic Hymns of Sorrow
Every so often, a name comes around that defies any and all expectations. It’s one thing to make for a decent surprise with an interesting debut or some new element that feels incredibly fresh in the grand scheme of everything, … Continue reading Rye – Bcë
In the nearly ten years I’ve been doing these reviews, I’ve been blessed with a few constants in my life that keep me interested in more than one way with new material from different sources and always give me something … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – 2023 Label Sampler
With all that is constantly going on within the undeniably dense underground of black metal, A Diadem of Dead Stars has long been a name that I’ve kept a close eye on since I first discovered the name with “The … Continue reading A Diadem of Dead Stars – Emerald Sunsets
At some point when a sound has been done hundreds of thousands of times, you’re bound to find just as many creations that adhere to the original roots as much as you will come across those that defy all conventions … Continue reading Narrative – Servants of the Prophets, Martyrs of Man
To talk about profilic musicians in the vast metal underground, we’re are blessed to have the choice that we do! The list of excellence comes on and on from all angles with names old just as powerful and influential as … Continue reading Esoctrilihum – Funeral
There has never been a shortage of quality black metal, and there likely is never going to be. So long as the spirit is kept strong and everybody looks in the right places throughout the dense underground, I truly believe … Continue reading Asakta – The Abyss of Existence
When we’re discussing bands on the rise who have made an impact in their respective scenes and constantly manage to keep us coming back from more, it would be rude of us to leave out even a single name despite … Continue reading Vahrzaw – In the Shallows of a Starlit Lake
While it is fascinating to see what people are able to take with the very concept of black metal and watch them twist it into whatever form they may please, it’s clear that not every idea is a banger. The … Continue reading Scarcity – Aveilut
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