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Stygian Crown – Funeral for a King (Cruz Del Sur)

The return of Stygian Crown has come just at the right time. Their 2020 album, “Stygian Crown” saw them obtain my second best record of 2020, and I’ve been waiting for an excellent epic doom album since the last Thronehammer… Continue Reading →

Morta Skuld – Creation Undone (Peaceville)

I guess you get it with every genre of music but I always find it strange how odd albums from seemingly underground bands go on to become so highly regarded. Dying Remains by Morta Skuld is such a case. You… Continue Reading →

Vincent Crowley – Anthology Of Horror (Hammerheart Records)

So there I was bemoaning a horror themed album for lacking in the key ingredient and along comes this. Surely Vincent Crowley and his team made up of past members of laid to rest Acheron won’t be making that mistake?… Continue Reading →

Thy Shining Curse – Theurgia (ViciSolum Productions)

So, a bit of a change here. Symphonic death metal from Pittsburgh, but with a Greek philosophical foundation. Confused?  The accompanying PR blurb says: ““Theurgia” is a collection of seven musical rites, revolving around a common thematic axis; transgressing the… Continue Reading →

Guiltless – Thorns (Neurot Recordings)

The post-apocalyptic soundscapes that are promised here on this EP are the work of a collective called Guiltless, comprising band members from Intronaut, A Storm of Light, Generation of Vipers and Battle of Mice. The images we are asked to… Continue Reading →

Upon Stone – Dead Mother Moon (Century Media)

The debut by this American quartet from the San Fernando Valley kicks off to a great start as they deliver their Gothenburg style Melodic Death Metal as they open with the title track “Dead Mother Moon” which immediately gets up… Continue Reading →

Petrification – Sever Sacred Light (Svart Records)

Rumbles from the West. Portland Oregon’s Petrification have released their second album “Sever Sacred Light” (which for some reason I have an issue saying out loud), on Svart records. This is the follow up to “Hollow of the Void in 2018… Continue Reading →

Spectral Voice – Sparagmos (Dark Descent Records)

One thing I have always found intriguing about death/doom and the adjacent genres, is the ability to personify the ever growing sense of dread one feels when facing a frightening situation. It’s an ability that many artists who pride themselves… 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 →

Ghoul – Noxious Concoctions (Tankcrimes)

It’s been a while since we crept over the crooked, creaky bridge into Creepsylvania, six years in fact. This time we approach the ghoulish sack-clothed faced wearers lair with extreme caution. I nod acknowledgement to the headless horseman on the… Continue Reading →

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