Tag: Black

Negative Plane – Stained Glass Revelations Review

Goddamn, Negative Plane’s second record, Stained Glass Revelations, had me pulling myself in forty different directions looking for purchase on some pertinent perspective. This is one of those toughies to evaluate, because it will be

Xasthur – Portal Of Sorrow Review

I’m going to be very honest here. As much as I’ve always tried to give Xasthur a chance, I’ve never been able to get through entire album of theirs until Portal of Sorrow. Unfortunately, I

Necronoclast – Ashes Review

Recently in the metal world, there have been many discussions about musical atmosphere and its place in any given album. Although many see this as merely a matter of personal preference, there are some interesting

Old Wainds – Where the Snows are Never Gone (Reissue) Review

There’s plenty room in my life for black metal that branches into all sorts of progressive styles, but by hell, I love kicking through the rude, crude face-on-fire variety when I’m in an ugly mood:

Lifelover – Sjukdom Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas Sjukdom (“disease”) is my first encounter with Sweden’s Lifelover, despite their four-album history, and a strange beast they are. While falling under the vast black metal umbrella, Lifelover is a

Vreid – V Review

Round about a decade or so ago a boldly-titled comp called True Kings of Norway was released on Spikefarm Records. Featured were embryonic early works by Emperor, Immortal, Arcturus, Dimmu Borgir, and Ancient, obviously slapped

The Order Of Apollyon – The Flesh Review

originally written by Jim Brandon I always raise an eyebrow at the appearance of collaborations between well-established musicians who come together to form new projects, especially since about seven out of ten times there’s nothing

Primordial – Storm Before Calm (Reissue) Review

Originally written by Jon Eardley If you’ve been hanging around this site long enough, then Primordial is a band you’d better have heard of by now. The reasoning behind this is simple. There hasn’t been