Album Review: Hell is Other People – Moirae (Transcending Obscurity)
Hell Is Other People deliver an absolute post black metal masterclass with their second album, Moirae.
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Album Review: Sørgelig – Φθορά (Tragedy Productions)
Three years since Sørgelig unleashed the fiercely intense Slaves of Tomorrow EP, the Greek iconoclasts, dissident dream eaters, have returned, with an new full length album, ‘Φθορά’. Out on October 4th, 2024, via Tragedy Productions.
Album Review: Mork – Syv (Peaceville)
Now marking twenty years since inception – which has seen a strong rise through the tiers of the black metal scene – Mork return with their latest album, ‘Syv’, out on September 20th, 2024, via Peaceville.
EP Review: Oakenthrone – Embers of Reverie (Self Released)
Embers of Reverie marks a new starting point for Oakenthrone. Where the demos were a proof of concept and an experimentation with finding the right tone, Embers of Reverie embraces the grim and the grandiose in equal measure. Doom laden and epic; but black metal at its core.
Album Review: Winterfylleth – The Imperious Horizon (Candlelight / Spinefarm)
Four years since the release of their critically acclaimed 7th album, ‘The Reckoning Dawn’, British black metal forerunners Winterfylleth return to the fray with their new album, ‘The Imperious Horizon’ on 13th September via Candlelight/Spinefarm.
Album Review: Silvern – Stardust Sermons (Vendetta Records)
Silvern, a black metal band from Ukraine, is set to release their debut album, ‘Stardust Sermons’, on September 6th, 2024, via Vendetta Records. A journey that has been significantly challenging, with multiple postponements due to the full-scale aggression from Russia.
Album Review: Copse – MMXXIV (Church Road Records)
Copse, the genre-bending band that displays elements of black metal, shoegaze and post metal, will release ‘MMXXIV’ on August 30th, 2024, via Church Road Records. This new release combines the band’s first two EPs (‘Mara | Mondrem’ and ‘Old Belief |New Despair’) into one.
Album Review: Avmakt – Satanic Inversion Of…. (Peaceville)
From the depths of Norway looms a new rising beast of hate and misanthropy in the form of Avmakt. Their debut album, ‘The Satanic Inversion of….’ is out on August 30th, 2024, via Peaceville.