Tag: Black

Bestial Mockery – Slaying The Life Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Fans of Sabbat and other thrash/black hybrids, take notice–Slaying The Lifeis a seriously destructive album. Bestial Mockery (who are now, unfortunately, split-up) take old-school thrash riffage and channel it through the blasphemous energy and

Glorior Belli – Manifesting The Raging Beast Review

Originally written by Keith Fox. French and great are becoming synonyms when it comes to talking about black metal. Recent years have shown the French scene more than fit to put out an interesting and

Sear Bliss – The Arcane Odyssey Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Hungary’s Sear Bliss is one of those critically acclaimed bands I had heard mentioned around the periphery of black metal’s elite, particularly Glory and Perdition, but never got around to hearing, so

Marduk – Warschau (Reissue) Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. Listening to a live recording can be an extremely intimate experience. If you can hear the crowd, listen to some of the between-song banter and sense a greater energy coming

Blut Aus Nord – Odinist: The Destruction of Reason By Illumination Review

French black metal behemoth Blut Aus Nord returns with Odinist: The Destruction of Reason By Illumination, an intriguing release in that since the band burst onto the larger metal stage with the phenomenal The Work Which Transforms God, they’ve been

Nidsang – The Mark Of Death Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Finally, a new, young black metal band from Sweden that lives up to the country’s legacy of evil, grim, yet melodic and seething black metal. Review: There’s something about Nidsang that

Limbonic Art – Legacy Of Evil Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas. In the mid/late 90’s, Norway’s Limbonic Art was often muttered in the same revered breath as Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth and other luminaries in the then popular symphonic black metal genre. But somehow they

Moonspell – Under Satanae Review

Originally written by Tim Pigeon As I was in the process of writing about how I enjoyed this new turn that Moonspell had taken, I decided to dig a little, and realized that this release is