Tag: Black
Velnias – Sovereign Nocturnal Review
Originally written by Brady Humbert. I’ll preface this review by explaining that this album, in fact, is primed for album of the year for me. The best piece of atmospheric metal I’ve yet to hear this …
Leviathan – A Silhouette In Splinters (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Keith Fox. (First a Note: I don’t pretend to know anything about ambient music. But as a sincere Leviathan fan I think my opinion on this ambient record should tell black metal fans like myself …
Psalm – Manifest Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Previously a metalcore band, Belgium’s Psalm have unveiled a new sound, a new direction on this transitional EP: blackened death metal, or something resembling blackened death metal, anyway. Given this information,Manifest sounds exactly as you’d …
Moonsorrow – Tulimyrsky EP Review
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Bound By Entrails – For Valhall’s Sorrow Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: I’m always a little leery of critiquing albums that involve folks I know, in this case former Metal Review staffer Jeremy Garner. Even more so because this album kinda sat in …
Obtest – Gyvybës Medis Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: I’ve been a fan of Lithuania folk/pagan act Obtest since 1997’s Tukstanmentis, and while the band has dropped their black metal sound in favor of a more straight forward power metal/thrash with …
Withered – Folie Circulaire Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. Well goddamn, if this isn’t satisfying. One of the reasons I enjoy writing reviews is because I love to watch bands progress; it doesn’t happen often, but once in a …
Drautran – Throne Of The Depths Review
Originally written by Keith Fox. Though this is only their sophomore record (their first demo was released way back in 1999) these Germans sound confident and mature and I couldn’t be much happier with what …