Author Phil Pountney
Ever since I got my hands on a copy of 2020’s Fragment: Erhabenheit I have been hooked on this Austrian black metal horde so I jumped at the chance to review the latest spawn from these black arts purveyors, Theotoxin…. Continue Reading →
It has been 25 years since Razor’s last full length, ‘Decibels’, and the thrash fraternity have been hungerly awaiting another sacrifice from the Canadian speed royalty every day since. Well wait no longer, ‘Cycle Of Contempt’ is upon us, so… Continue Reading →
‘Total Heresy’ by Trinitas is total raw and demonic black metal from the opening growls and swirling winds to the diabolical and dirty compositions which build the structure of the tracks which are housed in the latest release from this… Continue Reading →
It is hard to believe that it has been 26 years since the melodic death overlords, Arch Enemy, burst onto the scene with the truly legendary ‘Black Earth’ and from that day on they have simply gone from strength to… Continue Reading →
‘Ascension’ is opened up with an atmospheric intro with some brass and spoken word building into an all-out assault in the form of second track ‘Summoning The Ancients.’ The musical backbone is measured and vicious, the vocals delivered with intent… Continue Reading →
Blood Era opens with ‘The Age Of Contempt’ which builds with an atmospheric grand musical score before the band kicks in with some brutal and technical uncompromising death metal. Blood Era is overall constructed of nine absolutely devastating and crushing… Continue Reading →
We are opened up with a howling wind which is then built upon by hypnotic guitar work before the full band launch into a melodic black metal landscape, all creating a basis on which the vicious and malevolent vocals can… Continue Reading →
‘Untenkutoja’ is the opener to this epic, grand and masterful brief visit from these relatively newcomers to the world of atmospheric black metal. The track opens with a ferocious swirling wind and a piano score then sitting on top of… Continue Reading →
Unrelenting, punishing black metal from these majestic Norwegians and it comes in the form of their latest release, ‘Drep Alle Guder’. Track one, and title track, opens with a simple command, “The Beast Must Die” and then all hell breaks… Continue Reading →
Flayed Disciple are back, and boy, it has been way too long !! so, to ease themselves in ‘gently’ they have unleashed a five track EP on us to truly exhibit their intentions on how they plan to forge their… Continue Reading →
Opening track, ‘Ascension Towards The Promethean Fire’, begins with the bells tolling and then launches into raw demonic dirty black metal. It is calculated and measured and is as polished as it is maniacal and vile. The vocals from Lord… Continue Reading →
Striking wrath, exquisiteness and ambience are just some words that could be used to describe these four black metal Danes working in absolute harmony to create their first full length release, ‘Forfader,’ which is laced throughout with haunting melancholy and… Continue Reading →