Hailing from the UK, Portent brings us their first full length album, coming off the back of a solid demo and EP combo. This release, Black Humours & Sour Chasms follows similarly in the vein of the previous two releases, with manic and twisted guitar riffs accompanied with noisy and mid-paced drums and bestial vocals…
Chaos Over Cosmos – The Ultimate Multiverse
Chaos Over Cosmos is a very unique band with an approach I don’t think I’ve ever really heard before. Only being a two man band, the two members live on different sides of the planet. Hailing from Poland we have Rafal Bowman and Joshua Ratcliff from Australia. They’ve found a way to come together on…
FŌR – The Life Feeding Flame
After a four year hiatus, returning from the underground, the death doom metal band FŌR returns with their first full length release. Crushing those who stand in their way with devastating bass and guitar tones that shake you to your very core. Layered beneath it is the earth rumbling sound of the drums, slow and…
Monte Penumbra – As Blades in the Firmament
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…
Demo Showdown II
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…
Svartmass — Beyond the Veil of Death
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 – Monotony
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…
ARNA — Dragged to a Lunar Grave
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…
Trhä — Lhum Jolhduc
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…
von jeglichem wort — ein mitwerden ein neuwerden des ganzen menschen
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…