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Aosoth – V: The Inside Scriptures Review

Aosoth – V: The Inside Scriptures Review

By Saunders on November 26, 2017 in 2017, Agonia Records, Black Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, 34 comments

“I hadn’t paid much attention to France’s Aosoth until they dropped the captivating IV: An Arrow in Heart LP in 2013, a dark and crushing affair of malicious, dissonant black metal. Admittedly I have only flirted with the remainder of their back catalog since, with nothing much, to my ears, standing up to the colossal An Arrow in Heart. The album’s hefty production and outside elements almost made it sound like Aosoth were a black metal band, in a particularly evil and hulking death metal body, with the songwriting smarts to craft an equally punishing, challenging and addictive opus. Now, after four years, Aosoth return hellbent on continuing their twisted conceptual mission and hammering home the fact that no-one does black metal quite like the French.” Black arrows ov death.

Crafteon – Cosmic Reawakening Review

Crafteon – Cosmic Reawakening Review

By Eldritch Elitist on August 23, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Reviews, Self-released, Melodic Black Metal, 54 comments

“Cthulhu rises from the depths. Seawater cascades in waterfalls down its body; its colossal form dwarfs a nearby castle, a monument to mankind’s delusions of superiority as if it were some child’s plaything. The logo in the top left reads “Crafteon,” a nod to Lovecraftian[1. Get it? Huh? Do ya?] fiction, complete with dangling tentacles. Sure, this album’s exterior presentation pretty much screams “Eldritch bait,” but you know what? This is my 50th review for AMG, and I feel like indulging my base impulses in celebration.” Celebrate with Cthulhu!

Vesicant – Shadows of Cleansing Iron Review

Vesicant – Shadows of Cleansing Iron Review

By Grymm on July 18, 2017 in 2017, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, New Zealand Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 53 comments

“War. Whether for profit, liberation, or for sheer annihilation of your enemies, many bands have scoured the various battles and wars throughout the ages for musical and lyrical inspiration. World War I in particular remains a fertile ground for a variety of metal bands, with depictions of trenches and chemical warfare highlighted in gruesome, vivid detail. New Zealand’s Vesicant, their name derived from the blistering after-effects of mustard gas, attempt to weave their own horrific tales of one of the ugliest wars in history with their debut album, Shadows of Cleansing Blood.” War inside your head.

Venenum – Trance of Death Review

Venenum – Trance of Death Review

By Roquentin on March 19, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Death Metal, German Metal, Reviews, Sepulchral Voice Records, Black Metal, Death Metal, 70 comments

“A lone cello sings a mournful melody in a minor key. Fluttering piano touches accentuate the subtle tremolando strings. The folksy piece develops patiently, oscillating between an ambient sort of vagueness and a nervous incisiveness. While the surprising first two and a half minutes of Bavaria’s Venenum’s full-length début Trance of Death stand in contrast with the carnage that will follow, they are also perfect archetypes of the eclecticism and compositional strength of the release as a whole.” Carnage before cello, never mellow. Cello before carnage, happy carcass.

Record(s) o’ the Month – August 2016

Record(s) o’ the Month – August 2016

By Angry Metal Guy on September 12, 2016 in 2016, Blog Posts, Record o' the Month, 94 comments

“Yeah, we’re a bit late with these. Angry Metal Guy has an assload of moving parts and sometimes things get lost in the mix. For example: me. During August, I fell off the face of the earth and only resurfaced recently, with a chest cold and, I’m told by cautious people standing at a distance, a “crazy glint” in my eye. Regardless of the state of my unitary mindbody (take that Descartes!), the Record(s) o’ the Month must go on. So here you go.”

Inquisition – Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith Review

Inquisition – Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith Review

By Angry Metal Guy on August 26, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Black Metal, Reviews, Season of Mist, Black Metal, 70 comments

This post was removed due to Dagon’s involvement in a number of explicitly Nazi projects and events. If you were unaware of this, now you know. Armed with that information, I encourage you to not support Inquisition or any Nazi band. The reason this is important is because financial support for Neo-Nazi groups often comes via the white power punk and metal music scenes and, therefore, cutting off financial support to these bands may be a meaningful way to counteract the ability to organize.

Svarttjern – Dødsskrik Review

Svarttjern – Dødsskrik Review

By Madam X on May 9, 2016 in 2016, Black Metal, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Soulseller Records, Black Metal, 8 comments

“I’m a sucker for HansFyrste’s ghastly vocal style, he could probably read from the phone directory and I’d be very okay with it. The bug in my ear took effect around Ragnarok’s Malediction and it only got worse when I discovered Svarttjern’s and later release Ultimatum Necrophilia. Thankfully it’s a solid 2-years beyond the release of Ultimatum, which means we get another shot of Svarttjern, decked out in all their bullet belt and corpse paint finery.” Phone directory grimness would be very kvlt.

Infernus – Grinding Christian Flesh Review

Infernus – Grinding Christian Flesh Review

By Jean-Luc Ricard on April 16, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Black Metal, Moribund Records, Reviews, Black Metal, 25 comments

“I’ve never listened to Infernus before, and a quick perusal of their promo shots (corpsepaint, bullet-belts, graveyards) and song titles (killing Christians, paganism, war, sodomy) led me to believe they were a Scandinavian second wave band that I’d just never got around to checking out. Infernus in fact hail from the other side of the globe…” The votes are in and you want more goats!