Tag: Black
Selvans – Lupercalia Review
Italy’s Selvans was formed by four ex-members of Draugr after that band’s breakup in 2013, and their very brief history is one of both tragedy and fierce ambition. After completing most of the vocals and …
Temple Of Baal – Mysterium Review
Originally written by K. Scott Ross. Temple of Baal are a black/death metal quartet from Paris on Agonia records. One of their guitarists plays live guitars for Aosoth and Antaeus. The founding member of Temple of Baal, Amduscias, was …
Dead To A Dying World – Litany Review
One of the things that seems most consistently difficult to understand for people who don’t particularly like heavy metal is just how it is that it can be soothing and meditative. And certainly, if you …
Onirik – Casket Dream Veneration Review
Casket Dream Veneration is the fourth full length from one-man Portuguese black metal act Onirik, and if the quality here is any indication of the past, one would hope that sole member Gonius Rex does …
Thy Catafalque – Sgùrr Review
My what now? What the falque is a catafalque? In case you’ve never written a dissertation on Western religious burial ritual, or if you’re fan of the band and have wondered but just never mustered …
Vhöl – Deeper Than Sky Review
The phrase “whether it’s intentional or not” is as crucial to a music writer as “no offense, but” is to the general population. Both are expressions that allow someone to introduce a controversial or perhaps …
VI – De Praestigiis Angelorum Review
Originally written by K. Scott Ross. What makes a band? Is it the musicians in it, or the music that they play? Obviously, the most complete answer is “both,” but where does the balance lie? …
Shrine of Insanabilis – Disciples Of The Void Review
Disciples of the Void is the debut album of Shrine of Insanabilis, a band that takes the whole “mysterious black metal” thing about as far as possible with a lack of member info, anonymous band …