Hypnogogia is the state in between waking and sleeping. Its that moment, when you lay down to rest, right at the very precipice of the dreaming and waking world where all of your darkest thoughts come to life. Things like sleep paralysis, lucid dreaming, and other hallucinations are brought forth, keeping you in a unique…
Crawling forth from the necrotic underground of Canada, Wurdulacreleases their first full length, Lurking Hand of Fate. This is a oppressive, claustrophobic, and dark album with cannibalistic tendencies thrown in to create a unique lo-fi experience that is unlike others of similar ‘vampyric’ style. There are no compromises with this album. Immediately you’re attacked by…
Four crusaders hailing from Michigan here in the United States, banded together many years ago to form the band Enchanter. Under that moniker they recorded a series of demos and tracks together which were sadly forgotten to time and had left to collect dust. But thanks to Arkeyn Steel Records, they have unveiled these tracks…
Australian based death metal occultists Portal brings us their sixth offering Avow, an incredibly cryptic, chaotic, and manic album which was pulled from the depths of hell. Portal is unlike any other extreme metal band out there, combining the cosmic horror of Lovecraftian origin into their music with sweeping guitar riffs that, chaotic drums, and…
The legendary Nordic duo, Fenriz and Nocturno Culto, return yet again with another release pulled from the darkest depths of space. Eternal Hails….is Darkthrone’snineteenth album to date. It captures the raw essence of true heavy metal distilled in a way that is distinctly Darkthrone’sown. It is both very different from all of their other releases,…
One man from Switzerland known as Bornyhake, known for his other acts like Pure, Borgne, Enoid, and many others, has yet again presented us with a new morbid offering for us to listen to. This latest atmospheric step into death metal known as Nivatakavachasis a cacophony of of dark and twisted riffs accumulated together in…
Hailing from eastern Germany, Phreneticum, a two piece black metal act of cryptic proportions presents us with their first ritualistic offering. Der Stille Zerfall is a heavy lo-fi experience with hazy production and hypnotic riffs that capture the listener in its hellish gaze. What immediately captured me with this album are the tones and sounds…
Creeping forth from the dark underground, Chilean black metal occultists Funeral presents us with their second offering known as Catacumbas. A dark and putrid album that reeks of the underground from where it came. This is a very straight forward album that isn’t afraid to go straight for the throat to spew its dark message….
Bristol based hard rock band Yo No Se presents us with their second full length Terraforma fuzzy and laid back head banger of an album. While listening to it, I felt like their influences lie in the grunge and psych-rock phase of the mid to late 90s, taking inspiration from bands like Nirvana, Kyuss, Queens…
The modern Greek scene, in my opinion, is one of the best out there. Many of the releases I hear coming from there have really blown me away. And this four-piece band Nihilism is yet another fantastic release from the Hellenic world. This second release of theirs is a chaotic cacophony of sound that has…