Tag Debemur Morti
This Swiss / Norwegian outfit may well be new with only this album proceeded by a couple of singles but their line-up certainly had me intrigued and wanting to hear more. Set up by guitarist B. (yes one of those… Continue Reading →
Not really knowing what “baroque black metal is”, I discovered early on that it is a turbulent and frantic adrenaline-related offering at least according to Sühnopfer who throw the kitchen sink at it with odd folksy touches, while adding some… Continue Reading →
Imperial Crystalline Entombment? They released an album back in 2004 it seems (thank Metal Archives) and promptly disbanded and members concentrated on such projects as Aurora Borealis, House By The Cemetery, Azure Emote and Hypoxia. Now there’s a little clue… Continue Reading →
Blut Aus Nord are a progressive black metal troupe from the Normandy region of France. It began life in 1993 as a solo project of mainstay Vindsval, it has evolved over the decades to incorporate industrial and avantgarde elements. This… Continue Reading →
This is one of those tricky ones to review as this French trio do not give much away and what they do compared to what is described strikes me as incorrect. Here they follow up debut EP imaginatively entitled I… Continue Reading →
It’s less than a year since their last album, but black metal outfit Aara from Switzerland are already back with a new one. Triade III: Nyx is the band’s long player number five in total and the last part of… Continue Reading →
“Eight eerily hypnotic death metal nightmares” is how the label describes this album. Being Brazilian, I did check to see if the title of this album means anything in Portuguese but it doesn’t. The answer lies in the world of… Continue Reading →
I think it’s fair to say that some artists are out there and “difficult” when it comes to reviewing and even listening to unless you are in a certain state of derangement. Dødsengel, the duo of Kark along with drummer… Continue Reading →
I don’t know of this particular project before I received this, but the description that went with is intriguing: “Doomjazz mercilessly mixed with the ambience of Black Metal, Gregorian soprano singing juxtaposed with unholy cavernous screams”. It’s all inspired by… Continue Reading →
My favourite thing about Metal is when Metal references Metal and I can only assume that this is the case with Power From Hell. Whom if they haven’t plied their name from the Onslaught album of the same name then… Continue Reading →
A prolific live band, self-styled blackened hardcore warriors Hexis here are releasing their third full-length album. Prepare for dark heaviness. The opening song “Letum” has a surprisingly pleasing flow. It’s a bit straight line, which seems to be the recurrent… Continue Reading →
You wouldn’t want anyone throwing a Pestilent Hex at you, would you? Imagine what you could end up with, all manner of nastiness. Covid would be a prime example perhaps. It could even be booby-trapped within the music itself. We… Continue Reading →