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Advent Sorrow – Kali Yuga Crown Review

On October 8, 2019 By Doom_et_Al

Mithridatic – Tetanos Mystique Review

On September 10, 2019 By Grymm

"I wish I was born with the ability to remain blissfully ignorant, especially when it comes to the music you and I enjoy. For starters, my output would increase exponentially from not saying "fuck this bullshit" due to bands promoting questionable beliefs this calendar year alone, and I would most likely review an album at face value. Oh, and I would relish in the sheer joy of ignoring the fact sheet that comes packed with about 75% of the music we review. What am I getting at, you may ask? Tetanus Mystique, the second album by French "blackened" death metal merchants Mithridatic, is based on writer Roger Gilbert-LeComte, and his getting high by injecting tetanus into himself. Lovely. Oh, and the album prides itself on being an unflinching look into mental illness and stability." Bad science.

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Album cover of An Isolated Mind - I'm Losing Myself

An Isolated Mind – I’m Losing Myself Review

On July 8, 2019 By Grymm

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Lice – Woe Betide You Review

On May 16, 2019 By Master of Muppets

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Dødsferd – Diseased Remnants of a Dying World Review

On December 17, 2018 By Dr. A.N. Grier

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Rodent Epoch – Rodentlord Review

On October 16, 2018 By Dr. A.N. Grier

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Dalkhu – Lamentation and Ardent Fire Review

On September 18, 2018 By Dr. A.N. Grier

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Poly-Math – House of Wisdom | We are the Devil Review

On April 23, 2018 By Kronos

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Arkheth – 12 Winter Moons Comes the Witches’ Brew Review

On February 24, 2018 By Lokasenna

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Shining – X – Varg utan flock Review

On January 5, 2018 By Angry Metal Guy

"Shining is remarkably long-lived if one considers mainman Niklas Kvarforth’s admonitions that everyone should commit suicide. Twenty years into Shining’s career, Varg utan flock (Wolf without [a] Pack) marks the band’s 10th full length, and first since 2014. I have been holding out hope that Shining will regain the form of their earliest masterpieces, but since 2011 that field has been fallow. It's tough to live up to records like Halmstad—one of the best albums of the 2000s—and Född förlorare. Those albums were excellent, memorable, and loaded with great writing and riffs. But starting in 2012, Shining/Kvarforth made a lot of noise about change. This was particularly present on 2012's Redefining Darkness and even, to an extent, on IX: Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends. The reasons for this are unclear—it could simply be that Kvarforth was bored—but the "redefinition" meant English lyrics in 2012, and a significant lack of intensity in 2015. So, you'll forgive me if I approached X: Varg utan flock with some hesitancy." In the darkness, a ray of deeper darkness.

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