Thumos returns with their second full length album Symposium. This is another journey into the philosophical themes of the ancient Greeks, this time bringing us into Plato’s Symposium. They continue down the progressive route, still sporting grandiose sounds with a raw production, but this time adding a bit more emphasis on the synthesized symphonic side…
Hailing from the US comes one man black metal project known as Bloodlet Throne. This is their second full length record, consisting of raw, harsh black metal with hypnotic riffs, and grizzly vocals. Its simplistic and compact with plenty of repetitive riffs and a constant steady drumming that can be rather toe-tapping at times. Going…
Hailing from Czechia, militant raw black metal act Chevallier Skrog released their latest full length towards the end of 2022. For those not familiar, Chevallier Skrog has released a handful of raw, hateful and incredibly lofi black metal in the vein of Bone Awl, Kūka’ilimoku, Wulkanaz, among others who lean more towards a punkish, raw…
Thoughts on a few demo releases that have been circling around my domain of listening. Artwork by Neheroth Черновство – Наследие This is the fourth release from this black metal act out of the cold Russian wastes, a surprising release coming towards the end of 2022 and very much a continuation of what came before….
This is the second full length from Pennsylvania dungeon synth/black metal project Strixskog. Their past releases were more of an atmospheric and dungeon synth approach, but this is the first full length that’s fully black metal. While still holding many of the melodic emphasis from previous release, the different direction is an interesting experiment and…
This is the final hymn from Finnish black metal occultists Cosmic Church, titled Täyttymys which makes sense as it translates to Fulfillment in English. This is a strong ending to an impactful trio of albums with heavy esoteric meanings behind them. There’s a different sound direction with this album as well, taking on a more…
Hailing from the cold Finnish wastes comes the mysterious black metal occultists known as Kêres with their latest musical offering Flaming Ash. This is their fourth EP, though the contents inside makes it feel like a full length. Its densely packed with cold melodic riffs that evoke this deep sense of melancholy. Its about as…
Hailing from the decrepit underground of Portland comes the brutal death metal band Torture Rack. This is their debut album, Barbaric Persecution which came out back in 2015. This is death metal at its finest. No playing around, just pure auditory assault with plenty of gore and violence to spread with this album. Bordering on…
Hailing from the decrepit US underground Abysmal Lord presents us with their third full-length offering known as Immortal Hunger. A furious and demonic bestial war metal album that crushes it’s listener into submission. If you’re even somewhat familiar with other bestial acts like Proclamation, Blasphemy, Black Witchery, and many others, than you’re gonna know this…
Returning from the battlefields the Scythian warriors known as Hate Forest return with war hymns to preach to the masses. Innermost is the name of their latest full length which doesn’t deviate at all from the typical Hate Forest formula of intense blast beats, deep growling vocals, and impeccable riffs that are simply addicting to…