Black Metal – Page 24 – The Sound Projector

27/07/2016 nausika

Loth (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

22/07/2016 nausika

Le 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

19/07/2016 nausika

Echo 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

13/07/2016 nausika

Pupil 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

13/07/2016 nausika

A 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

27/06/2016 nausika

Amissum: 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

21/06/2016 nausika

Hakmarrja: 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

09/06/2016 nausika

Metamorfosi: 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

02/06/2016 nausika

Seeding Will: debut BM recording needing more polish

Frozen Graves, Seeding Will, Finland, Kuunpalvelus / Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions, cassette (2015) Frozen Graves is a recently formed black metal project

02/06/2016 nausika

Värähtelijä: more epic, dark and hypnotic black metal / psychedelia fusion from Oranssi Pazuzu

Oranssi Pazuzu, Värähtelijä, Finland, Svart Records, SVART003CD (2016) Finnish psychedelic black metallers Oranssi Pazuzu have proven themselves consistent over the years