HRÆ – ÞAR SEM SKEPNUR REIKA (Goathorned Productions)
The sole vision of prolific Icelandic multi-instrumentalist I. (AKA Þ.I. of Guðveiki and Þórður of Endalok – two wonderful entities
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Black Metal Reviews
BLACK CURSE – ENDLESS WOUND LP (Sepulchral Voice Records)
Black Curse’s debut full-length is an unmercifully violent onslaught of punishing extremity, where chaos and utter savagery are accompanied by
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CULTUS PROFANO – ACCURSED POSSESSION (Debemur Morti Productions)
A truly evil and diabolical atmosphere prevails throughout Cultus Profano’s sinister sophomore full-length, ‘Accursed Possession’, which summons forth from the
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ORDINANCE – IN PURGE THERE IS NO REMISSION (The Sinister Flame)
Without warning, unconventional Finnish duo Ordinance return with the follow-up to their truly eclectic 2014 debut full-length, ‘Relinquishment’, which was
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HERESIARCH / ANTEDILUVIAN – DEFLESHING THE SERPENT INFINITY (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Fleeting it may be but this terrifying alliance between one of New Zealand’s most devastating death cults and Canada’s premier
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KOMMODUS – KOMMODUS (Independent)
Blade sharpened, attack honed over the course of four significant demos, inimitable Australian raw Black Metal propagator Kommodus strikes with
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NOVAE MILITIAE – TOPHETH (Goathorned Productions)
Three years on from their exceptional debut full-length, ‘Gash’khalah’, the anonymous fiends behind uncompromising ultra-orthodox French Black Metal force Novae
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ALMYRKVI / THE RUINS OF BEVERAST – ALMYRKVI / THE RUINS OF BEVERAST LP (Ván Records)
Two uncannily compatible forces of nature come together on this magnificent collaboration to deliver an immense, fully immersive experience accentuating
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AKOLYTH – AKOLYTH (Amor Fati Productions)
In the best tradition of underground Black Metal, the identity of the individuals behind Akolyth has not been made publicly
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LIFVSLEDA – DET BESEGRADE LIFVET (Shadow Records)
Although patently paying homage to the grim mayhem of Black Metal’s infamous Nordic genesis, ‘Det Besegrade Lifvet’ – the debut
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YSENGRIN – INITIATIO (I, Voidhanger Records)
The hermetic, occult French Black / Death Metal entity Ysengrin has always been a law onto itself and nowhere is
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ULTHAR – PROVIDENCE (20 Buck Spin)
Ulthar’s sophomore full-length, ‘Providence’, grabs attention quickly with the short-but-not-so-sweet ‘Churn’ delivering some intelligent and instantly-likeable gory Death Metal with
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SOMNIATE – THE MEYRINKIAN SLUMBER (Lavadome Productions)
Offering a distorted and disjointed vision, ‘The Meyrinkian Slumber’ is a concept album inspired by the magical realism of Austrian
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DEARTH – TO CROWN ALL BEFOULMENT (Sentient Ruin Laboratories)
The hit is merciless and instantaneous, ‘Writhing In Cellophane Cages’ erupting through the quivering speakers with ominous intent, immediately confirming
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THRONEUM – OH DEATH… OH DEATH… DETERMINATE, PREACH AND LEAD US ASTRAY… (Godz ov War Productions)
Marking two decades of death worship, Throneum’s tenth full-length is upon us and ‘Oh Death... Oh Death... Determinate, Preach And
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