RIDE FOR REVENGE – THE KING OF SNAKES LP (Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions)
For over a decade, Ride For Revenge has been delivering filthy, primal Black Metal of the highest calibre upon the
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DROWNING THE LIGHT / VAMPYRIC BLOOD – DROWNING IN THE VAMPYRIC SACRAMENT OF THE IMMORTALS LP (Darker Than Black Records / Dark Adversary Productions)
While I’m not exactly fanatical about gothic, romantic, vampyric and / or melodic Black Metal, there are a few exceptional
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ARFSYND – HESYCHIA LP (Daemon Worship Productions)
Arfsynd’s monstrous second full-length, ‘Hesychia’, was at the pressing plant waiting patiently to be born into the world in 2013
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WODULF – WARGUS ESTO LP (Breath Of Pestilence)
Wodulf released the ‘Wargus Esto’ demo on tape in 2003 and its running time has been bolstered to 44 minutes
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HYRGAL – SERPENTINE LP (Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions)
Hyrgal’s debut full-length, ‘Serpentine’, storms through the speakers impressively, for the most part, like an autumnal deluge, but is badly
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BEHEXEN – RITUALE SATANUM LP (Debemur Morti Productions)
Considering the sheer volume of benign, inoffensive, non-belligerent and downright good-natured and / or commercially-orientated Black Metal floating around the
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SHAMBLES – PRIMITIVE DEATH TRANCE MLP (Blood Harvest)
Although Shambles from Thailand of all places have been making music for 20 years, ‘Primitive Death Trance’ is the first
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AKITSA – GOÉTIE 2LP (Hospital Productions)
News that a new Akitsa full-length is imminent prompted me to dust off the previous releases and give them a
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ADVERSARIAL / PAROXSIHZEM – WARPIT OF COILING ATROCITIES LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
In a pitiful era of fad-following, hype-deepthroating dickheads there is simply no accounting for taste. Iron Bonehead released this short
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BALMOG – VACVVM LP (BlackSeed Productions)
‘Svmma Fide’ was an immense record and I’m amazed that I didn’t review it. In fact, I’m convinced I did
Read moreFUIL NA SEANCHOILLE – HUNGER LP (Me Saco Un Ojo Records)
Having already expressed my appreciation of Fuil Na Seanchoille’s debut full-length some five years ago, it was great to see
Read moreANCIENT RECORDS – DEMO COMPILATION PART II 2LP (Purity Through Fire)
It’s almost five years since I reviewed the lucky dip that was ‘Demo Compilation Part 1’ and a lot of
Read moreSORTILEGIA – SULPHUROUS TEMPLE LP (Ván Records)
‘Arcane Death Ritual’ was immense and, on follow-up ‘Sulphurous Temple’, Sortilegia delivers another 40 minutes of cavernous, distorted, repetitive, hypnotic
Read moreLJÁIN – ENDASÁLMAR OG KLOFNAR TUNGUR LP (Signal Rex)
Ljáin released two EPs within ten days of each other during the summer of 2016 and these are brought together
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EMBRACE OF THORNS – SCORN AESTHETICS LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Embrace Of Thorns’ fifth full-length is a pummelling maelstrom of Blackened Death Metal that largely eschews variety, embellishment and beautification
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