Category: Review
DREAMS OF THE DROWNED create an atmospheric singularity dissolving batcave reverb into hellish black metal
The more we delve into the musical genres we obsess over, in search of the most unknown and obscure, there tends to be a subsequent longing for those initial feelings of surprise and unjaded satisfaction …
Fear & Loathing at ROADBURN 2019: Absorbing Chaos By Osmosis
A huge ongoing inspiration for Covenant Festival and this online zine component unsurprisingly came from the incredible work done by Roadburn Festival. Every year the lineup is a multi-faced, eclectically-curated explosion of sonic and visual …
SANGUINARY TRANCE etch an indulgent path directly to the Devil with “Wine, Song, and Sacrifice”
Sanguinary Trance first emerged out of Vienna, Austria in 2013, taking several years to carefully craft their sound into the dissonant, black metal barrage heard on their first release in 2018. Aptly titled Wine, Song, …
KOLLAPS rage against the malaise & disease of our current reality with “Mechanical Christ”
Kollaps have returned to resurrect the ancient apocalyptic ethos of industrial music that nowadays was thought to have long been buried under mountains of overproduced kitsch bands, gimmicks, and subgenre-conventions of hollow form over substance. …
AKROTHEISM plummet to the depths of a mythic abyss on “Law Of Seven Deaths”
Whether you look to the ancient or modern, Greece has been a near constant source of fascination in the way of culture. Whether it be in the perpetually inspiring pagan mythology that continues to influence …
OBSCURING VEIL slide between life & death in harrowing psychedelia on “Fleshvoid To Naught”
Obscuring Veil emerges like an apparition seen through a thick haze: A haunting specter of dreadful paranoia looming at the boarders of insanity. This mysterious entity comprised of some of black metal’s most innovative and …
DEIPHAGO unveil an extra-dimensional source of pure evil on “I, The Devil”
Old demons die hard. Deiphago makes a triumphant return from the underground in a blaze of astral glory with I, The Devil. Long time Filipino-cum-Costa Rican miscreants have an impressive roster under their belt, hailing …
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 …
DRASTUS preserves the French tradition of orthodox malevolent mania on “Le Croix De Sang”
Taking part in Drastus’ latest colossus of an album, Le Croix De Sang, is to risk consumption of the mind and spirit in the shadow of a cosmic malice. Demanding as much as it gives …
MZ.412 returns only to descend into the depths of Helheim with “Svartmyrkr”
Mz.412 are purveyors of sonic terror; a noise cult of devious intent. Most of their work is labeled as “blackened industrial”, and this release certainly could be described this way as well, although it occasionally …