Tag: Black
Immortal – All Shall Fall Review
“I don’t know if we’ll see the end of the world, but it’s definitely the end of what used to be. Prepare for chaos with a grin on your face! And don’t be afraid, just …
Hiems – Worship Or Die Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Most black metal outside of the folk-oriented realm tends to fall into three camps. You have the unholy raw stuff, the floaty atmospheric stuff, and the grizzly rockin’ stuff. There’s …
Wodensthrone – Loss Review
Hype sure can be a bitch. Give that hype to a black metal release, and the band in question has to deliver, lest metal’s most fickle fans permanently label the band as overrated and overhyped. …
Canis Dirus – A Somber Wind From A Distant Shore Review
originally written by Jim Brandon I think there’s something to be said for provocative music that gives off two distinctly differing and repelling vibes. Perhaps there’s a recognizable amount of successful artistic intent in the …
Altar Of Plagues – White Tomb Review
The truth in the horror that is human nature is that people inflict the most terrible agonies on each other, to say nothing of their blatant contempt for the world in which they live. Heavy …
A Forest Of Stars – The Corpse Of Rebirth Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas What got my attention for the debut of this English black metal act was not only the quality of some recent British, atmospheric black metal such asWinterfylleth, Altar of Plagues (Ireland I …
Liturgy – Renihilation Review
I do believe I smell a scene a-brewin’. Well, okay, a potential scene. New York City, never known as the capital of US black metal, made a splash last year when Krallice put out their monster of …
Sun Of The Blind – Skullreader Review
There is something indescribably empowering in the half-wakened realization that one is dreaming. From within the bastion of reason, semi-lucid dreaming allows one to soar the realms of madness as if held aloft at the …