Crying Orc brings us Këkht Aräkh’s second full length album, Pale Swordsman, a truly heart breaking album with impeccable musicianship. Continuing what he did on the first album, Crying Orc took the Transylvanian Hunger sound, with endless blast beats and cold guitar riffs that would chill anyone down to the bone, and took it in…
Hailing from the Swedish underground black metal scene, Wagner Ödegård, is legendary for his signature raw and lo-fi sound from his bands Tomhetand Wulkanaz. In the past, he’s released multiple albums under his own name in the past, though mainly sticking with the more ambient style. As of recently, he’s dipped his toes back into the…
Hailing from the US, Mäleficentt, brings us their second full length album, Night of Eternal Darkness.Its a very solid release, rooted in the sound of the second wave of black metal, with distorted melodic riffs and punchy drums all provided by one man who goes by Y. E. There’s plenty of clever song writing and…
Elijah Knutsen – Pink Dream Everyone needs a moment of rest in such a chaotic world we live in. And there’s no better way than to provide that moment of rest than music. Elijah Knutsen, an electronic ambient producer, brings us a twenty three minute moment of auditory bliss. Its thick production style adds a…
Bastärd – Midnight Of Medievil Hailing from the cold wastes of Siberia comes the band Bastärd, erecting a hellish monument to those of the black metal past. Taking major influences from bands like Bathoryand Venom, this album provides an old school first-wave black metal sound of grimy thrash riffs, demonic Venomstyle vocals, and a primitive d-beat…
COSMIC REAPER Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, come ‘Cosmic Reaper’, delivering us their first devastatingly powerful self titled full length album. With slow and heavy riffs with a thick fuzz that vibrates so heavy you can see it in the air. Immediately on starting the album, you’re greeted by the heavy fuzz of the bass,…
Liturgy – Origin of the Alimonies Within the black metal scene there is a stark divide between those who create music that’s called ‘post-black metal’ or ‘blackgaze’ which is a sort of combination of shoegaze style atmosphere and hazy guitar riffs and the dark and cold nature of black metal into one. Some bands…
Grab – The Inevitable Filth of Mankind (2021) Black metal has always been known for its Nordic heritage. Many of the greatest bands have hailed from Scandinavia, but if there is one scene that is fast on the rise in the modern age, it’d be the Greek black metal scene. While, I may not be…
Shōen — Plant æ (2020) Its not very often that an album like this really captivates me. I’ve always found pure ambient albums rather boring at times, just droning noises and overdubbed productions. But this albums is a little different. According to the artist, Shōen, was heavily inspired by the music he heard in his…
Леший — Поганые Сны Piggybacking off my previous review, this is an example where lo-fi style of production can really shine. Леший a Russian one man black metal act hailing from Pskov, and also apart of the Pleskau Brethren, a cabal of black metal, and non metal bands that are all from the local…