
BLUT AUS NORD contort into another unheard of epoch on the grandiose “Hallucinogen”
When it comes to blurring the lines between genres Blut Aus Nord are no strangers to the concept. Setting the bar quite high for themselves with the 777 Trilogy, their newest release Hallucinogen is a …
By Jon Krieger on October 3, 2019

MISÐYRMING revels in fury and disgust on the Dionysian “Algleymi”
It is a good time to be alive for fans of black metal. Within the last decade the genre seems to have undergone a wave of rapid international expansion, at the forefront of which we …
By Jon Krieger on June 4, 2019

MEPHORASH craft an unwavering esoteric vision with “Shem Ha Mephorash”
Featuring members of the almighty Ofermod and Malign comes the soon-to-be-known Mephorash with their fourth studio album, aptly titled Shem Ha Mephorash. An unorthodox take on orthodox black metal, the monumental album is a welcome departure from the …
By Jon Krieger on March 28, 2019

AORATOS appear sinistrally arcane & pastoral through “Gods Without Name”
Aoratos is the latest endeavor of Naas Alcameth, the blackened mastermind that gave us Akhlys and Nightbringer, and is described by their label as a “reflection of the eidola and egregore arisen from the liminal …
By Jon Krieger on March 14, 2019

KALEIKR infuses introspection into their maelstrom with “Heart of Lead”
Heart of Lead comes to us in the early stages of 2019, the first full length from the Icelandic black metal duo comprised of two former members of Draugsól. KALEIKR will inevitably be classified as black metal, …
By Jon Krieger on February 27, 2019