Anyone who knows anything about me and my listening habits knows that there are a few constants that I always find myself adhering to when it comes to my listening habits whether it be subconsciously or very on purpose, as … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2022
It’s always the case not far into any given new year that I find myself still looking back into 2021 for albums to investigate and lose myself in while I bide my time for the new year to have more … Continue reading Mistchaser – Kairos
A black metal record that draws from the very fabric of nature itself is far from an anomaly in our current climate for many different reasons, and it can effortlessly feel as though we’re drowning in throngs of bands that … Continue reading The Mist From the Mountains – Monumental – The Temple of Twilight
lt can feel too often that bands don’t use their debuts to their maximum potential whether it simply be due to the clear lack of experience or not knowing precisely what vision they want to bring to the table or … Continue reading Novichoke – Wounds
Even the best of us need to find time in order to explore different avenues of creativity whether it be strictly for the sake of brevity or to change things up. That’s something that all of us can relate to … Continue reading Ustalost – Before the Glinting Spell Unvests
The pure variation in black metal that occurs with barely even taking a step in either direction is something that will never cease to fascinate me as you’ll come across throngs upon throngs of bands that will swear allegiance to … Continue reading Castle of the Winds – Until Segontium Burns
It’s such an obvious thing to conceive but it still needs to be said every so often so that it is perfectly clear for all to know – just because you’re loud and intense does not mean you’re able to … Continue reading Pyrrhic Salvation – Manifestum I
It’s become more common in recent years to see individual musicians cross stylistic lines for one reason or another whether it be to try something new, experiment with a different sound on their own terms, or simply seek what they … Continue reading Lifelost – Punitive Damnation
When many of us think of black metal, our brains immediately wretch to the wooded, frosty mountains of Scandinavia with all that they’ve done for the style since its very inception to the deepest recesses of what the style has … Continue reading Skarntyde – Flukt fra Menneskelighten
The very concept of raw power is something that is to be found throughout metal for one reason or another to varying degrees depending on what style we’re working with, but it’s in the blended territory of death/black metal that … Continue reading Tenebral Rift – Umbra
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