VLAD TEPES – WAR FUNERAL MARCH LP (Drakkar Productions)
‘War Funeral March’ was first released as a demo tape in 1994. It’s only 20 minutes long but there is
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FELL VOICES – REGNUM SATURNI 2LP (Vendetta Records)
This is something of a landmark release for Fell Voices as it’s the first one they’ve bothered to christen with
Read moreANKOU AWAITS – WYLLT (Black Plague Records)
I’m not sure it’s possible to be any further removed from the mainstream than Ankou Awaits. Operating on the very
Read moreA.M.S.G. – THE PRINCIPLE OF EVIL BECOMES THE IDEAL OF THE PROMETHEAN MLP (Antitheist Disseminations / Iron Bonehead Productions)
‘The Principle Of Evil Becomes The Ideal Of The Promethean’ may be only 21 minutes long but it packs quite
Read moreFUIL NA SEANCHOILLE – FUIL NA SEANCHOILLE LP (Me Saco Un Ojo Records)
‘Fuil Na Seanchoille’ gathers on vinyl the seven tunes from Fuil Na Seanchoille’s two demos, ‘Demo MMVII’ and ‘Bitter Dusk
Read moreBLACK VUL DESTRUKTOR – BEYOND TIME AND PORTALS OF DEATH LP (Blood Harvest)
‘Beyond Time And Portals Of Death’ brings together the tracks from Black Vul Destruktor’s 2008 demo (‘Volition+Invocation+Destruction’) and 2012 EP
Read moreCOSMIC CHURCH – ARCANA DEI I-III 2LP (Kuunpalvelus)
Collating all twelve offerings from Cosmic Church’s 2009 trilogy of ‘Arcana Dei’ EPs, this double album resides somewhere between collectible
Read moreGRIFTESKYMFNING – LIKPSALM 2LP (Mordgrimm)
I was so impressed by Grifteskymfning’s ‘Demo 08’ record that I decided to complete my collection by acquiring their other
Read moreNORDVREDE – MONUMENT VIKTORIA (Darker Than Black Records)
This is the first time I’ve checked in on Norwegian outfit Nordvrede so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Due
Read moreARNAUT PAVLE – ARNAUT PAVLE (Vlad Tapes)
Just what the world needs: another Black Metal band out of Finland. I’m not even being facetious here: I genuinely
Read moreTOTENBURG / MENNESKERHAT – WAFFENBRÜDER LP (Nebelfee Klangwerke)
This is the vinyl version of a split album originally released in 2006. The record also includes a bonus 7”
Read moreMUSTA SURMA / BLOODHAMMER / ANNIHILATUS – CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE LP (Northern Heritage)
This split brings together three fantastic hordes from the Finnish underground. Apparently, it took the best part of a decade
Read moreANTINOMIAN – NIHILUM INFANDUM LP (N:C:U)
From the ashes of Subvertio Deus arises a fascinating new entity: Antinomian. Judging by the band’s moniker and the heavily
Read moreVINTERRIKET – ENTLEGEN (Heimatfolk)
Musically, Vinterriket’s association with Black Metal is tenuous at best. Non-existent, in reality. I would rather die the most painful
Read moreBAPTISM – AS THE DARKNESS ENTERS LP (Northern Heritage)
Baptism’s fourth full-length leaves me with mixed / indifferent emotions: I do enjoy parts of it but there are also
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