Lunar Ark, Recurring Nightmare, Spain, Lunar Seas Records, cassette limited edition (2021) / United Kingdom, Trepanation Recordings, CD limited edition
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Maniac Manifest: reclusive ambient black metal entity dives into new musical territory
Pa Vesh En, Maniac Manifest, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, CD digipak / cassette / vinyl LP (2021) For an entity
Continue readingNirjara: an intense and powerful blackened death journey towards realisation and escape from endless rebirth
Tattva, Nirjara, Netherlands, Void Wanderer Productions, VWP023 cassette (2023) / United States, Road Rat Records, RRR00024 CD (2021) In the
Continue readingThe Procession: scrolling through a raw and savage Middle Eastern / BM fusion treatment of Ancient Egyptian mythology
Lycopolis, The Procession, Sweden, Azure Graal, AG16 cassette (2021) / United States, Snow Wolf Records, SW-022, CD limited edition /
Continue readingThese Wounds Are My Cathedral: polished atmospheric black / blackgaze / folk fades to colourlessness
Onryo Over October, These Wounds Are My Cathedral, Bulgaria, BMC Productions, CD digipak limited edition (2021) / United States, WereGnome
Continue readingZwart Vierkant: arty blasting BM / jazz / progressive rock fusion appealing to the head but not the heart
Grey Aura, Zwart Vierkant, United Kingdom, Onism Productions, ONISM006 CD digipak limited edition / vinyl limited edition (2021) A tough
Continue readingPolarity: icy atmospheric post-BM on a downward spiral with themes of isolation, loss and the terror of reality
Vixenta, Polarity, Italy, Flowing Downward, CD digipak (2021) Vixenta formed in Brisbane as a solo project by B., aka Brendon
Continue readingCelestial Triarchy: instrumental fusion BM / post-metal / post-rock debut blast from new heaven-bound trio
Nuummite, Celestial Triarchy, United Kingdom, Trepanation Recordings, vinyl LP (2021) Not for the first time – and certainly not for
Continue readingVampyric Castle: neo-primitive lo-fi black metal inspired by the legend of Vlad the Impaler
Le’Vampyric, Vampyric Castle, Singapore, Ancient Horror Records, ANHOR 017 cassette (2021) In case the album and song titles are not
Continue readingSem Proposito: a heady and intoxicating fusion of black metal, ambient, electronica and space psychedelia
Bríi, Sem Proposito, Brazil, self-released cassette (2021) Over the past twelve months I have come across some amazing experimental ambient
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