Tag: Black
Teitanblood – From The Visceral Abyss Review
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in …
Labyrinthine Heirs – Labyrinthine Heirs Review
When a band’s influences are on the stranger side, can that band still claim to be strange, or are they just pulling from the weirdos that came before? Well, in the case of the Texas …
Exordium Mors – Sworn To Heresy Review
There’s something to be said for a band knowing their strengths, forming more strengths, and then really leaning into them. In the case of Auckland, New Zealand’s Exordium Mors, those strengths include mastery of multiple riff …
Obscureviolence – Refuting The Flesh Review
The world of black/death metal (which isn’t to be confused with blackened death metal, I think…) has loved its black and red album art ever since Fallen Angel of Doom…. dropped the first of its …
Best Of 2024 – Chris C: Abyssal Tendencies
What. A. Year. Musically. And otherwise, of course. We dove headfirst into the ever-expanding soundscapes of Oranssi Pazuzu, Thy Catafalque, Ihsahn, and Blood Incantation. We retreated to our cozy corner where Sabbat, Judas Priest, Necrophobic, …
夢遊病者 – Delirium Pathomutageno Adductum Review
The central point of influence of 夢遊病者 — or at least, the root — is people, real people that once lived, or continue to live… Recently, when expressing excitement at the revelation of a new …
Auriferous Flame – The Insurrectionists And The Caretakers Review
[Cover art by Gilded Panoply Artwork] When Ayloss first started Auriferous Flame, it appeared that he would use it for more traditional black metal expression, as The Great Mist Within was emotive, melodic, atmospheric, and …
Abhorration – Demonolatry Review
In his recent review of the debut album from Greece’s Leatherhead, your pal and mine Zach Duvall praised bands “whose sound can’t remotely be predicted based on the other activities of their members.” In today’s …