Tag: Black
Lunar Aurora – Elixir Of Sorrow Review
Black metal. What is the appeal? It doesn’t die, and doesn’t change, so someone somewhere is really digging it. And digging it just the way it is…or was. Sloppy, thin, tedious. I do not pretend …
Azrael – Into Shadows Act II: Through Horned Shadows Glimpse Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett What a stellar year for black metal this has been. Already receiving solid new releases from 1349, Mayhem, Leviathan, and Blut Aus Nord, we are yet again blessed by the …
Blut Aus Nord – The Work Which Transforms God Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance I am just a casual fan of black metal. I have a begrudging respect for the genre, but for the most part I focus my energy elsewhere. However, I do …
Leviathan – Tentacles Of Whorror Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas I hit ‘play’ on my CD player and my headphones engulf my sense of hearing. As I lay in the hazy area between deep sleep and conscious awareness, my mind …
Borknagar – Epic Review
Originally written by Ian Dreilinger. Oh, Borknagar, what changes hast thou seen? From the self-titled debut to this new offering, Epic, it’s as though you’re listening to an entirely new band. With only one original member to …
Krieg – The Black House Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas I’ve been curiously entertained by some US black metal of late, as Forest of Impaled, Fall of the Bastards and Veneficum have delivered some material worthy of their European counterparts …
1349 – Beyond The Apocalypse Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Wait a minute… what is going on here? There is decent production, a solid sound… there’s no way this could be the same 1349 that released Liberation just a little …
Svartsyn – Destruction of Man Review
Originally written by Drew Ailes Svartsyn invokes cursed black metal. No, seriously. It’s true. They invoke cursed black metal. I’m not fucking around – they do it. At least that’s what their bio says, and anyone …