JASSA – INCARNATION OF THE HIGHER GNOSIS LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Due to my ever-diminishing vocabulary and inadequate intellect, I have no idea whatsoever what an incarnation of the higher gnosis
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TCHORNOBOG – TCHORNOBOG 2LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Tchornobog’s self-titled debut full-length is an extraordinary work of art that really comes to life in the glorious double-vinyl format.
Read moreBLATTARIA – BLATTARIA LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Blattaria is the scientific name for cockroach and a routine perusal of the lyrics included on the insert of this
Read moreCHAMBRE FROIDE – ROUGES CHAPELLES LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Amid the clamour for the latest and rarest releases from Skjold and Final Agony and GoatowaRex and Ancient Records and
Read moreJASSA – LIGHTS IN THE HOWLING WILDERNESS LP (Fallen Empire Records / Amor Fati Productions)
If, like me, you bemoan the tragic, premature demise of Hate Forest then you could do worse than checking out
Read moreLVTHN – ERADICATION OF NESCIENCE LP (Fallen Empire Records / Amor Fati Productions)
Here’s one of those unashamedly retrogressive Black Metal records that just delivers exactly what a Black Metal record should deliver.
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SKÁPHE – SKÁPHE² (Fallen Empire Records)
Been listening to both Skáphe full-lengths on vinyl (released simultaneously…) around the clock these past few days and I’m having
Read moreSERPENTS LAIR – CIRCUMAMBULATING THE STILLBORN LP (Fallen Empire Records / Duplicate Records)
Serpents Lair from Denmark have overlooked the mere formality of sticking an apostrophe into their band name but, regarding vastly
Read moreLLUVIA – ETERNIDAD SOLEMNE LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Since heartily digesting the excellent debut full-length, ‘Premonicion De Guerra’, I’ve come to learn that Lluvia is Spanish for rain.
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MISÞYRMING – SÖNGVAR ELDS OG ÓREIÐU LP (Fallen Empire Records / Terratur Possessions)
Misþyrming is from Iceland so comparisons with Svartidauði and Sinmara are as inevitable as they are exhausting. Somewhere along the
Read moreDEATH FORTRESS – AMONG THE RANKS OF THE UNCONQUERABLE LP (Fallen Empire Records)
I find it impossible to listen to Death Fortress’s debut full-length without thinking of Hate Forest. ‘Among The Ranks Of
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SKÁPHE – SKÁPHE (Fallen Empire Records)
Skáphe’s eponymous debut full-length comprises four great compositions of ambient but raw and scorching Black Metal, clocking in at 35
Read moreVORDE – VORDE LP (Fallen Empire Records / Psychic Violence)
Vorde is an interesting new proposition from Brooklyn, emitting a fairly unique-sounding strain of cosmic Black Metal that is hard
Read moreXOTHIST – SIMULACRUM LP (Fallen Empire Records)
Xothist’s debut full-length is extremely chaotic, inaccessible and unorthodox. If it’s structure you seek in your music, then best to
Read moreTUKAARIA – RAW TO THE RAPINE LP (Fallen Empire Records)
This label’s been busy recently sneaking out some superb underground Black Metal of a distinctly analogue nature; it’s impossible not
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