THANTIFAXATH – SACRED WHITE NOISE LP (Dark Descent Records)
Generally speaking, the very idea of experimental has me running for cover. Be it experimental rules, experimental cuisine, experimental sex
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ARIZMENDA – WITHIN THE VACUUM OF INFINITY… 2LP (Androgony Whore)
Thanks to the utter inadequacy of Crepúsculo Negro, I thought I’d never get to hear Arizmenda. I purchased both the
Read moreENTARTUNG – KRYPTEIA LP (World Terror Committee)
‘Krypteia’ is Entartung’s debut full-length from two years ago and it has just been granted a vinyl incarnation by WTC
Read moreWORMLUST – THE FERAL WISDOM LP (Demonhood Productions)
The debut full-length from Wormlust really is something very special. There’s not much hype or fanfare surrounding this release but
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I am the reviewer. I am a self-appointed member of the taste police. I believe myself to be an authority.
Read moreIRKALLIAN ORACLE – GRAVE EKSTASIS LP (Nuclear War Now!)
An apocalyptic raid erupting within walking distance of the intersection on the metal motorway where Death Metal and Black Metal
Read moreENTHRONED – SOVEREIGNS LP (Agonia Records)
Having undergone a dizzying amount of line-up changes and personal setbacks, Enthroned should probably no longer be relevant. That’s usually
Read moreTHRONE OF KATARSIS – VED GRAVEN LP (Blut & Eisen Productions)
Throne of Katarsis is one of the truly great Black Metal bands. Everything about their music is fantastic, from the
Read moreTWILIGHT – III: BENEATH TRIDENT’S TOMB LP (Century Media)
When Twilight released their eponymous debut album nine years ago, the line-up was about as close to a Black Metal
Read moreKAMPFAR – DJEVELMAKT 2LP (Back On Black)
Kampfar’s fourth full-length in eight years – and sixth in all – features eight songs which clock in at forty-seven-and-a-half
Read moreGRAUSAMKEIT – CHRISTENSCHMÄHUNG LP (Darker Than Black / Final Agony Records)
On so many levels, ‘Christenschmähung’ is one of the worst records I’ve ever bought. The music on this album is
Read moreCHAOS INVOCATION – BLACK MIRROR HOURS 2LP (World Terror Committee)
There’s almost 68 minutes of Satanic Black Metal on ‘Black Mirror Hours’, so Chaos Invocation’s sophomore full-length is ideal for
Read moreABYSSAL – NOVIT ENIM DOMINUS QUI SUNT EIUS 2LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
In the same vein as modern-day greats Antediluvian and Portal, Abyssal from the UK is another band that thoroughly deserves
Read moreDØDSENGEL / HETROERTZEN – CAPAX INFINITI LP (Lamech Records / Barghest)
It’s not just the music on this split LP that’s phenomenal. Aesthetically, the vinyl edition of ‘Capax Infinity’ is truly
Read moreCAULDRON BLACK RAM – STALAGMIRE (20 Buck Spin)
Even though ‘Stalagmire’ isn’t necessarily bad all the way through, there is more than enough terribleness included to render the
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