Tag: Black

Moonsorrow – V – Hävitetty Review

Originally written by Jason Jordan. The prospect of another Moonsorrow full-length so soon after the monstrous Verisäkeet was enough to keep me focused on the new one’s release date months before it arrived. And what a payoff! The fifth

Melechesh – Emissaries Review

Originally written by Doug Moore. I first heard of Melechesh in the same context that I imagine most people hear of them: “They’re that death metal band from Israel, maaan!” Turns out that such is not exactly

Sammath Naur – Self-Proclaimed Existence Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner At first I had absolutely no clue why it had taken me so long to finally get around to reviewing this one (not that it’s sat in my to do

Skeletonwitch – Worship The Witch Review

Originally written by Ramar Pittance I think most metal fans know a band or two like Skeletonwitch. Either they practiced in your dormitory’s basement while you were in college, lived a few doors down from you

Ludicra – Fex Urbis, Lex Orbis Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner While normally these sorts of things don’t matter in the least to me, I find it compellingly interesting to point out a few distinctive anomalies present. Part of the reason

Negură Bunget – OM Review

Originally written by Jeremy Garner I’ve been taking my time with this one, but no matter how much time I give myself or how many times I’ve tried to capture this album with words, I

Heresi – Psalm II – Infusco Ignis Review

originally written by Jim Brandon Sometimes I think many of these one-man black metal projects are just entirely too self-absorbed for their own good. I mean really, if your souls are so diminished and your

I – Between Two Worlds Review

Originally written by Jon Eardley After a three year hiatus in which many days were spent reflecting on all that has been and all that might come to be, the mighty Norwegian warrior that dwells