INQUISITION – BLACK MASS FOR A BLACK GRAVE (Agonia Records)
‘Black Mass For A Mass Grave’ is a surprise on multiple levels. First of all, I presumed Inquisition had ceased
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ACHERONTAS – PSYCHIC DEATH – THE SHATTERING OF PERCEPTIONS (Agonia Records)
The ceremonial bell (death knell?) chimes ominously to herald the portentous arrival of ‘Psychic Death – The Shattering Of Perceptions’,
Read moreAOSOTH – V: THE INSIDE SCRIPTURES LP (Agonia Records)
Aosoth’s fifth and final strike is a monstrous slab of murky Black Metal disdainfully forced through a decidedly Death Metal
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SVARTSYN – IN DEATH LP (Agonia Records)
Nineteen years since unleashing his debut full-length under the Svartsyn banner, Ornias delivered his ninth album and first in four
Read moreVI – DE PRAESTIGIIS ANGELORUM LP (Agonia Records)
‘De Praestigiis Angelorum’ is the debut full-length from Black Metal ensemble VI, veterans of the French scene with previous experience
Read moreHYPOTHERMIA – SVARTKONST LP (Agonia Records)
‘Svartkonst’ translates from Swedish to English – very loosely – as ‘Smartcunts’. I’ve always been a fan of Hypothermia and
Read moreINFERNAL WAR – AXIOM LP (Agonia Records)
Is this album derivative? Yes. Have we heard it all before? Hell, yes. Does it bring anything remotely new to
Read moreENTHRONED – SOVEREIGNS LP (Agonia Records)
Having undergone a dizzying amount of line-up changes and personal setbacks, Enthroned should probably no longer be relevant. That’s usually
Read moreAOSOTH – IV: ARROW IN HEART 2LP (Agonia Records)
Musically (which is what really counts, of course), it’s impossible to go wrong with Aosoth, who rarely put a foot
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 moreNIGHTBRINGER / ACHERONTAS – THE RUINS OF EDOM LP (Agonia Records)
I bought this split LP mainly for the Nightbringer side, as I’m not especially a huge fan of Acherontas (despite
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SVARTSYN – THE TRUE LEGEND LP (Agonia Records)
First off, I must confess to being unfamiliar with the original incarnation of this album, which was spawned back in
Read moreENTHRONED – OBSIDIUM LP (Agonia Records)
Enthroned truly is a strange beast. Active since 1994, they’ve released a grand total of nine full-lengths including this current
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