The golden cradle of the sacred child reflects the resplendent light of sanctuary, Ideon Andron, its dripping crystalline […]
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At the very brink of the forest the woodland edge serves as a point of advantage for both […]
The same disclaimer precedes a valuation of any split release, that I will inevitably favor one artist because […]
A curious warmth spreads over Kotka, Finland based black metal act Nattfog as they’d reduce from a duo […]
Though today they are considered one of the earliest and most celebrated black metal bands to have come […]
What might initially read as a Kesey-esque hallucinatory figment is instead a context free translation of ancient Tenochtitlan […]
Though the Irish Christianisation of Scotland, and assumed conglomeration with the Gaels, would prove a greater detriment to […]
Through his decade long campaign of dominance over Gaul’s Celtic tribes Julius Caesar happened upon a great bout […]
TEN FROM THE TOMB is a weekly feature in the form of a themed list devoted to grouping […]
BRING OUT YOUR DEAD… is a collection of releases from 2018 that deserve honorable mention and short review. […]
To set foot within slippery loam and atop sighing carpets of rainforest moss alike provides the sensation of […]
Any dark metal project sourced from early 90’s Bergen, Norway comes with a certain expectation of orthodox-leaning ethos […]
Nigh pornographically heightened levels of paganistic pride run through this third album from Meerssen, Netherlands extreme thrashers Bifrost […]
Raised on a field biologist’s fear-inspiring parables the Grey Wolf was briefly conjured as the greatest antagonist of […]
Offering further distant atmospherics and epic metal variation on his work in Blood Stronghold, Australian musician Nightwolf finds […]
Here I presentĀ Part VIĀ of the latest in a series of a comprehensive sub-genre analysis features that I began […]
The grand defiance and esoteric wonder of classicist melodic black metal is it’s least appreciated asset as the […]
Horn is a prolific solo black metal project from German multi-instrumentalist Nerrath active since 2002. The earliest recordings […]
For all of the slightly rough edges of their viking-era Bathory inspired sound Isgalder achieve value far beyond […]
Ukrainian pagan black metal duo Ulvegr have rammed their way into 2018 with an almost immediate new album […]