Lóstregos, Alzamente no Norte, Spain, Damnatio ad Bestias, CD EP DAB002 (limited edition) (2016) Lóstregos is a new band but its
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Dying Light: full-on blast-beat black metal aggression kicks this debut into life
Void Omnia, Dying Light, Germany, Vendetta Records, Vendetta Records CD # 115 (2016) The spiffy cover art by artist /
Continue readingLoth (self-titled): overflowing raw atmospheric black metal falls short of greatness
Loth, self-titled, France, Specific Recordings, SPCFC21 12″ vinyl (2016) La Belle France continues churning out black metal as if it was
Continue readingLe Sang sur l’Acier: a generic war-themed raw BM excursion forgotten all too quickly
Sanctuaire, Le Sang sur l’Acier, Les Productions Hérétiques, EP HER036 (2016) Having poured forth the dark ambient side of his
Continue readingEcho 2 – Les Esprits sont Étoiles aux cimes de la Victoire: low-key dark ambient going nowhere
Sanctuaire, Echo 2 – Les Esprits sont Étoiles aux cimes de la Victoire, Les Productions Hérétiques, EP cassette HER034 (2016) This
Continue readingPupil of the Maelstrom: massive soundscapes squeezed into a frustratingly small debut
Almyrkvi, Pupil of the Maelstrom, Ván Records, Ván185 CD digipak (2016) “Pupil of the Maelstrom” seems an odd title for an
Continue readingA Sun to Scorch: treading water rather than burning up the cosmos
Malign, A Sun to Scorch, Norma Evangelium Diaboli, 10″ vinyl NED038 (2015) Malign has been an on-off satanic BM project whose three
Continue readingAmissum: a highly intense and moody atmospheric BM album that will please most people
Chaos Moon, Amissum, Poland, Hellthrasher Productions, limited edition CD digipak (2016) Originally “Amissum” was released independently as an EP with
Continue readingHakmarrja: an unfortunate mess of industrial black metal on a global gulag tour
N.K.V.D., Hakmarrja, Italy, Avantgarde Music, CD AV243 (2014) As no doubt fans of the Paris-based industrial BM band N.K.V.D. already
Continue readingMetamorfosi: needing to swim its own way in a sea of Italian atmospheric black metal
Eterna Rovina, Metamorfosi, Mexico, Silentium in Foresta Records, CD digipak limited edition, SIF072 (2016) There really has been a tremendous
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