Qayin Regis, Doctrine, Spain, BlackSeed Productions, SEED052 CD / vinyl (2019) With a name that includes the Hebrew form of
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Pyrefication: a raw ambient noise BM universe of unending darkness, pain and spiritual torment
Pa Vesh En, Pyrefication, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, CD digipak limited edition (2019) For a band that put out its
Continue readingVoice of Opprobrium: a well-presented and polished, if flawed, work reviving 1990s second-wave black metal
Runespell, Voice of Opprobrium, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, CD digipak limited edition / vinyl 12″ limited edition (2019) With the
Continue readingLament In Winter’s Night: minimal raw black metal with depressive and strong folk elements
Lament In Winter’s Night, self-titled, Australia, Atrocity Altar, ATROCITY ALTAR – 15 cassette (2019) Lament In Winter’s Night is a
Continue readingThe Baneful Choir: a deep dive into a hilariously insane sonic universe of crushing black / death machinery
Teitanblood, The Baneful Choir, France, Norma Evangelium Diaboli, NED050 vinyl 12″ LP (2019) No sooner did I finish ploughing through
Continue readingThe Furnaces of Palingenesia: a rebirth, in less grand form, of a veteran black metal band
Deathspell Omega, The Furnaces of Palingenesia, France, Norma Evangelium Diaboli, NED047 CD digipak (2019) After 20 years – whut, 20
Continue readingCredo: an epic summation of the work of a 20-year veteran band in the Quebecois black metal scene
Akitsa, Credo, United States, Hospital Productions, CD / vinyl 12″ / cassette (2018) / Canada, Profound Lore Records, PFL 207
Continue readingBenedictus Diabolica, Gloria Patri: beware, an unholy ritual of worship and transformation unfolds here
Ancient Moon, Benedictus Diabolica, Gloria Patri, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, CD digipak / 12″ vinyl (2019) With three members spread
Continue readingCara Neir – Part III / Part IV: marking the band’s decade together with an album of an astonishing blend of several genres
Cara Neir, Part III / Part IV, United States, self-released, limited edition cassette (2019) Contrary to the title, this album
Continue readingJusqu’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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