ÀRSAIDH – ROOTS (Darker Than Black Records)
For some totally illogical reason – I have no idea why – I harboured very high expectations for this album,
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AKITSA / ASH POOL – SPLIT LP (Tour De Garde / Hospital Productions)
What an intriguing collaboration we have on our hands here! Two great underground Black Metal acts coming together for what
Read moreSENTIMEN BELTZA – ILTZEAK LP (Titan Woods / Spitako Studios)
‘Iltzeak’ is the sixth Sentimen Beltza release I’ve reviewed here so I’m pretty sure Oindurth SaVinitta now holds the dubious
Read moreTHE EYE – SUPREMACY LP (Debemur Morti Productions)
The very mention of the name Vindsval should be enough to pique your interest here. The Blut Aus Nord mainman
Read moreVLAP TEPES – ANTHOLOGIE NOIRE (Drakkar Productions)
‘Anthologie Noire’ is a double CD compilation gathering well over two hours’ worth of material from five hard-to-get demos plus
Read moreALTAR OF PLAGUES – TEETHED GLORY AND INJURY (Profound Lore Records)
Even if it hardly represents a dramatic departure, I really do not like the direction Altar Of Plagues’ music has
Read moreWULKANAZ – PAURPURA FRAEOVIBOKOS LP (Seedstock Records)
‘Paúrpura Fræovíbôkôs’ is Wulkanaz’s second full-length album and has been released in a limited vinyl edition, which I’m predicting will
Read moreTRISKÈLE – IV (Schattenkult Produktionen)
I recently purchased nine full-length albums from German label Schattenkult Productionen for a grand total of €32, including postage. That’s
Read morePHLEGEIN – SILVER VEINS LP (Northern Heritage)
Phlegein’s debut album comes in a tasty-looking gatefold sleeve with some delightful artwork. It sure looks the part and that’s
Read moreBLUT AUS NORD – ULTIMA THULEE LP (Debemur Morti Productions)
‘Ultima Thulée’ is the debut full-length from Blut Aus Nord, dating back to 1995. At the time, this historic release
Read moreBLUT AUS NORD – MoRT (Candlelight Records)
Here’s an old review I found. I wrote it many years ago for a webzine I used to write for
Read moreVLAD TEPES – MORTE… LUNE LP (Drakkar Productions)
I really enjoyed ‘March To The Black Holocaust’ and ‘War Funeral March’ was reasonably good. But ‘Morte… Lune’ is a
Read moreOUROBOROS – INVOKING THE PAST 2LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
This has been a very difficult review to write and the trouble I encountered along the way reminds me of
Read moreARS MACABRA – III (Odium Records)
Excellent opener ‘Cursed Paradigm’ sets the tone for a monstrous third full-length from Ars Macabra, who demonstrate rather emphatically that
Read moreARSONIST LODGE – IANKAIKKINEN, PYSYVA, MUUTTUMATON PIMEYS (Hammer of Hate)
As I enjoy a lot of the output released by Hammer of Hate, I thought ‘Iänkaikkinen, Pysyvä, Muuttumaton Pimeys’ would
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