If you ask me, the worlds of black and doom metal aren’t merged often enough. They can make for such a striking concoction the likes of which metal rarely gets to see when it’s done right, but the combination isn’t … Continue reading Earthshine – My Bones Shall Rest Upon The Mountain
It’s no secret that a significant portion of the black metal scene is still very much entrenched in its old-school ways. That’s far from a bad thing, but it’s led to some bands very much sounding the same and, thus, … Continue reading Grab – The Inevitable Filth of Mankind
If we’re even going to dare and talk about influential names in the modern state of atmospheric black metal, Spectral Lore and the mastermind, Ayloss, deserve an immediate mention for all that has been accomplished from everything within and outside … Continue reading Spectral Lore – Ετερόφωτος
Do we even need to have the conversation anymore about just how magnificent Mork has become in such a short amount of time? As one of the frontrunners of the latest wave of black metal bands, particularly out of Norway, … Continue reading Mork – Katedralen
I could sit here all day and fawn over everything Tolkien and how amazing it is to see his material live on fiercely in the world of metal in so many different forms. Black metal, though, undoubtedly has to be … Continue reading Keys of Orthanc – Of the Lineage of Kings
It’s not terribly uncommon to come across quality black metal and tack the word “striking” onto it, but there are truly few bands out there that are able to meet such a description without a doubt to be had that … Continue reading Ferriterium – Calvaire
Whenever I take into consideration mixing progressive elements into different styles of metal, black metal is oddly one of the areas I think of the least even though it’s one of those styles that sees some of the most self-experimentation … Continue reading Cicada The Burrower – Corpseflower
If you were to ask me to name some modern bands in the world of black metal that have left a profound impact on the style in some form or another whether or not any of the bands are widely … Continue reading Dødsferd – Skotos
It really does feel like some musicians are simply filled with more talent and ambition than others. That’s not to say everyone else isn’t talented or lazy by any means, but there is absolutely a select group who always seem … Continue reading Miasmata – Unlight: Songs of Earth and Atrophy
“Scathing” is one of those hot keywords that many of us, myself absolutely included, like to use for particular bands throughout the realms of black metal to describe acts that are particularly fiery in their power and unrelenting in their … Continue reading Isolert – World In Ruins
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