Hailing from the cold wilderness of Russia, Икотка (or Ikotka in English.) a three piece black metal act presents us with their latest offering, Нестерпимая Беспомощност. This is their sixth EP, a somber, cold and very dissonant release with ear grating guitars, cold atmosphere and a deeply melancholic emotion that is just extremely fitting for…
Sometimes there is little need to introduce your self and make your self known to the world. Mysterious Castleis just that. Mysterious. Their album The Huntis quite the cryptic but heavily melancholy offering. For all we know this could be the only releases to come. But what is here is quite a lot to dissect….
From deep within the Amazon comes Kaatayra, a one man black metal act with fusions of tribalistic folk music that creates for ethereal and enchanting albums. Fusing traditional instruments, acoustic guitars, and tribal drum patterns fused with blast beats creates for some unique and quite memorable albums. While previous albums such as Só Quem Viu…
Spewing forth from the US underground scene Febris Maneais making waves yet again with another offering of audio-terror titled Akathisia. A name that certainly fits with the music at hand. Frantic, panicked and never staying still, you’ll be caught in a torrent of pure unadulterated hatred that leaves for quite the experience. Right off the…
Nothing warms my cold soul more than black metal from eastern Europe. Purean underground Russian black metal act presents us with their third offering Аса Горн, a cold and raw release with harsh riffs and lofi splendor that appeals to everything that I find right about black metal and this type of music in general….
Bursting from from the Swedish underground Death’s Epiphanypresents us with their first declaration of war. This intensely brutal and hard hitting war metal EP is a short yet impactful release that leaves the listener whiplashed and dazed from this hellish performance. All what makes for a familiar war metal release is there. The incredibly down-tuned…
This is the third release from this California based tech-death metal band called In a Hideous Dream Made True. This is a compact and rather laid back album, with some high quality production and dissonant guitar riffs complimented by just as equally dissonant drum patters, that at first leave you a bit dizzy. But don’t…
Making waves across the underground, Primeval Well presents us with their second offering to the mountain gods. Talkin’ in Tongues with Mountain Spirits is a beautifully written and thoughtful album that really digs deep into the roots of the mystical and rather pagan nature of American folklore. Its sound is a clever and wonderful mixture…
Hailing from the far east, the land of the rising sun, Dark Fog Eruptionpresents their second ritual offering, 忘却と絢爛の幻想. I personally don’t know Japanese, but according to online translators it roughly translates to ‘Oblivion and Gorgeous Illusion’. This is an ethereal and atmospheric album with misty lofi production that helps create a rather mysterious nature…
Hailing from the hellish Richmond, Virginia underground comes the second bombing of Antichrist Siege Machine titled Purifying Bade. If you’re familiar with acts like Revenge, Black Witchery, Blasphemy, Conquerorand all the other bands who take up the moniker ‘war-metal’ then this should be something up your alley. These guys are pushing forward that iconic sound…