VLAP TEPES / BELKETRE – MARCH TO THE BLACK HOLOCAUST 2LP (Drakkar Productions)
It’s been quite some time since I looked forward to acquiring an album as much as this one. Featuring two
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DROWNING THE LIGHT – OCEANS OF ETERNITY (Dark Adversary Productions)
Generally speaking, Drowning The Light do not release bad albums. So it’s no surprise that their twelfth full-length – which
Read moreDARKEST GROVE – COMING OF 2012 (Forever Plagued Records)
I bought this because it was cheap and also because it has been released by a reputable label, whose quality
Read moreMONS VENERIS – VICIT SATHANAS PATER… EUM SEQUAMUR (Antihumanism)
Even though Portuguese one-man act Mons Veneris [formed: 2005] has almost 30 offerings to its name, ‘Vicit Sathanas Pater… Eum
Read moreSATANIZE / ETERNA PENUMBRA – ANTI-INTRUDERS / OLVIDO LP (Discipline)
There are a lot of good things about this split LP, which pairs two fine bands from the Iberian underground.
Read moreV/A – SVN OKKLT 2xCS (Fallen Empire Records)
Seriously, it doesn’t get much more underground than this partnership between the Svn Okklt blog and Fallen Empire Records –
Read moreIRAE – TO THOSE WHO STAND… EVIL PREVAILS (Infinite Darkness Productions)
Black Metal is a simple business, really. No need to over-complicate things. Some artists are able to churn out release
Read moreSVIKT / KIRKEBRANN – BETRAYAL & BLASPHEMY LP (Blut & Eisen Productions)
Two relatively-unknown Norwegian hordes – who share a member in the form of Hrafn – join forces on this vinyl-only
Read moreENDEZZMA – EROTIK NEKROSIS LP (Agonia Records)
I believe this was the last album that the late Trondr Nefas (Urgehal, Beastcraft, Angst Skvadron) performed on. If so,
Read moreTAAKEFERD – NÅR SIRKELEN BRYTES LP (Obscure Abhorrence Productions)
‘Når Sirkelen Brytes’ is the debut full-length from northern Norwegian quintet Taakeferd, who may or may not have borrowed their
Read moreBRIARGH / XERION / SENTIMEN BELTZA / DOOM OF VALYRIA – PAGAN SPIRIT (Azermedoth Records)
Obviously, I purchased this four-way split CD due to the involvement of the excellent Sentimen Beltza, who contribute three examples
Read moreREVERORUM IB MALACHT – DEMO 09 LP (Ancient Records)
As you will gather from the warbling to follow, I have mixed emotions about this one, which seems to be
Read moreHAT – VORTEX OF DEATH (Abyss Records)
One thing that’s clearly working against Norwegian Black Metal duo Hat is the name. It may mean hate in their
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MIRKHALL – LIKE WOLVES – LIKE HEATHENS (Dark Adversary Productions)
For a relatively-unknown entity, Mirkhall is quite the phenomenon! The brainchild of one Gand (AKA Shatraug of Horna, Sargeist and
Read moreSAPIENTIA – THROUGH THE FIRST SPHERE OF SATURNUS (Lamech Records)
Sapientia from Sweden is a brand-new band that specialises in a hybrid of Death Metal and Black Metal that to
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