Category: Review
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, …
DEPARTURE CHANDELIER craft an ode to imperial evil on “Antichrist Rise To Power”
March on, march on! The bells of Corsica ring again and the demon of wrath returns. Departure Chandelier brings forth the violence and despair of the Napoleonic Wars into the 21st century, bellowing the eternal …
Night of Death and Doom X – HISSING, ABSTRACTER, ENCOFFINATE, WOE MONGER
The ‘Night of Death and Doom’ has come to be an anticipated staple of the Vancouver underground – a labor of love meant to both promote amazing bands from all over and perpetuate that fervent …
ULTRA SILVAM remain rabid amidst the explosively unexpected on “The Spearwound Salvation”
Editor’s note: Ultra Silvam is a band that we have kept a close eye on since their initial blistering demo took control of our lives for the better part of 2017. It is with great …
FUNEREAL PRESENCE resurrects an ancient diabolism with “Achatius”
The implements are assembled, an array of reactants that, to any but the alchemist, would seem too unstable or incompatible for integration into this grand scheme. But the alchemist can see it, how the pieces …
OSSUARIUM step into a pantheon of death metal’s old gods on “Living Tomb”
In a time where we are seeing the resurgence of true death metal, and the devil’s grasp tightens upon the earth, new albums in the genre are hitting with a swarm of the restless dead …
BLUE HUMMINGBIRD ON THE LEFT at last deliver a fierce war cry with “Atl Tlachinolli”
The time for sacrifice and conquest is at hand once more, and Huitzilopochtli demands blood to stave off the night eternal. Blue Hummingbird On The Left have answered the call in glorious fashion with their …