Should you be even a little familiar with black metal, you know that the scene is one that has easily the most amount of variety and experimentation in all of metal. It’s something that constantly has us crawling back time … Continue reading Winds of Mayhem – Ascend, Thy River
History has been a long favorite subject of mine simply because there’s so much of it to sift through that you can never know truly all of it and there’s always something new to learn. I’ve always been entranced by … Continue reading HolyArrow – Fight Back for the Fatherland
Collaborations are something that I’ve always really appreciated simply because it allows several different musicians to come together for a one-off album that’s something the likes of which we’ll likely never get again and haven’t heard anything quite like before. … Continue reading Krukh – Absurdity!
As we enter the final month of the year, many of us writers like to gather around and talk about our favorite records of the year. This year has had an absolute plethora to fawn over from acts like YOB … Continue reading The Wandering Ascetic – Crimson
There’s no shortage of bands that bring us flavors of blackened death metal by any means whatsoever with it being an ever-popular style that seems a go-to for many fans wanting to create a sound that’s much more than either … Continue reading Bane – Esoteric Formulae
Music has been hailed as an art for what seems to be ever since its inception, and it’s something that continues to transform into a seemingly infinite amount of shapes and forms as well as know. And while it’s theatre … Continue reading A Forest of Stars – Grave Mounds and Grave Mistakes
I’ve said it many times before and I’ll say it again: there is no other single style that can capture the ever-changing spirit of nature better than atmospheric black metal. We’ve gotten an absolute array of acts that have blown … Continue reading Elderwind – The Colder The Night
Of all the stigmas that are placed on metal music as a whole, the concept of it being inherently evil and Satanic is an idea that has been around for decades and has little sign of dissipating in certain circles. … Continue reading Devil Worshipper – Music for the Endtimes
As someone who has only beheld the majesty of mountains and their surrounding grace a handful of times, there’s something very magical about the aspect of nature that they represent. It’s something that’s very hard to put into words but … Continue reading Arête – Hymnal
Whenever I’m going into a new album, I almost always make a point to at the very least know the style of the act that I’m getting myself into. I like being surprised but also like having at least some … Continue reading Thron – Abysmal
