Category: Review
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 …
SUFFERING HOUR contorts material existence on the colossal “Dwell” EP
On the heels of our massive interview with Suffering Hour, we wanted to also dedicate full focus to their juggernaut EP Dwell. Be sure to check out the band’s explanation of the hidden motivations behind …
Obscuritæ: 5 Tragically Unsung Death Metal Demos
The obsession with obscurity is the metal curse and blessing. On one hand it can lead to fulfillment on an otherworldly level to discover a hidden gem that was lost to the sands of time, …
SACRILEGIA brings danger back to the blackthrash paradigm on “The Triclavian Advent”
Cut from the fertile Irish bog that has produced Malthusian, Unyielding Love, From the Bogs of Aughiska, and Vircolac in recent years, Dublin trio Sacrilegia offer up a furious half-hour of no-frills, no-mercy blackened thrash …
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 …
GRAVE INFESTATION exhume the raw power of the mighty demo with “Infesticide”
In the worship of death there are innumerable fossils smothered in dust. Uncover one and there may be fresh blood still pulsating within. Grave Infestation‘s demo Infesticide showers you with a burst of fresh gore from …
TRIUMVIR FOUL pervert & disgust with flagrant blasphemy on “Urine of Abomination”
Wading through a pitch black well of power electronics backwash, the frigid wash of noise renders you numb and trembling, without direction or reason to guide you before the formless chaos gains shape and the …
Obscuritæ: AMNUTSEBA “I-IV” demo compilation abolishes form and warps black metal time
Year over year, the endless stream of incredible releases seems to increase exponentially. This output has grown from a manageable list of records to check out and eventually buy, to an impenetrable living force that …
DEATH WORSHIP snuffs any last shred of hope on the apocalyptic “End Times” EP
You don’t have to look too hard to feel a tremor of doubt for the future of the species. In a time where the only real ‘good guys’ are those we fabricate in fiction, and …
TELEPORT tear holes in time & space with “The Expansion” EP
For the creative mind, sometimes ignorance or lack of comprehension breed the most original ideas. Where there are no concrete facts, neither is there anything to weigh at the heels of inspiration, no definitive answers …