Tag Poland
The description of this is “Polish black metal”, and everything about the packaging of CD that came to enable this review speaks “black metal”. Rarog’g has been around for 20 years, during which time they have released three albums including… Continue Reading →
From the school of blackened death metal come Ephialtes. “Melas Oneiros” is a debut album but there’s no shortage of experience in this band which is headed by Quazarre whose cv includes Devilish Impressions, Asgaard and Crionics. Menace lurks everywhere,… Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
This comes with the usual no-nonsense description from the Godz ov War label: “Nasty evil black metal Poland”. No X Factor sob stories here. And we don’t want them either. A bit of research tells me that this is the… Continue Reading →
The (many) wolves of madness howl, a mournful little melody wafts over the top, and then – somewhat abruptly – chaos ensues. Rocketing straight to the top of my mental list of “I don’t know what I was expecting, but… Continue Reading →
Hot on the heels of this band’s EP “IEI” comes this album. That EP hit us like a blunt sword, indulging in a vibrant form of black metal not unlike Windir, while plunging along the way into atmospheric melancholy. No… Continue Reading →
There’s no denying the Heavy Metal credentials of Crystal Viper. Founded and fronted by the considerable talents of Marta Gabriel, this no nonsense Metal band have been releasing in-yer-face, unapologetic Metal albums since their debut back in 2004. “The Silver… Continue Reading →
A lot of horror themed albums come our way, sometimes they try just a bit too hard and come across as mere shadows of their subject matter. Occasionally though you listen to a piece of music in an unsuspecting fashion… Continue Reading →
Polish black metal band Blaze of Perdition are back with their sixth full album release. From fury to sludge, the band here reflect in summary the repression resulting from ideologies and religions. These five substantial pieces start with “W kwiecie… Continue Reading →
More cheerful music from Poland where this duo have a mission statement to “spread gospels of disappointment, inner struggle and futility.” They have been likened to Kriegsmaschine, Aosoth and Funeral Mist and have recently been playing some shows in support… Continue Reading →
Poland’s Soul Carrion is two piece outfit hailing from Warsaw and since forming in 2019 have released a full length titled ‘Infernal Agony’ and a self-titled EP which I reviewed for the site in 2023. Nearly one year later and… Continue Reading →