Lantlosis a very divisive band within the black metal community. Being one of the founders of the ‘black-gaze’ or ‘post-black metal’ subgenres, these guys are looked to as the prominent foundation for such style of music. Their pasts releases being a mixture of shoegaze, black metal, post-rock and even plain old rock influences in them,…
The Hviid brothers hailing from Denmark, known for their work in black metal band Blot & Bod have come together to release a wicked and captivating release under their other band Broder. This is a unique take on war metal, filled with vitriol and vigor. It tells tales of death, mythology, sacrificial rites, and plain…
This album at hand though, Full Moon Bliss, is a slower, methodical, and thought provoking piece of art. With elements of free jazz, blue grass, doom and drone metal, you find a very unique and almost psychedelic quality to the music. Being able to be both dark, yet provide colorful tones and sounds with clean…
A man coming from humble origins, Jan Kučerňák hails from Czechia. A simple guitar teacher but with a massive passion and a creative ear for guitar. His first album, Sisyphus which was released back in 2020, is one with a massive concept, and quite impressive for one to tackle on their first go. It is…
Jumping straight into it, this album leaves no survivors behind. Immediately you’re greeting with crushing guitar riffs whipping past you at blinding speeds and a hyperactive d-beat drumming that possesses you into head banging or tapping your toe all the way through. What I like about this release is that its not like many other…
Getting right into it, you’ll immediately notice the raw production style. The opening of the album, you’re greeted with white noise that could either be field recordings of wind blowing through the forest, or the raw feedback of a guitar. Either way, it sets the mood and the foggy, somewhat dream like atmosphere this album…
For a debut album this is truly monumental. Strix Askesis, releasing their self titled debut completely blew me out of the water. Creating their own unique interpretation of black metal in a beautifully written manner. Not much is known about the members within the band, but its not needed, as all is what needs to…
Shambling froth from the necrotic underground, French one man black metal act, Anakreb, releases their first self titled full length LP. Its very much reminiscent of the earlier days of the second wave of black metal. Its cold, dark, and cuts straight to the point with no added bells or whistles. This is simply pure…
Vantablack is a man made material that is said to be the darkest known substance to ever exist. It absorbs about 99.965% of all light that comes in contact with it. Vanta, on the other hand, is a Hungarian metal duo who’ve recently released their newest full length LP, Zero Kelvin. You can say this…
Hailing from the Portuguese underground, Animalesco, O Método, coming off of the back of their previous 3 demos, have put out their first self titled album. This is a blindingly fast, neck breaking album filled with crust punk and death metal sensibilities all wrapped up in a morbid and dark package. The album introduces its…