Hailing from Sichuan Province in China, comes a somber atmospheric black metal act known as 山神廟 in their native tongue (roughly translating to Temple of Mountain God). With conspirators 杨厄 (DoomYang) and J. they take the very essence of classical Chinese art and translate it into a ravishingly beautiful approach to black metal as a…
Welkin, hailing from Singapore, brings us their latest battle hymn, Emblems of Valour. This album is in dedication to the legendary three brothers Liu, Guan, Zhang. Welkin is able to capture their valour, courage, and virtuous actions through their epic sounding black metal. Coming off the back of their previous album Recollections of Conquest and…
Hailing from the most shrouded shores of Xiamen come the epic black metal act Holyarrow. For those unaware, Holyarrow takes inspiration from the gloriously bloody history of China and the Han people, retelling of ancient battles, honorable deaths, and heroic martyrs. With their latest release Long Live Victory, they take a look at more recent…
Hailing from Belarus comes Crystayler a traditional black metal assault who presents us with their latest offering In The Hearts of the Brave. This album calls back to the old Norwegian days of black metal, presenting cold riffs, primitive drumming, and battle hardened vocals dripping with pride and honor. The corpse paint and chain mail…