Whenever I venture into the blistering world of blackened thrash, I tend to go in with not much in terms of expectations other than speed and immense aggression. That’s something that is very natural for a style such as this, … Continue reading Frosthelm – Pyrrhic
A simple gimmick can be all a band needs to draw a certain audience towards them, and the potential for such an idea is practically limitless. Hell, we’ve seen plenty of examples of pirates in metal with the likes of … Continue reading Véhémence – Par le Sang Versé
The world of Norwegian black metal is one that I’m quite familiar with as it’s a style that I sunk myself into many times when I first discovered the style years ago, but I came out only really enjoying a … Continue reading Gjendød – Krigsdoger
The riff is something that we’ve all seen within the world of black metal for literally decades now, and, thankfully, it shows no signs of going away as there’s something special about the vicious style combined with a good riff … Continue reading NocturN – Thrones of Deception
I’ve said it so many times over the course of my time and I’m going to say it again – there are very few pleasures that I get out of these reviews than coming back to a band that I’ve … Continue reading Vanum – Ageless Fire
It’s in this current climate of black metal that we’ve been fortunate enough to see some truly otherworldly acts come from all over the globe from all sorts of different musicians who’s different views on the genre have pushed it … Continue reading Obscuring Veil – Fleshvoid to Naught
Sitting down and listening to punk has always been a bit of an odd thing for me because I feel two things make for a great record of the genre: (1) that feel of a band just rocking the fuck … Continue reading Devil Master – Satan Spits on Children of Light
Whenever I sit down and listen to any form of thrash, I want something that really buries itself deep into your brain and simply festers to where you can’t stop listening to it for hours and hours. Riffs aren’t mandatory … Continue reading Warfist – Grünberger
You know, when 2019 came around I actually realized just how many awesome bands were going to put out albums very soon for us to eat right up and for me to go crazy over. I still have acts like … Continue reading Dwarrowdelf – Of Dying Lights
To understand the importance of the name of Saor is to know the name of an act whose wild success in the underground has been the stuff to make the Scottish act a modern phenomenon that takes metal to previously … Continue reading Saor – Forgotten Paths
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