Mortuus Umbra, Catechism, Forneus Records / Total Rust Records, CD FR007 / TRUST034 (2015) When your first proper release is
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Mortificatio
Another grisly and intense piece of work from the hands and brain of Miguel A. García…Black Earth is a diabolical
Continue readingFvlgvr Lvx Terror: a solid blackened death foundation
Vortex of End, Fvlgvr Lvx Terror, France, Deadlight Entertainment, CD digipak (2015) Since forming in 2005, the trio Vortex of End
Continue readingYohualli: an uneasy ride through darkness and chaotic hell
Yohualli, self-titled, US, Odio Bronce, cassette (2015) “Yohualli” means “night” or “darkness” in the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs and
Continue readingVsque Ad Sidera Vsque Ad Inferos: an under-powered minimal black metal debut
Kshatriya, Vsque Ad Sidera Vsque Ad Inferos, Russia, Barbatos Productions, CD / cassette (2016) You could be forgiven for thinking that
Continue readingSkáphe2: journey into the inner hell of a mind gone insane
Skáphe, Skaphe2, United States, Fallen Empire Records, vinyl (2016) We’re just a couple of months into 2016 and already there’s
Continue readingAn Ominous Landscape: this territory does have a familiar sound to it
Selbst, An Ominous Landscape, Romania, Sun & Moon Records, CD SM-037 (2015) Naming themselves after famous psychologist Carl Jung’s concept
Continue readingPain Cleanses Every Doubt: immense force and power remove doubt about a new black metal band’s worth
Ultha, Pain Cleanses Every Doubt, Ecocentric Records, CD ER#195 (2015) Ultha is a new black metal band from Germany but at
Continue readingThe Ark Work: epic crash-n-burn techno / black metal / post-rock bombast
Liturgy, The Ark Work, Thrill Jockey Records, thrill 378 CD digipak (2015) Since I heard and reviewed Liturgy’s “Renihilation” years
Continue readingArpitanian Lands: high on epic power black metal, low on originality and inspiration
Enisum, Arpitanian Lands, Italy, Dusktone, Dusk028CD (2015) As fans of Italian black metallers Enisum can guess, “Arpitanian Lands” refers to
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