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Solbrud – IIII (Vendetta Records)

Danish quartet Solbrud are not the Four Horses of the Apocalypse. However, IIII certainly sounds like it was composed as a soundtrack to it. A conspicuous number for the band, four is omnipresent in this release: four members, four vinyl… Continue Reading →

Serpents Oath – Revelation (Odium Records)

Belgian black metal is on the rise. No longer is it just Enthroned, Possession, and is-it-black-metal-is-it-not Oathbreaker. Alkerdeel and Wolvennest have been making the rounds of the international underground for the past 10 or so years. Emptiness’s Nothing But The… Continue Reading →

Farsot – Life Promised Death (Prophecy Productions)

I’m going to repeat myself and state that if I were to go down the route of creating a “favourite albums of all time” list, Farsot’s “Insects” (2011) would be in it. In fairness, these creators of black metal atmospheres… Continue Reading →

Darkspace –II (Season Of Mist)

Blimey, has it really been a whole decade since we last had recorded material from enigmatic Swiss explorers of the cosmos Darkspace? It’s not like the trio comprising of Wroth, Zhaaral and new member Yhs have found themselves stranded on… Continue Reading →

Ihsahn – Ihsahn (Candlelight)

Hot take, some Ihsahn solo material is better than Emperor, there I said it. Of course being a most notable and prominent figure of the Black Metal scene Ihsahn can be seen as a bit of a dividing force amongst… Continue Reading →

Aureole – Alunarian Bellmaster (Prophecy Productions)

This third album by Aureole, whose creator is also behind Tchornobog, is based on a science fiction scenario, in which Alunar is the world and the Bellmaster is sacrificed and incarnated as a ghost. It’s a sinister world, represented in… Continue Reading →

Cerulean – Carrion Angel (I, Voidhanger)

This is one review I will keep short as the record in question is a short mix of death and some black metal clocking in at just over 20 mins. Cerulean, hailing from Arizona and California released Carrion Angel last… Continue Reading →

Hulder – Verses In Oath (20 Buck Spin)

Back in January 2021 a debut album came out that slapped the sweaty corpse paint off my mush. “Godslastering Hymns of a Forlorn Peasantry” impressed me so much it stayed in my head and ears throughout that year to top… Continue Reading →

Necrowretch – Swords Of Dajjal (Season Of Mist)

Is a necro(w)retch the sound made by someone who has consumed too much corpse-flesh? Possibly, as considering three different writers have tackled their albums in the past, none of them have surprisingly come back for seconds. These ghoulish Gaul’s have… Continue Reading →

Alfahanne – Vår tid är nu (Dark Essence Records)

Alfahanne return with their sixth album. Known for mixing black metal, classic rock and punk styles along with melodic grooves and bleak atmospheres, “Vår tid är nu” (Our Time is Now) is marketed as their heaviest album so far. A… Continue Reading →

Hauntologist – Hollow (No Solace)

Debut album time, but side project time too. This time by Darkside (Mgla) and The Fall (Mgla live, Owls Woods Graves) and guess what? I’m practically alone amongst my black metal aficionados by not being a Mgla fan, for a… Continue Reading →

Boarhammer – II: Chemognosis – A Shortcut to Mushrooms (Naturmacht)

How can an album title like this one not create an air of intrigue? Indeed, among a sea of review invites this and the short accompanying blurb jumped right out at me almost saying “boo” in the process. This offering… Continue Reading →

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