This is the 13th release from the legendary Finnish black metal act Clandestine Blaze. Mikko Aspa returns with this incredibly hard hitting and crushing album in true Clandestine fashion. Continuing on the new sounds that was heard on the last release, Secrets of Laceration, Mikko continues on the path of melodic black metal with that…
O.W.G.A. adds onto his prolific library of mystical black metal with this latest release under the name of Auld Ridge, and with it, is the mighty banner of The Hermetic Order of Ytene. Starting his project in the United Kingdom, he has since moved to mainland Europe, somewhere in France, to continue his ritualistic and…
The creeping guitars and ambient instruments start this album off, with a very minimal approach in terms of production, the growing wall of noise builds up this looming sense of celestial anxiety that can only be brought forth from a dedicated shaman deep in a trance. Much like the name of the group suggests this…
Hailing from the US comes Lucifixion, a black metal duo who’s rituals have conjured up a nearly fifty minute spell titled Trisect Joys of Pierced Hearts. Taking influence from the old Scandinavian guard of the 90s, and a handful of bands from the early 00s, Lucifixion is able to create a timeless sound that keeps…
Hailing from USA comes the return of Uranium, a one-man nuclear industrial death cult presenting us with their second full length assault Pure Nuclear Death. This is an intense and dense album with many layers and intricate production details that can be hard to miss for those not listening. There’s a lot packed into this…
Hailing from the mountainous region of Portugal comes Lacrau who present us with their debut full length titled Axioma. This is a beautifully written conceptual piece based around the old Scandinavian senicide ritual. For those unfamiliar, it was an old tradition where the elderly of the village or clan who were unable to take care…