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Serious Black – Rise of Akhenaton (AFM)

Euro Metallers Serious Black return once more with their 7th studio album in 9 years of recording, the second of which to feature Nicola Mijić on vocals. A band who have had plenty of ups and downs in terms of… Continue Reading →

Arkona – Stella Pandora (Debemur Morti)

I’ve always felt that you know what you’re going to get from Arkona, the Polish black metal who share a name with others. That’s not necessarily a good thing in a creative sense but this band is tight and intense,… Continue Reading →

Diablation – Irrévérence (Osmose)

Hardly surprising but the last and second album ‘Par La Fue’ from French Vampiric council Diablation made my albums of the year list when it was released in 2022. Including members past and present from the likes of Seth, Bâ’a,… Continue Reading →

Throat – Blood Exaltation / New Flesh Nectar (Godz Ov War)

My final bit of cassette cacophony for the moment is this from Polish/Finnish based raw black metal band Throat. It comprises their debut 2020 demo ‘New Flesh Nectar’ and this year’s EP Blood Exaltation. So to be honest I thought… Continue Reading →

Kanonenfieber – Die Urkatastrophe (Century Media)

Having a best friend who is heavily invested in Black Metal has always been a blessing, it means he can share his Blackened finds with me and with him I can share my Slamming Death Metal passion. As a result… Continue Reading →

Krilloan – Return Of The Heralds (Scarlet Records)

Relatively new to the scene, Power Metal crusaders Krilloan waste no time in unleashing their second instalment of unapologetic, bombastic, galloping Power Metal. With as much Metal subtlety as a house brick, standing on another house brick, surrounded by more… Continue Reading →

Intolerance – Waking Nightmares Of An Endless Void (Godz Ov War)

Next up in my collection of cassettes from Godz Ov War is this from Intolerance. As you might guess there are a few bands sporting this particular sobriquet, so to clarify this is the death metal band from Spain and… Continue Reading →

Aorlhac – The Winds Trilogy (LADLO Productions)

Although only visiting the area briefly long ago, I was aware of the significance of wind as far as the South Of France is concerned and sure enough a bit of research buffeted me in the direction of Le Mistral…. Continue Reading →

Thorium – The Bastard (Emanzipation Productions)

This Danish band has been around for over 25 years and whilst their release rate isn’t the highest, the band members, both current and ex have been in or are in multiple other metal acts, the quality certainly hasn’t faltered… Continue Reading →

Defiled – Horror Beyond Horror (Season of Mist)

Finally I catch up with the renowned and long-standing Japanese death metal band Defiled. The subject of updates on the excellent uniteasia.org heavy metal webzine, they achieved a form of notoriety in 2019 when Christian authorities in Malaysia forced the… Continue Reading →

Esoctrilihum – Döth-Derniàlh (I, Voidhanger)

Quality over quantity is a popular saying but what if you can have both? Esoctrilihum and the man behind it all, Asthâghul has established himself as perhaps one of the hardest working entities in the Black Metal world. Continually pushing… Continue Reading →

Vision Divine – Blood and Angels’ Tears (Scarlet)

Anyone who knows anything about Italian Progressive Power Metal will be familiar with Vision Divine. This is their ninth album, spread out since their debut back in 1999 which featured their first in an impressive trio of vocalists to have… Continue Reading →

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