Author Reverend Darkstanley
The third instalment of Panzerfaust’s sweeping Suns of Perdition journey kicks off in typically bleak and suffocating style with a ten minute spiral into purgatory that reminds us what we’ve been missing since the last release. Not that we’ve had… Continue Reading →
Theatrical, gothic but most definitely black metal. Le Chant Noir could have been written as an alternative soundtrack to Interview With A Vampire; maybe a biopic of the life and times of Dracula or else piped through the halls of… Continue Reading →
Watch out, there’s an unspeakable multidimensional being about, as blackened metal occultists Qrixkuor press the ‘downward spiral’ button on the controls and into the gnostic depths of hopeless but glorious terror in this first full length. After a couple of… Continue Reading →
Anyone that dismisses Viking metal as risible has obviously never heard Thyrfing. Heavy as granite and as animated as an English monastery the day the dragon ships arrive on the nearby shore, these Swedes combine some very recognisable pagan metal… Continue Reading →
Anyone familiar with Craven Idol will know the band’s two releases to date have pointed towards considerable talent and flair for mischief. Unlike a lot of blackened thrash bands these North London lads do not hold back on tampering with… Continue Reading →
Always searching for that perfect Thy Catafalque release? An exquisite mix of blissful electronica highs, melancholy folk and extreme metal intensity? Preferably all audaciously combined in each and every track with a bit of lounge jazz thrown in for good… Continue Reading →
The Monolith Deathcult’s formula is one that would miserably fail in the wrong hands. A sonic carpet bomb of death metal with cinematic samples, waves of electronic pulses, orchestral sweeps and industrial structures… and even a sense of humour. On… Continue Reading →
It’s seven years, almost to the day, since Spectral Lore’s last near legendary full-length album III and it feels like a lifetime ago. Ayloss had already displayed some very obvious promise on his previous efforts, particularly on Sentinel and the… Continue Reading →
One look at the Nordic tree line and shroud of violet light on the cover of this new, secretive black metal project and you’d be forgiven for expecting something slow, dark, ambient, pastoral…. What we get is something altogether more… Continue Reading →
Greek legends Nightfall have provided a staple and reliable output for the past three decades and a new arrival from them is always something to celebrate. Go back to 1992’s Parade into Centuries, and you will see an album steeped… Continue Reading →
Harakiri For The Sky do post black metal like no one else and I’ve not come across a release yet that I’ve failed to enjoy more than the last. Yes, the early releases are excellent and obviously a great icebreaker… Continue Reading →
Aside from the cover art – yes, they did go there – the second thing that strikes me about Eternal Champion’s second platter is the confident stride we kick off with from get go. Not so much the lone warrior… Continue Reading →