FLAGG – COSMIC CHAOS MANIFEST (Purity Through Fire)
Featuring the combined powers of Tyrant of Malum on vocals and the eponymous Flagg, who plays bass in cult horde
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SARKRISTA – SWORN TO PROFOUND HERESY (Purity Through Fire)
Obligatory ominous intro out of the way, Satan’s loyal servants Sarkrista blaze contemptuously through eight new diabolical spells conceived and
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“MAY EVERYONE LIVE ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN WILL AND DESIRES” – TYRANT (MALUM)
As blasphemous Finnish sect Malum prepare to flagellate the flesh of the shamed fraudster once more with six new spells
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SAD – MISTY BREATH OF ANCIENT FORESTS (Purity Through Fire)
Eschewing the epic grandeur and warm-blooded romance of Hellenic Black Metal, SAD has always been something of an anomaly within
Read moreANCIENT RECORDS – DEMO COMPILATION PART II 2LP (Purity Through Fire)
It’s almost five years since I reviewed the lucky dip that was ‘Demo Compilation Part 1’ and a lot of
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SARKRISTA – SUMMONERS OF THE SERPENTS WRATH LP (Purity Through Fire)
As well as being apostropheless, ‘Summoners Of The Serpents Wrath’ is a glorious and majestic 50-minute homily to the horned
Read moreKALMANKANTAJA – VIIMEINEN VIRSI LP (Purity Through Fire / Hammerbund)
Epic, sad, melodic and full of longing, ‘Viimeinen Virsi’ is one of four full-lengths that were released by Kalmankantaja during
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SARKRISTA – THE ACHERONIAN WORSHIP LP (Purity Through Fire)
Sarkrista’s debut album first emerged on CD early in 2013 but ‘The Acheronian Worship’ only received its vinyl makeover a
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