Tag: Black
Omega Centauri – Universum Infinitum Review
Duplicate Records is slowly but surely gaining a reputation as a boutique label with a keen eye for compellingly odd takes on the darker ends of metal’s vast spectrum. 2011 alone saw Einar Sjursø’s (of …
Abigail Williams – Becoming Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance After cycling through nearly 20 bandmates and two distinctly modern approaches to symphonic black metal, Abigail Williams’ main man Ken Sorceron sounds closer to finding a style that suits him on Becoming, …
Azaghal – Nemesis Review
If I was feeling like kind of an asshole, I might suggest that this review of Nemesis, the ninth and newest Azaghal record (and third for Moribund) could be kept to three words: “Finnish black …
Lantlôs – Agape Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Lantlôs has long been my favorite band of the wimpy black metal genre. In addition to the band’s skilled melodic sense and intense drumming and vocals, their ability to channel the …
Drudkh – Eternal Turn Of The Wheel Review
When Drudkh announced that their ninth album would be a return to their harsh roots, many preparing to groan at another Handful of Stars probably held their breath and raised a cautious eyebrow. After all, …
Excommunicated – Skeleton Key Review
From the ashes of New Orleans-based outfits Suture and Catholicon comes Excommunicated, debuting with this Vatican-bashing platter of respectable black/death. The promo of Skeleton Key came complete with a glossary of terms and explanations of …
J.W. Pozoj – Escape Of Pozoj Review
Black metal as an art form has woven itself a web of interpretive tangents of late, unwittingly (perhaps) getting all gnarled up in scrutiny. While some of the validity vetting is surely self-interested, much is …
Dodecahedron – Dodecahedron Review
The unfortunate reality about diving ass-over-ankles into the mystical forests and blood-stained steppes of extreme metal (or any other niche art-form, for that matter) is that the longer one spends banging the heads that will …