Black Metal – Page 12 – The Sound Projector

17/12/2020 nausika

Esse Est Percipi: to perceive is to believe in post-black metal / blackgaze debut

Autumn Nostalgie, Esse Est Percipi, Japan, MAA Productions, MAA042 CD (2020) Black metal has more than its fair share of

15/12/2020 nausika

Ode to the Dark: a fearsome vampiric BM foursome with a taste for the Gothic and the operatic

Umbrivago Sombrio, Ode to the Dark, United Kingdom, Ancient Entity Records, AER 011 cassette (2020) “Ode to the Dark”, the

14/12/2020 nausika

Darkness Devouring Reality: old-school melodic black metal spanning death, doom, sludge and post-BM

Depths of Despair, Darkness Devouring Reality, Russia, AuToDaFe Productions, A-T-D 20 CD (2020) / Der Schwarze Tod, TOD 72 CD

11/12/2020 nausika

Sous l’oeil fermé des paradis: an intoxicating mix of black metal, crust punk, aggression and drama with a message of defiance and escape

Oes Galliath, Sous l’oeil fermé des paradis, France, Fosse Commune Productions, CD (2020) / France d’Oïl Productions, FOP 037 CD

09/12/2020 nausika

Wreathed in Mourncloud: a work of beauty, majesty and emotion that falls short of being a masterpiece

Fellwarden, Wreathed in Mourncloud, Germany, Eisenwald Tonschmiede, EISEN161 limited edition vinyl LP (2020) The Lake District in north-western England is

07/12/2020 nausika

The Sorcerer’s Sorrow: a spiritual journey at once bleak and desolate, yet hopeful and soothing

Anachitis, The Sorcerer’s Sorrow, Italy, Avant-garde Music, AV397 CD digipak / LP (2020) The sombre artwork for this, Anachitis’ debut

02/12/2020 nausika

Torturous Omens of Blood and Candlewax: a world of tortured and torturous raw black metal ritual chaos

Vampirska, Torturous Omens of Blood and Candlewax, Germany, Deviant Records, DEVCD 010 / United States, Crown & Throne Ltd, CT037

23/11/2020 nausika

G.O.H.E.: an exploration of personal guilt, downfall and self-destruction, and eventual salvation

In Cauda Venenum, G.O.H.E., France, Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions, LPAO-126, limited edition CD digipak / limited edition handcrafted CD

18/11/2020 nausika

Allusion: a recording by a band at a crossroads in its career turns out a grind of the wrong kind

Epitimia, Allusion, United Kingdom, Onism Productions, ONISM004 limited edition CD digipak (2020) Not for the first time and certainly not

14/11/2020 nausika

Par-Delá Noireglaces et Brumes-Sinistres: an ambitious and highly individual mediaeval BM / dungeon synth debut

Crépuscule d’Hiver, Par-Delá Noireglaces et Brumes-Sinistres, France, Les Acteurs De l’Ombre Productions, AO-121 CD digipak / cassette / 12″ vinyl