It’s every now and then that we get a new act out of the vast online expanse of atmospheric black metal that is actually worthy of immense attention and analysis. When Soul Dissolution came around with their album “Stardust” two … Continue reading Soul Dissolution – Winter Contemplations
Life is full of little surprises, isn’t it? A regular release from Esoctrilihum is far from qualifying as such since it has been a few years now since 12 months have gone by without a brand new slab of otherworldly … Continue reading Esoctrilihum – F’htansg
Throughout the realm of Scandinavia, I think it’s safe to say that metal has never been more at home. The harsh but gorgeous countries that make up the region have produced some of the best metal that the world has … Continue reading Genfærd – Blodhævn
Every year, there is always so much happening with new releases that it is actually impossible to keep up with it all. Particularly with black metal! It always feels like there’s a new act on the block or, at the … Continue reading Silver Knife – Unyielding / Unseeing
The sprawling reaches of black metal are always quite a sight to behold in many forms in virtually every way, and it’s in its darkest regions that some of the best material resides even if the style as a whole … Continue reading Grimorte – Esoteric Ascendance
The departure of any band is something to be mourned in some capacity no matter how big or small that band may be. It means the loss of a voice in an ocean of others, and while none may shed … Continue reading Oes Galliath – Sous l’œil Fermé des Paradis
It’s not terribly uncommon to find a band that brings together the scathing worlds of black and doom metal in order to create a truly dark experience the likes of which there can be no happiness, but it’s not nearly … Continue reading 0 – Entity
There are many things that I look forward to from one year to the next whether it be just the new releases as a general or an almost-guaranteed new effort from bands that can somehow dish out material on a … Continue reading Ende – Mörnöyr, Bienvenue en Terre du Diable
More often than not, when you’re doing a split series, you are anxious to release them all within quick succession of each other because why not, right? It’s been two years since the first entry to the diptych splits that … Continue reading Precaria / Ôros Kaù – Theosulphuros
It will never cease to amaze me just how far-reaching metal has become on this planet. From countries we never expected to small towns within the unlikeliest of places to small islands, metal is a phenomenon that’s hard to get … Continue reading Kūka’ilimoku – Kūka’ilimoku II
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