The Swedes are notorious for their extreme music, and I have to admit that so far I haven’t come...
Chronicles
WINDSWEPT : “The Devil’s Vertep”
As with every creation touched by Roman Sayenko - the main force behind Windswept, "The Devil’s...
ENTHRONED : “Ashspawn”
It has become increasingly rare to encounter a black metal album that seizes you from the very...
PURITAN BONE : “Ecstasy on the Frontier of Blood”
It was precisely encounters like this one with Puritan Bone that first pushed me to start writing...
ANTHROPOMANTIC : “Blasphemous Decree”
Anthropomantic is a newly-formed Bulgarian melodic black metal act - the solo black metal project...
MARA : “Sword of Vengeance”
There are artists who channel pure rituals through their dark art—rituals in the deepest, most...
Smyrtonos & Vagabond : “Inhuman Blasphemy”
Are you in an ever-burning search for total blasphemy and impenetrable darkness to adorn your...
Gaahls Wyrd : “Braiding the Stories”
Ethereal melodies, pursued by a hauntingly deep voice and beautiful psychedelic chants with...
Robust: “Robust”
Sinister and captivating, the enigmatic entity Robust’s debut is the kind of beast that lurks in...
NIGHTFALL : “Children of Eve”
As part of the Greek metal triumvirate, NIGHTFALL are proven artists with several truly...
Teufel : “Vražje bajke”
I stumbled upon the Slovenian black metal/dark ambient project Teufel entirely by chance while...
DRUDKH : “Shadow Play”
Describing and presenting a Drudkh album is a complex, if not impossible, task. How does one...
THE GREAT OLD ONES : “Kadath”
The hauntingly captivating and, at times, profoundly chilling universe crafted by H.P. Lovecraft...
Bergthron : “Neu Asen Land”
Bergthron’s music has long drawn inspiration from the deep well of Norse mythology and nature, but...
ERZFEYND : “FIVRRIST”
"FIVRRIST" is the third full-length album from the German solo black metal project Erzfeynd, the...
Sinoath & Malauriu : “Scuru / Symphony of the Scythe”
Two of Sicily’s most formidable black metal forces unite to unleash a sinister and unholy...
Valdaudr : “Du Skal Frykte”
Norwegian black/thrash metal band Valdaudr unveils a visceral and untamed journey through the...
Temple of Decay : “Anti Deus”
Ferocious and grim black metal with deranged riffs and an anti-religious theme will always remain...
Liljevars Brann : “Helja Kor”
Methodically structured and extraordinary, the debut of the German black metal duo Liljevars Brann...
KIR: ‘L’appel du vide’
KIR is a newly formed Polish black metal duo, hailing from Kraków. Their debut album "L'appel du...
TIME LURKER: ‘Emprise’
Otherworldly noise, drawn-out guitars, and devastating screams in French pierce the silence,...