Tag: Black
Avenger – Bohemian Dark Metal Review
I have a shameful confession, dear readers: I was really expecting Bohemian Dark Metal to be mediocre. I had never heard of the band before, and the album just sort of arrived with little fanfare …
Septekh – The Seth Avalanche Review
Imagine a half-drunken jam session between Mille Petrozza, Fenriz and Tom G. Warrior, the lot of them caught between ripping through varying combinations of their distinctive thrash, black and proto-black heaviness and just rocking out …
Mongrel’s Cross – The Sins Of Aquarius Review
Judged solely on the merits of its black/thrash output, Australia must be a filthy, disgusting, and, well, pretty awesome place. With the likes of Deströyer 666, Assaulter, Bestial Warlust, Razor of Occam, Vomitor, Gospel of …
Deathspell Omega – Drought Review
Very few black metal fans would deny that any new Deathspell Omega is special, as their brand of ever-convincing evil never falters in execution or originality, but there is something extra nice about a new …
Eternal Helcaraxe – Against All Odds Review
There’s nothing like mining the deepest parts of the “Lord of the Rings” universe to come up with a band name. You never know what one will come up with or even how apt the …
Ne Obliviscaris – Portal of I Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance There are two totally valid arguments to be made about Portal of I, the ambitious full length debut from Australia’s Ne Obliviscaris. There’s the one that I am pre-disposed to make. That …
Ectovoid – Fractured In The Timeless Abyss Review
It must have been fate that MetalReview’s own Chris McDonald asked me to review his band Ectovoid’s debut, Fractured in the Timeless Abyss, during a time when I was trapped in my own sort of …
Panopticon – Kentucky Review
People are not rootless. Even economic migrants, or a generation born in exile, or the war-displaced, or an endless diaspora, or the homeless – all retain a sense of place that shapes their identity, even …