Tag: Black
Hot Graves – Desecration Time Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Desecration Time is a three-track 7″ (…or digital download, which, in this case, seems a like a more frugal investment for the curious) from fuschia-loving genre-whores Hot Graves. This Floridian …
Avichi – The Devil’s Fractal Review
At what point is black metal too nice? Orthodox black metal basically begs this question every time it rears its ever-so-serious head. The paradoxical beauty of much of this movement of the past half-decade or …
Benighted in Sodom – Reverse Baptism Review
Not long ago one of my esteemed colleagues (that would be His Royal Danhammer of House Obstkrieg, First of His Name) reviewed an album that he could honestly recognize the quality of, but just couldn’t …
ICS Vortex – Storm Seeker Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Simen Hestnæs, also known as ICS Vortex, has achieved metal notoriety through his work with Arcturus, Borknagar, and of course, Dimmu Borgir. His abilities have always been apparent, and his recent …
Helheim – Heiðindómr Ok Mótgangr Review
Assuming that one was ever able to stomach grown men tromping around in full-on chain mail, constantly poised as if to spring from the bow of a longboat and onto the unspoiled shores of a …
Dekadent – Venera: Trial & Tribulation Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Slovenia’s Dekadent is a new act to me, but after reading some glowing press, I checked the band out for myself, and now I can hopefully expose this superb act …
Wolves In The Throne Room – Celestial Lineage Review
I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve had it up to my receding hairline with the genre-tag war, especially when applied incorrectly. The hot one these days is “post.” What does that even mean, “post”? …
Gallhammer – The End Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Just a couple of years ago, the Gallhammer girls were plastered across the pages of the major glossies, preening through their eyeliner cake andAmebix cutoffs, satiating the juvenile urges of every laidless, geeky …