Tag: Black
Massteron – Second In The Spheres Review
[Cover Art by Francesco Gemelli] I need to make a confession to you, my friends. Lately, I’ve been taking a little break from pouring the sound of heavy metal into my ears. I can explain. …
Dreadnought – Wars Of Spirit // Wards Of Light Review
[Cover art by Christian Ward] No one has ever accused Dreadnought of being doggedly orthodox in any respect. Their music is a product of the watercolored mishmash of monoculture in which it was and is …
Ch’ahom – Anthropic Rites Of Sublimation Review
There’s much more than this plane of existence. Are you willing to listen? A few years ago, one of the more obscure bands on my year-end list happened to be Germany’s Ch’ahom and their debut …
Sev Lezu – Blood Conscript Review
Experience is a good thing, right? In the case of newcomers Sev Lezu, their collective experience in other bands is undoubtedly a good thing, as you can hear that learned knowledge across debut Blood Conscript. …
A Devil’s Dozen – Blut Aus Nord
For Vindsval, Blut Aus Nord’s many modes are the point. “Our albums are built around the control of contrasts — darkness and light continually feed one another, and the band’s entire discography is shaped by …
Stormkeep – The Nocturnes Of Iswylm Review
[Cover artwork by Simon Bisley] Stormkeep’s full-length debut, Tales of Othertime, caused quite a stir in 2021. And by that I mean it was quite popular. Deservedly. It was big. It was melodic. It had …
Seven Chains – Swollen, In Flux Review
It’s a magical corner of the musical world where a band can combine an infectious nature with extreme oddness, and it’s in that corner that Idaho’s Seven Chains makes their home. Make no mistake about …
Yoth Iria – Gone With The Devil Review
[Album artwork by Harshanand Singh] The third album is in some ways a litmus test for a band’s longevity. Three albums is a sufficient sample size—you can generally tell where a band is headed, whether …