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Over The Voids – Over The Voids Review

Over The Voids – Over The Voids Review

By Grymm on November 17, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Nordvis Produktion, Polish Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 20 comments

“In my stint with Angry Metal Guy, I’ve encountered not one, but two overly congested forms of black metal. I’ve either encountered black metal that goes beyond its initial consume-by date, or I’ve been bombarded by one-man basement metal, with the latter only impressing me here and there. So when I get a 4-song, 34-minute album with two of the songs dipping below the 7-minute mark, let’s just say the hairs on my neck and back shoot up straighter than those on Don King’s head.” Basement king or cellar fail?

Sarke – Viige Urh Review

Sarke – Viige Urh Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on October 12, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Indie Recordings, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 25 comments

“Well, the cold has begun to settle in. Which means dark, frigid, unforgiving black metal will soon permeate the air of the Grier home. You can expect nothing less than the raw, primitive output of old-school Mayhem, Darkthrone, Enslaved, and Celtic Frost. It’s the right metal for the right season. The kind that you can almost feel blow through the pines as you walk over the fallen needles. The kind ‘Where Cold Winds Blow’ ‘Under a Funeral Moon,’ just ‘(Beyond the) Northern Winds.’ It’s the time of the year where I find myself once again—burrowing under cottonwood leaves until the warm suns of spring arrive to dry them out. So, it’s only fitting that one of my favorite black metal vocalists is back with an October release.” Winterize your ears.

Worm – Evocation of the Black Marsh Review

Worm – Evocation of the Black Marsh Review

By Dr. Wvrm on September 30, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Black Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, 43 comments

“Iron Bonehead doesn’t do nice. With more goats in their stable than a petting zoo, their outfits strive for all things nasty, brutish, and Satanic. What’s a poser to do when confronted with such trveness? Worm couldn’t care less. In their mind, it’s still 1994: if your metal doesn’t sound like it was recorded on tape strung through Satan’s butt crack, no dinner and 666 lashes for you, buster brown.” Butt crack blackness rides again.

Urarv – Aurum Review

Urarv – Aurum Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on September 25, 2017 in 2017, Avante Garde, Black Metal, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Svart Records, Black Metal, 24 comments

“Without a doubt, the darkest moments of my life have involved vocalist Aldrahn. At first, it was an unfortunate coincidence. But then his voice and his music became my go-to during those dark days and nights. Be it his groundbreaking introduction with Zyklon B and Old Man’s Child, his psychotic direction with DHG, or his genre-setting contributions to Thorns. This one man has haunted my dreams (and nightmares) for close to two decades. I’ve considered suicide as his voice rang out on my speakers and I even attempted it while listening to Thorns. Then, no more music. But, three years ago, Aldrahn came back to us with The Deathtrip’s Deep Drone Master. While Deep Drone Master was fun, Urarv’s Aurum is something else.” The voice of pain returns.

Subservience – Forest of the Impaled Review

Subservience – Forest of the Impaled Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on August 9, 2017 in 2017, Black Bow Records, Death Metal, English Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 28 comments

“Subservience’s Forest of the Impaled, on the other hand, is a violent war waged through the militaristic practices of Grave, Vader, Dismember, and Hypocrisy. I know what you’re thinking: not more Swe/Poland–death. Legitimate complaint. But, while Forest of the Impaled isn’t the most engaging or original of releases, it has just enough going on for it to avoid being the discharged aftermath of their predecessors’ lustful ways.” You picked the wrong forest…again.

Exoskelett – Collected Bones Review

Exoskelett – Collected Bones Review

By Mark Z. on August 8, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Hammerheart Records, Heavy Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, 10 comments

“With debut Collected Bones, Exoskelett produced a record that sounds like what would happen if some kids heard Morbid Tales coming from their older brother’s bedroom and then spent the next three weeks trying to recreate that feeling by jamming on busted pawn shop instruments and guzzling Mountain Dew in their parent’s basement.” Bones, Dew and disharmony.

Dødsengel – Interequinox Review

Dødsengel – Interequinox Review

By Treble Yell on May 19, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Debemur Morti, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 18 comments

“How much stock do you place in authenticity? Do you opt for subtitles over the dub? Will you only reach for your wallet if a suit was hand stitched by a broom closet-dwelling tailor in Milan? And even if you can’t believe it’s not butter, do you push it aside for the original, anyway? When it comes to music, when one hears the word “Norway” invariably the next words that follow are “black metal” so it may be comforting to know that Dødsengel — with their own brand of svart metall — hails from the land of frost and cod.” For cod and country.

Wolfbrigade – Run With the Hunted Review

Wolfbrigade – Run With the Hunted Review

By Eldritch Elitist on May 2, 2017 in 2017, Crust Punk, Reviews, Southern Lord, Swedish Metal, Crust Punk, 23 comments

“Crust punk is an interesting beast. Stylistically speaking, its bludgeoning, relentless nature is closer to metal than perhaps any other style of punk, but only a handful of metal acts have dabbled in the genre. Vhol and modern Darkthrone have made admirable attempts at bringing crust to the metal masses, but ultimately the genre has flown under the radar of most fans.” Run with the crust pack.

Havukruunu – Kelle surut soi Review

Havukruunu – Kelle surut soi Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on April 28, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Finnish Metal, Naturmacht Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, 71 comments

“I love that we can bicker and fight about a band or record and can still be friends. Friends that share a passion for a message, a form of music, and a lifestyle that many can’t understand. I love that the reasons for a band being my favorite can also be the same reasons others hate them. And I love that certain bands just have something that I ‘get,’ even if others around me don’t get it. So, for the same reasons I ‘get’ Bathory and Immortal, I also ‘get’ Havukruunu. Many have argued that Havukruunu are a copycat outfit, preying on a style created decades ago. But debut album Havulinnaan was more than that. And now, Kelle surut soi is even more than Havulinnaan.” Blood, Fire, Refresh.