Monte Penumbra brings us their second full length album, a densely powerful gnostic album known as as Blades in the Firmament. This is quite the album, an epic proclamation that incorporates many styles and brings a unique approach to the extreme metal sound. To simply label it as ‘blackened death metal’ is much too simple…
Coffin Breath – The Tenebrous Mist Crawling out from the underground, comes a grimy and heavy album. Seeping with the hatred and disgust of humanity comes Coffin Breath a death/doom metal band providing us with their first demo release, The Tenebrous Mist. A disgustingly slow and heavy release, truly making its ugly mark known. First…
Hailing from Havana, Cuba, comes the first release titled Beyond the Veil of Death by Svartmass. A stark reminder of death and a celebration of it. A true dance macabre. It features Conspirator known for his other bands Shrine ov Absurd and Skjult. This time teaming up with another simply known as Antichrist. Together, they…
Shrine Ov Absurd is a one man band that hails from Havana, Cuba which brings us the second release Monotony. The sole member who goes simply by J. is known for his other band Skjut, where he goes by the name of Conspirator, is well known within the small Cuban scene, creating raw and traditional…
This is a debut coming from the Catalan duo ARNA, and a powerful first release as well. Coming in strong with its modern day and quality production, yet still keeping a raw and unfiltered sound. Impressive and atmospheric guitar riffs along side dark and beautiful lyrics that tell wicked tales. The instrumentation is very tight…
The third release from this mysterious solo act Trhä, is a truly impressive combination of utter chaos and beautiful harmonies. With epic and frantic riffs, endless and truly oppressive drumming, mixed in with a cold and dark atmosphere and hellish vocals all mixed with a raw and gritty production style that makes you grit your…
Hailing from Berlin, the band Von Jeglichem Wort Das Durch Den Mund Den Menschen Vernewet, or Von Jeglichem Wort for short are a self proclaimed black ambient metal act, an its a fitting title. With their latest release, ein mitweden ein neuweden des ganzen menschen, a thirty minute piece of self reflection and beautiful white…
I’ve been following Febris Manea for a while now. From humble beginnings he’s slaved away creating the most twisted and dark black metal as possible, and consistently doing so. In the early days of course, he wore his influences on his sleeves, taking from the book of Xasthur, Leviathan, and Japan’s legendary Endless Dismal Moan….
Black Mountain Hunger, hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, presents us with their latest self titled EP. A massive sounding atmospheric black metal album that truly captures the nature of the Appalachian mountains. Creating an awesome massive wall of sound with its swirling guitar riffs and hypnotic double bass drums that’s paired along side sinister sounding…
I’m torn on this one. Canadian black metal cultists Obsolete Incunabulum release their first demo, a haunting 24 minutes of pure oppressive noise. I feel like there’s a lot of potential that is really missed here. While on one hand, I enjoy the atmosphere it creates, especially on the opening track which is appropriately named…