Hailing from the Germanic homelands, Festungpresents us with their first full-length offering Der Turm. This is coming from a huge step forward from their previous self titled demo release, as the production quality is much higher, but still retaining the very raw and atmospheric qualities of it all. The song writing, while similar, simply excels…
Hailing from the mighty Oregon underground comes Gimpand their debut EP BDSM Black Metal Hellfire. Its not that often you come across a name like that. Clearly, the band’s lyrical themes are based around, you guessed it, BDSM and other such perversions. Its rather fitting in a way. All the leather, straps, and chains really…
Hailing from the United States Zebulon Kostedhas been traveling the dark underground for quite some time and boasting a rather lengthy discography that’s a mixture of black metal, doom metal, ambient snyth, and even some folk of a darker nature. All of it centered around the mysteries of space and the life that could be…
Crawling forth from the darkness of the underground, two wicked entities have come together in collaboration to form Endless Nothing, a nihilistic look into the darkness of the mind. Going by B.M, has teamed up with D.O (of Febris Manea) to spew forth vitriol and hatred to those brave enough to give From the Darkest…
Navalum, a black metal two-piece band hailing from Indonesia present us with their first full length offering On the Threshhold of Creation. This is a very primal album, dripping with pride and primal energy that is very much reflected in its production. There are some folk and melodic influences through out the album, though its…
Bringing us their second release Olbakdelivers a hard hitting and devastating album titled Menneskehetens Død. Its filled with excellent guitar work, viscous vocals, and some break-neck speed drumming on some tracks, it really makes for a very well crafted album. When coming off of their previous record, the humorous Hot Dinner Date with the Devil,…
This is the debut of the one man black metal act Hexenmondwho’s fronted by Ian Farms, aka ‘The Witch’, who’s known for his many other bands such as Goatskin, The Grail, Cyhyraeth, Wiccan, Witches Moon, among others. Its raw, dirty, simplistic black metal. Nothing too ground breaking to say here, other than the little added…
These are some of the albums I’ve found over the past year to be some of my personal favorites and ones that I’ve deemed the best to come out. They’re listed in no particular order, but there are some that I’ve favored more than others on the list. Starting with: กาฬพราย (Kanprai)- โพธสนธยา (Bodhisandhyā) Buddhism…
As apart of the Larmsturm Division, Каландар (Kalandar) is a fusion of raw black metal and extremely noisy punk. Stomping forth with mighty melodic riffs that are extremely catchy, militant d-beats, and harsh vocals spewing hatred towards those around them. Call this style what you will, but the term coined by the band ‘kali yuga…
Hailing from the ancient temples of Thailand, กาฬพราย (or Kanprai in English) presents us with their second ritual offering, โพธสนธยา (Bodhisandhyā). Its raw, unfiltered and highly emotional. Each riff and guitar lick is dripping with passion and has a deep spiritual meaning behind it all. Being their second demo release I’m really impressed by how…