Cara Neir, Part III / Part IV, United States, self-released, limited edition cassette (2019) Contrary to the title, this album
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Jusqu’a la Mort: both a return to form and a precursor to new work for a black metal veteran band
Monarque, Jusqu’à la Mort, Canada, Sepulchral Productions, CD SP052 (2019) A longtime stalwart of the French-language black metal scene in
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The Sound Projector Radio Show Friday 13th September 2019 Negura Bunget, ‘Blaznit’ From Trilogy, ROMANIA NEGURA MUSIC (NO NUMBER) 3
Continue readingNodus Tollens: rich and contradictory post-black metal soundscapes of beauty, brutality and harshness
Calvaire, Nodus Tollens, Singapore, Lithe Records, LITHE009 limited edition cassette (2019) The debut full-length album of Singaporean post-BM band Calvaire,
Continue readingPlainsman: debut album boasting varied blackened death metal for an alternative mainstream / extreme underground audience
Intimidating Mage, Plainsman, United States, Bloodfiredoom Records, BFD-666-01 CD (2018) From Boulder in Colorado comes this furious horde of …
Continue readingMourning by Morning (self-titled): a great melodic atmospheric post-BM debut
Mourning by Morning, self-titled, Poland, Wolfspell Records, CD digipak SPELL 082 (2018) Having heard this album a few times from
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Some of the most compelling recordings made in Black Metal are those made by lone practitioners. After all, BM, with
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The Gleipners Smeder (COLD SPRING RECORDS CSR244CD) album is a Black Metal “classic” release from 2006, originally recorded by Jotunspor
Continue readingNo Reason to Stay: this depressive BM recording needs more individual style
Internal Cold, No Reason to Stay, Cold Breath of Silence, cassette CBS032 (2017) With a name like Internal Cold, you
Continue readingUltra Silvam (self-titled): debut thrashy black metal with a punk groove
Ultra Silvam, self-titled, Sweden, Änglaslakt_Productions, limited edition cassette (2017) Just a very short recording, true enough, but this tape is
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