Tag: Black
Darkspace – Darkspace III I Review
Darkness is the most fascinatingly vast concept the universe has ever offered us, and the most terrifyingly claustrophobic. It is infinite — and nothing — all at the same time. Apply this concept to our …
Mare Cognitum – Phobos Monolith Review
Mare Cognitum is the sole project of Santa Ana’s Jacob Buczarski, and while one-man bands are not exactly an oddity within the blackened realms, rarely are things so meticulously composed, arranged, and performed as on Phobos …
Blut Aus Nord – Memoria Vetusta III – Saturnian Poetry Review
Throughout their groundbreaking career, Blut Aus Nord has shown an ever-increasing tendency to reveal different musical faces through sets of album series or groupings. Most notably, the 777 trilogy amplified the band’s blackened Godflesh traits, …
Khold – Til Endes Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Some working titles I was batting back and forth for this review: Left Khold Khold As Ice Khold, Not Cool Khold My Hand (that one is completely dependent on the …
Dark Fortress – Venereal Dawn Review
There’s a fine line between being a tourist and an accomplished jack-of-all-trades. Take the latest from Germany’s long-running blackened act Dark Fortress, Venereal Dawn. (That title, by the way, refers to the goddess Venus, not …
Hod – Book Of The Worm Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Everything’s “blackened” these days. From “blackened” thrash (Blash ™) to “blackened” death (Death Bletal™), it’s tough to find a musical style that hasn’t had the cranberry of genres inserted into …
Sangus – Saevitia Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell If you’re an upstart metal band in 2014 and you aren’t putting your music on Bandcamp, you ain’t getting heard. Simply put, if you’re cranking out demos–which don’t really exist …
American – Coping With Loss Review
“Noise proves nothing. Often a hen who has merely laid an egg cackles as if she laid an asteroid.” ~ Mark ‘Don’t Call Me Marky’ Twain I have mostly missed the boat in terms of …