Tag: Black

Archgoat – The Light-Devouring Darkness Review

The Light-Devouring Darkness is thirty minutes of pure fucking ugly. Archgoat has no use for melody, no time for harmony and no tolerance for catchiness. Lord Angelslayer’s vocals are so gutturally deep as to be …

Dodsferd – Suicide And The Rest Of Your Kind Will Follow Review

Originally written by Ross Main. Even lightly seasoned Metal Review followers will be familiar with Wrath; the one man Greek black metal machine, and his hate-screaming, corpse-painted, middle finger project known as Dodsferd. It’s also common knowledge that …

Glorior Belli – Meet Us At The Southern Sign Review

The Crossroads. Whether this conjures for you an image of a young black man in a dusty black suit and holding a shabby guitar case, or the epic axe battle between Ralph Macchio and Steve …

Impiety – Terroreign (Apocalyptic Armageddon Command) Review

originally written by Jim Brandon As much of a thrill as it is to hear new sounds in the metal realm, there’s a comfort to knowing some bands will always deliver the same album as …

Goatwhore – Carving Out The Eyes Of God Review

Goatwhore has made quite the name for themselves in the last few years. I picked up on these guys around the days of Funeral Dirge For The Rotting Sun, running across them as they toured …

Horde Of Hel – Blodskam Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell Allegedly a “mysterious, clandestine collective of Swedish black/death metal scene legends,” the foursome that comprise Horde of Hel have chosen to cloak themselves in anonymity. While the mildly astute could deduce a …

1349 – Revelations Of The Black Flame Review

Chris McDonald’s take: I’m never one to condemn a band for making radical changes to their style. Throughout my years as a metal fan I have stood behind many bands as they underwent noteworthy sound …

Root – Hell Symphony / The Book (Reissues) Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell Hell Symphony and The Book are two pillars of the vast Root catalog. Originally released in 1991 and 1999, respectively, the albums are as stylistically disparate as they are unique. This makes it a bit …