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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Black Harvest
Some of the most compelling recordings made in Black Metal are those made by lone practitioners. After all, BM, with
Continue readingThe Best of Bacons
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
Continue readingImmoralist: a varied taste test for a first album
Resonare, Immoralist, Aderlass Kunstverlag, limited edition cassette (2017) Oooh yeah – this cassette, Resonare’s second release, is sure to resonate
Continue readingFarmakologinen: a dense epic work of blackened psychedelia in a small package
Oranssi Pazuzu, Farmakologinen, Svart Records, LP 12″ vinyl (2017) If you happen to be new to the joys of Oranssi
Continue readingInori: beneath the blizzard bluster, piano pop melodies emerge with dignity intact
Kanashimi, Inori, China, Pest Productions, PEST168 CD digipak (limited edition) (2017) Japanese BM/ doom act Kanashimi celebrates a decade of
Continue readingExile: a monumental blackened sludge metal effort not quite reaching its potential
Regarde les Hommes Tomber, Exile, France, Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions, CD digipak AO-036 (2015) If their first self-titled album
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Candelabrum Necrotelepathy PORTUGAL ALTARE PRODUCTIONS ALT-LP018B LP (2017) Pardon the pun, but there has been quite a buzz concerning Portugal’s
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