To count the number of black metal bands who have tried to emulate, or just straight up copy, the sound of the classic masters of black metal would be nearly impossible because the list continues to go on and on … Continue reading Hell’s Coronation – Ritual Chalice of Hateful Blood
We live in an age that it’s impossible for any new act to not have been influenced by the greats of the past, and some people like it while others despise it. If it’s done well, it’s definitely something to … Continue reading Ashlands – I
Improvement comes with times and it’s with a lot of time that improvement normally comes, but it’s with the occasional exception that some bands learn to become much more very quickly. Last I heard Vampiric was with the band’s debut … Continue reading Vampiric – The Magic of the Night
Of all the places that metal has found a point to grow from across the globe, one of the places that I find to be the most intriguing whenever I hear new material from it has to undoubtedly be the … Continue reading Arallu – En Olam
Iceland has become quite a location in recent years for its black metal scene and, honestly, I couldn’t think of a much better landscape than the style’s homeland of Scandinavia for such a harsh sound to call home. Much like … Continue reading Sykelig Englen – This Hollow Land
There aren’t many things when it comes to music that I can come to expect on a yearly basis. Normally, as you know, bands will have a gap of at least a few years between releases of any kind, but … Continue reading Sacrenoir / Ende – La Gueule du Loup / Liber Damnatus – Psalm I
To create something that feels alive in the current climate of black metal, I firmly believe that you either need to be so steeped in the style that you know exactly how to morph it into something worth listening to … Continue reading Bykürius – A Heretic Art
I love delving into the side of metal where quite literally anything goes as we get bands all over the place that can just as easily do away with any sort of sensible structure in their material to bring forth … Continue reading Anifernyen – Augur
I cannot explain to you how much I love coming across little gems in the underground that are sadly almost certainly destined to be damned to near obscurity, but that makes discovering them all the sweeter and more special. Wraith … Continue reading Wraith – Absolute Power
The world of atmospheric black metal is a place that I’ve visited many times and it’s a place that has given me endless hours of entertain while never ceasing to promise even more to lose myself in. And yet, it … Continue reading Silence Thereafter – Hollow
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