Sometimes, the stars align in the most perfect way that you have no choice but to believe that it was truly meant to be. When I went and saw “Godzilla vs King Kong” opening weekend, half the time I could … Continue reading Oxygen Destroyer – Sinister Monstrosities Spawned By the Unfathomable Ignorance of Humankind
It’s not terribly often that we find ourselves with a band that manages to bring forth virtually every aspect of extreme metal into one performance that still manages to feel fresh, cohesive, and utterly engaging. Having been around for a … Continue reading Desaster – Churches Without Saints
It’s more often in recent times that we’ve been seeing the worlds of black and death metal crossing each other over in order to create experiences that are as scathing as it is brutal in many different forms, but it … Continue reading Gnosis – Omens from the Dead Realm
A five-year silence from any band is enough to get the fans thinking if there is to be any follow-up coming in the future, especially when the social media presence for the act becomes minimal at best. Granted, the man … Continue reading Aureole – Alunarian Bellmaw
When we consider the relatively unearthed realm of dungeon synth to the public at large, I think many of us knew somewhere in our heads that it was inevitable before we saw throngs of other black metal acts seek to … Continue reading Odyrmos – For The Brightest Light
Things always get interesting when we get albums that start the blur the lines of categorization. I don’t mean the bands that are openly poking fun at how ridiculous it has gotten in recent years, but, rather, the bands that … Continue reading Inferno – Paradeigma (Phosphenes of Aphotic Eternity)
The name that always leaps out to me when we take into consideration the massive wave of atmospheric black metal in the last number of years has always been Panopticon. At every turn, the name has become synonymous with many … Continue reading Panopticon – …And Again Into The Light
It’s not terribly often that we find ourselves categorizing the many forms of black metal as “artistic expressions”. We tend to associate the style with simpler ideals like catharsis, internal suffering, religious blasphemy, or anything else with a flair of … Continue reading Odraza – Acedia
To have an atmosphere is not always to have quality. That’s a concept that far too many bands have struggled with for one reason or another with many thinking that a thick atmosphere leads to a worthwhile experience, but it … Continue reading Zorya – Primeval
When we take into consideration even the concept of blasphemy across the vast realms of extreme metal, you can’t go far without running into it in full force. It’s what has made many albums within black and death metal the … Continue reading The Furor – Obliteration Matrix
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