Tag: Black
The Stone – Golet Review
With Golet, Serbia’s stalwarts of under-the-radar black metal excellence The Stone seem to have confidently turned the page on an era of their career. Their 2006 gem Magla achieved a mix of Drudkh-like atmosphere and …
Smohalla – Résilience Review
It’s hard not to make comparisons when dealing with debut releases. For Smohalla‘s incredibly worthy freshman effort Résilience, Emperor clearly comes to mind. If time travel were possible and I could somehow play this album …
Farsot – Insects Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay “The insect, in a frightening tour de force of adaptability, proved conclusively that he could endure where man would ultimately fail.” This is a line uttered by a documentary-style narrator …
Stielas Storhett – Expulse Review
Typically, a black and white photo of a lone band member looking frustrated, downtrodden, solitary, and/or confrontational gives way to thoughts of minimalistic raw black metal – the type of music made by one person, for one …
Thrall – Vermin To The Earth Review
Originally written by Jason Lawrence Ugh, a long time coming is this review of Thrall of Australia’s sophomore album Vermin to the Earth. It’s been a turbulent couple months for yours truly, and my lack …
Haemoth – In Nomine Odium Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Haemoth’s brand of black metal seems to be often overlooked in certain sections of the pantheon of metal listeners these days, which I suppose is understandable considering the wealth of …
Wolvhammer – The Obsidian Plains
Wolvhammer wants to mess you up. On its second album, this Minneapolis / Chicago collective seethes with a barely contained malevolence and a passionately ill-tempered delivery. The base of the band’s sound is black metal, …
Nunfuckritual – In Bondage To The Serpent Review
originally written by Jim Brandon It’s become rather clear to me lately how bands that seem ideal on paper, even from most every collaborative veteran angle, sometimes fail to formulate into anything to be properly …