To be even remotely original in such a fleshed out and arguably oversaturated scene is to achieve a special kind of greatness that I can’t help but appreciate top to bottom. It’s not often at all that we come across … Continue reading Misanthropic Rage – Towards the Greyscale Aphorysm
There is always enjoyment to be had when there’s an act that comes along that can bring a heavy dose of emotion mixed with brilliantly measured heaviness while also managing to spread it all out across lengthy tracks that offer … Continue reading Dark Doom – The Journey
There are very few styles across all of metal that are as varied as black metal, and even then, just the term of “atmospheric black metal” covers an immeasurably wide swathe of material as so many bands have morphed the … Continue reading Orquìlux – The Sunset of My Last Breath
There have been many albums that I’ve had the fortune of coming across that are simply light devouring in their nature as it’s those occasional albums that seek to envelop all of creation if given the chance, and it’s led … Continue reading Aeon Patronist – Mortal Prosternation
The occasional split can be a way for someone like me to get more than one band at a time, effectively doubling the rate of new acts that I’ve heard. Usually, splits are done between two bands who bring some … Continue reading à Répit / Inféren / Malauriu / Vultur – Teschi Ossa Morte
There have been many times that the world of metal has tackled all sorts of themes considering religion from embracing it to denying it a place in the world. I, personally, am not one to get behind any religious message … Continue reading Plague Weaver – s/t
Being able to approach a style and keep its roots intact while you take the branches via twisting their forms in order to create something that is still that same style at its core but still, ultimately, something very different. … Continue reading Epectase – Astres
There have been many times that I’ve sat down to listen to a record and expected to hear a certain sound either because I was told so or merely gut feeling. When I delved into the latest album of Swan … Continue reading Swan Messiah – Call of the Burning One
More often than not, whenever I want to lose myself in an album I typically go to any of three styles: psychedelic rock (usually instrumental), ambient, or psych doom. It was last night that the third provided me with an … Continue reading Temple Koludra – Seven! Sirens! To A Lost Archetype
It’s with pretty much every style that I’ve come across that I’ve been lucky enough to find a good number of acts that really intrigue me and get my attention. For many, black metal is adorned by the likes of … Continue reading Mork – Det Svarte Juv
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