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III: Non Sequitur

Weltschmerz

The essence of what Black Metal is can be found on this release.

The Gates of Slumber

If you're a die-hard Doom Metal maniac, this release is surely what you're looking for.

At Death’s Gate

Slechtvalk

Black Metal for the masses!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Hierarchy (Reissue)

Rivers of Nihil

This is the opportunity for the fans to find the first release of these guys.

Coda

Rifftera

This surprising EP is really GREAT!!! 🤘🏻 🤘🏻 🤘🏻

The Dead Don’t Die

Dominum

This German quartet is really surprising with such mix of Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal with traces of modern tendencies.

For I Am Your Death

Bloodmoon Eclipse

Unfortunately, much of this album falls into the droning noise category for me. There were few discernable riffs, and the vocals were delivered in much of the same manner from song to song. This wasn’t a total loss, but it wasn’t very memorable either.

The Cycles of Suffering

Burial Oath

This was a solid album that pushed notes of punishment with notes of hopelessness in equal doses. It is a traditional album in the sense of the origins of the genre, but it also had modern elements.

Madness Malformed

Recidivist

Unapologetic raw death meatal from SLC

The Somnifier

Vessel

This was an enjoyable album, and I found it to have a gritty mix of some harder songs, and some more lighthearted ones that are still tinged with that depressions sense of evergrey.

Adoration of the Abyssal Trespasser

Trollcave

One of the reasons that the music is so slow is because it allows the pain to soak in. At first, it feels like a pinch, but later, it grows into a dull ache that just gets worse. Eventually, the pain is near crippling, and there is no cure in sight. You are diagnosed with chronic pain, and it hits you…you are going to feel like this for the rest of your life.

Always Look Up

Van Zant

The lyrical content of “Always Look Up” makes it very clear about what has happened with the VAN ZANT brothers in their musical as well as family lives. They are all written and sung in plain English, without mincing words or intentions. What it boils down to is that after some 20 years of chasing their dreams they found that it was time to return to the beliefs they had before that time.

Restless Fight

Sunstorm

You would think that I have a membership for reviewing albums where Ronnie Romero is the singer. But I haven’t, it just turns out that he is singing on a lot of albums that I consider interesting.

Litanie

Ozora

After extensively listening to “Litanie” I can only say that I am impressed with the OZORA and their musicality. Especially in the heavier department they are a force to be reckoned with.

…As Nightmares Gorged The Earth

Deadly Magic

If there is one real criticism that I can relate to when it comes to DEADLYU MAGIC it is that I feel that “…As Nightmares Gorged The Earth” is way, way too short for me. I would have loved at least 40 minutes more.

Withering Tides

Axetasy

This is a good Speed/Thrash Metal album. When it comes to AXETASY I can’t just name those two musical styles separate, as they are interwoven in such a way in every song that it is almost impossible to not see them as a Siamese twin.

Pandaemonium

Apocalypse

APOCALYPSE wants to mix Black, Death and Epic Metal and try to sound different on every album. Whether he has done that or not is not for me to say, as “Pandaemonium” is the first time I ever listened to APOCALYPSE.

Black Clouds Over The World

Gates Open

A powerful duo is back with their sound of old school melodic death tinged in industrial metal from Finland

Natt til ende

Djevel

DJEVEL’s “Natt til ende,” is an impressively bleak album that is just as engaging with its atmospheric side. This album will please fans of more straightforward blackened tendencies as well as people who want a little more depth to their black metal.

Pereptual Intercourse

Putrid Vomit Christ

All in all, PUTRID VOMIT CHRIST’s “Perpetual Inercourse,” is a very strong early release from a band that I hope I hear more from.

Enchantress

The Pale Horses

Good Stoner Metal.

To Lay Siege and Conquer

Blasphemous

I can’t say “To Lay Siege and Conquer” is a terribly inventive album, but it is consistent. If you like your Blackened Death Metal with no spoiler influences like Symph or Atmospheric, this album might be your poison.

Blood Worship Extremism

Nigrum

“Blood Worship Extremism” delivers exactly what it promises: blood worship extremism—all wrapped up in lo-fi, brutal FW Black Metal.

Sad Plight of Lucifer

Konkhra

KONKHRA is a death metal band from Denmark, who formed in 1990. Somehow, I have […]

Fœhn

Unholdun

All in all, UNHOLDUN’s “Fœhn,” is a solid if unremarkable album. It provides an entertaining 42 minutes of bleak, frozen black metal but after the ride is over, there isn’t much reason for a return trip.

Psalmus Mortis

Retromorphosis

One thing that is immediately noticeable about the album is the fact that it is steeped in the deep traditions of the genre, but it refuses to remain there. They band uses a modern approach to the music, and their technical mastery is strong. For me, it’s model of how modern Death Metal bands should be.

Utopia

Silent Winter

Power Metal galore.

Oceans

Talia Hoit

The best part about the album is Talia’s voice. It is gentle, strong when it needs to be, and she has a near perfect pitch. I also like the concept that the album is centered around. Some areas of constructive criticism center mostly around the overuse of this style of music. It has been done so many times that in today’s market, you need to change whatever pieces you can to keep it sounding original. In this case, it is just overly formulated…almost a “symphonic metal by the numbers” type of sound.

Descent Into Lunacy

Cryptorium

“Descent Into Lunacy” is an old school Death Metal hammering, direct, aggressive, brutal, and bone-chilling

Pathways

Serpent Fire

“Pathways” is a melodic delivery of dynamic and versatile guitar riffs and solos, as well as prominent keyboards offering a solid melodic framework

Grand Cosmic Funeral

Thy Legion

This was an excellent album, that combined the might and power of blackened Death Metal with enough somber tones to bury even the brightest soul. Fans of the band will like their commitment to their craft, and they will no doubt win over some new fans with this horrid and hopeless sound.

Scorched Earth

Harakiri For The Sky

Few albums manage to straddle the fragile line between hope and despair with such poignant grace as this one. It pulls listeners into a world where light and darkness collide in a breathtaking dance, while it feels like standing on the precipice of a storm—where the winds of optimism fight against the inevitable weight of encroaching doom. This looming sense of doom never overpowers, but rather serves as a stark reminder that even in our darkest moments, there is a flicker of light worth fighting for. This is an album that demands to be felt as much as it is heard, a cathartic journey for anyone standing on the edge of their own abyss.

The Eleventh Hour

No Favors

No Favors are a UK band from Stoke, which is close to the city […]

In Service of the Dead

Sentient Horror

Without reinventing Death Metal, these guys created a very good release.

Hail To The King

Voodoo Circle

From Germany Voodoo Circle bring us studio album number seven “Hail To The King”. […]

Malignancy

Onslaught Kommand

If you love extreme music at its most natural form, the Death/Grindcore work of this Chilean quartet is for you.

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III: Non Sequitur

Weltschmerz

The Gates of Slumber

The Gates of Slumber

At Death’s Gate

Slechtvalk

Hierarchy (Reissue)

Rivers of Nihil

Coda

Rifftera

The Dead Don’t Die

Dominum

For I Am Your Death

Bloodmoon Eclipse

The Cycles of Suffering

Burial Oath

Madness Malformed

Recidivist

The Somnifier

Vessel

Adoration of the Abyssal Trespasser

Trollcave

Always Look Up

Van Zant

Restless Fight

Sunstorm

Litanie

Ozora

…As Nightmares Gorged The Earth

Deadly Magic

Withering Tides

Axetasy

Pandaemonium

Apocalypse

Black Clouds Over The World

Gates Open

Natt til ende

Djevel

Pereptual Intercourse

Putrid Vomit Christ

Enchantress

The Pale Horses

To Lay Siege and Conquer

Blasphemous

Blood Worship Extremism

Nigrum

Sad Plight of Lucifer

Konkhra

Fœhn

Unholdun

Psalmus Mortis

Retromorphosis

Utopia

Silent Winter

Oceans

Talia Hoit

Descent Into Lunacy

Cryptorium

Pathways

Serpent Fire

Grand Cosmic Funeral

Thy Legion

Scorched Earth

Harakiri For The Sky

The Eleventh Hour

No Favors

In Service of the Dead

Sentient Horror

Hail To The King

Voodoo Circle

Malignancy

Onslaught Kommand

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