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
With year slowly but quickly coming to a close, the unseen scramble by many metal websites like my own are starting to collect their lists for their favorite albums of the year with some of them even starting to release … Continue reading Vrenth – Baptism Death
It’s oftentimes bands that swear by the power of the riff that can make the best impressions, even if there isn’t much else happening in the music outside some damn good riffage. Classic psych-rock is something that is so ingrained … Continue reading Dune Sea – Moons of Uranus
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
There’s a special fire that lives in every unique brand of metal that helps one sound stand out tremendously amongst the ocean of others. Whether it’s a devilishly slow burn or a raging fire that seeks naught but consumption, each … Continue reading Slough of Despair – Catacombs of Terror
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
The vast and deep landscape of Bandcamp is something that will never cease to amaze me. No matter what you find or whatever bands may crawl out of its woodwork, there will always be countless acts that are always under … Continue reading Рожь – Остов
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
Whether or not we want to talk about it, there’s a subconscious race within the world of doom that extends to its more ambitious counterpart of drone that many musicians are part of even if they reject such a notion: … Continue reading Dark Buddha Rising – Mathreyata
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
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