Another hard hitting release from the prolific pagan Hrukjan. This time under the guise of Galdranaht, he brings us its debut offering When Full Moon Falls. This is a raw and punkish black metal release with infectious riffs, hard hitting drums, and pure nihilistic groove that truly gets the head nodding. There’s little added frills…
Hailing from the mystical lands of Albion, an occult duo known as Sword of Dis presents us with their latest ritualistic offering Cor Mundum Crea In Me, Sanctum Ignis, which according to the band roughly translates to Create In Me A Clean Heart, O Holy Fire! This album sports a dark fusion of technical black…
Returning from the blackened woods of western Tennessee, Vile Haint returns with their latest dark baptismal offering, Sacrificial Baptism in Murky Waters. A straight forward evolution from their previous release. Still keeping much of the same themes as before, touching upon the darker side of Americana and the old paranormal stories that still haunt the…
Hailing from the dark Croatian underground Ninhursag recently released their twisted blessing, Rite of Initiating Blessing Part II. I gave both the first part and the new second part a listen back to back, and it left quite the impression for sure. Brooding, unforgiving, and punishing are great ways to describe the two releases. Even…
Clawing their way forth from the rancid New York underground, Horns & Hooves brings us their vile debut release. Spewing forth hatred, bile, vile, and other unsavory bodily fluids, this blackened thrash attack assaults all senses (and other openings for that matter) with their had blast beats, mind numbing riffs, and blasphemic vocals make for…
Another mysterious act taking inspiration from the ancients releasing under the banner of Snow Wolf Records, Telesterion’s massive debut makes waves with its methodical song writing, massively heavy riffs, and mysterious atmosphere makes for an extremely memorable release for this year. Much of the album is based around the Greek Eleusinian Mysteries. What’s great is…