PACT – THE INFERNAL HIERARCHIES, PENETRATING THE THRESHOLD OF NIGHT (Moribund Records)
Pact’s second full-length, ‘The Infernal Hierarchies, Penetrating The Threshold Of Night’, is a concisely executed slab of Black Metal in
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ORDO TEMPLI AETERNAE LUCIS / BLESSED IN SIN – TU FUI EGO ERIS LP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
Unfortunately, I was predisposed to not really like ‘Tu Fui Ego Eris’ very much before even giving it a spin.
Read moreWHITE MEDAL – GUTHMERS HAHL LP (Aphelion Productions / Legion Blotan Records)
Although ‘Guthmers Hahl’ is by no means the most amazing record you’re ever going to hear, it is certainly a
Read moreENDSTILLE – KAPITULATION 2013 LP (Season Of Mist)
I more or less overlooked Endstille for the first decade or so of their existence, subconsciously dismissing them as a
Read moreBESTIA ARCANA – TO ANABAINON EK TES ABYSSU 2LP (Osmose Productions)
Bestia Arcana features current and ex members of Nightbringer and it is by no means a sweeping generalisation to suggest
Read moreAZRAEL RISING – ANTI-GRAVITY LP (Primitive Reaction)
For the most part, ‘Anti-Gravity’ – the debut full-length from Finnish duo Azrael Rising – is a very enjoyable listen.
Read moreTUKAARIA – RAW TO THE RAPINE LP (Fallen Empire Records)
This label’s been busy recently sneaking out some superb underground Black Metal of a distinctly analogue nature; it’s impossible not
Read moreVINDORN – HRANA LP (Eternity Records / Sol Records)
This record contains the four songs from Vindorn’s ‘Hrana’ MCD on Side A plus four bonus tracks from sole member
Read moreFŌR – BLAKAZ ASKǬ HERTÔ MLP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
‘Blakaz Askǭ Hertô’ – the debut mini-album from mysterious Swedes Fōr – has been languishing in my collection for a
Read moreDROWNING THE LIGHT – DIABOLICAL WINTER SPELLS 10″ EP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
Another 10” from Drowning The Light and another really great listen. Recorded over four winters, ‘Diabolical Winter Spells’ contains five
Read moreLLUVIA – PREMONICION DE GUERRA LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Epitomising the pioneering new breed of analogue-friendly, raw Black Metal that’s bringing the sub-subgenre in an exciting new direction, one-man
Read moreCIRRHUS – CIRRHUS LP (CW Productions)
On their self-titled debut full-length record, Cirrhus delivers 34 minutes of oppressive, tortured, raw Black Metal with distinct punk leanings.
Read moreXOTHIST – XOTHIST LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Xothist’s excellent (‘A Binding’) contribution to the fantastic Svn Okklt double cassette more than whet my appetite for this thoroughly
Read moreSATANIZE – BLACK ROTTEN WITCHCRAFT LP (Altare Productions)
Satanize from Portugal is all about unrefined, raw, bestial Black Metal … very much in the tradition of Nuclear War
Read morePAYMON – REGNO OCCULTO (Schattenkult Produktionen)
I realise it is human nature to take every review with a pinch of salt (brilliant… amazing… awesome… esoteric… occult…
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