DARKEST 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
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INCANTATION – VANQUISH IN VENGEANCE LP (Listenable Records)
Astonishingly, it has been 21 years since Incantation inflicted their debut album, ‘Onward To Golgotha’, upon the unsuspecting masses. With
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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ANATOMIA – DECAYING IN OBSCURITY 2LP (Nuclear War Now)
Perhaps I should change the name of my blog to DeathMetalReviews.com or set up a new one because there seems
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ANTEDILUVIAN – THROUGH THE CERVIX OF HAWAAH 2LP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Iron Bonehead’s version of Antediluvian’s debut album has to be the best of all. The German label released the European
Read moreBLACK METAL REVIEWS: THE END IS NOW
Due to a debilitating lack of time, I have reluctantly decided to bring Black Metal Reviews to an immediate end.
Read moreVOMITCHAPEL – THE HOUSE OF THE LORD DESPOILED (Osmose Productions)
Vomitchapel is Ghoat, the same person responsible for acts such as Hills of Sefiroth, Father Befouled and the rather magnificent
Read moreSELBST – VERITAS FILIA TEMPORIS (Self Mutilation Services)
I know nothing about Venezuela. Geography was never a strong point of mine. If I was to attempt to generate
Read moreNAPALM DEATH – UTILITARIAN 2LP (Century Media Records)
It’s almost like the last 25 years didn’t happen at all. A full quarter of a century after Napalm Death
Read moreANKOU AWAITS – CROG BUIDHE (The Path Less Traveled Records)
Ankou Awaits’ debut full-length ‘Lebor Gabala Erenn’ reached me like a foul stench of fetid air and – a mere
Read moreINQUISITOR – THE QUANTUM THEORY OF ID (Forgotten Path)
Avant-garde Black Metal? What is that anyway? I’m not sure. And I don’t want to know. The concept makes me
Read moreNUNFUCKRITUAL – IN BONDAGE TO THE SERPENT (Debemur Morti Productions)
The 74th release on French label Debemur Morti Productions is going to be very, very special indeed. “In Bondage To
Read moreMORBID ANGEL – ILLUD DIVINUM INSANUS (Season Of Mist)
It’s soul-destroying when a band as seminal and genre-defining as Morbid Angel descends to such a shameful low. “Illud Divinum
Read moreFUNEREAL MOON – EVIL NIGHT OF HERESY (Guttural Records)
Not too many Black Metal acts (d)evolve to the same extent as Mexico city fraternity Funereal Moon, who have moved
Read moreNECROS CHRISTOS – DOOM OF THE OCCULT (Sepulchral Voice Records)
Consistency is a world gone mad: there were 23 tracks on Necros Christos’ excellent debut full-length ‘Triune Impurity Rites’ and
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