Experimentalism in metal has long been one of my absolute favorite things about the sound as a whole with the many halls and corridors that any given band can take the sound is oftentimes random and never repeated by any … Continue reading Plasmodium – Towers of Silence
It’s already been one fuck of a week for black metal, hasn’t it? Just two days ago, I discussed the upcoming Mare Cognitum album with that alone being enough to talk about to make many of us return our attention … Continue reading Midnight Odyssey – Biolume Part 2: The Golden Orb
Normally, after a band puts out a near-legendary split that is a masterwork in its own right, you’d expect both bands to maybe take another year or two when that split consists of enough material to make for two full-lengths … Continue reading Mare Cognitum – Solar Paroxysm
Any time I sit down to listen to anything tagged with “pagan”, mostly pagan black metal, it always feels like it’s hit or miss when it comes to the overall enjoyment of the record at hand since it can often … Continue reading Helgrind – Return to Motherland
Bringing any sort of psychedelia into the world of black metal is an undertaking like extremely few others since it’s extremely difficult to bring those kinds of flavors into a style that is ferocious and constantly on the offensive the … Continue reading Spire – Temple of Khronos
Melody has long played an important part in all music whether it be an immense focus on it or its stark absence, and it often feels like it’s the latter of the two that seems to find its place in … Continue reading WinterMoonShade – s/t
In today’s modern climate that we as metalheads find ourselves in, it’s by no means uncommon to think that many modern bands are doing their best to sound as old school as possible whether intentionally or not. It often feels … Continue reading Völniir – All Hope Abandon
A more than worthwhile work out of black metal is always something that’s massively intriguing by all accounts is something that absolutely has to be talked about since the scene can often feel oversaturated, but, like many other styles, should … Continue reading Gestrüpp – Below the Trees
Much like the endless void of screams and death, the number of black/death metal bands is seemingly endless. It’s a fusion that virtually all of us are aware of in some form or another, and there are few ways to … Continue reading Malgöth – Primordial Dawn
If you ask me, there isn’t enough history in metal nowadays. Sure, we’ve seen a small surge of sorts from the many different styles from bands like 1914 and Minenwerfer (just to name two) coming out of the woodwork to … Continue reading Ildskær – Paa Dækket Kalder de Døde
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