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Goatkraft – Prophet of Eternal Damnation (Exorcistic Bestial Black Metal)

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Goatkraft – Prophet of Eternal Damnation (Exorcistic Bestial Black Metal)

  Now, before you get mad at me, let me explain. Normally, a plain old skull on a cover with a simplistic background is a sure pass for me. So what about this one? Firstly, scope it, it’s different. The empty, black space makes it more oppressive, and it’s not just any skull, it’s a […]

Kvad – So Old (Raw Blackened Noise Metal)

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Kvad – So Old (Raw Blackened Noise Metal)

  Uh oh a black metal band from Norway? Will this be, perhaps, trite? If you see it on this site you know that’s never the case anymore! We don’t bother with negative reviews because if it’s not the best then screw it. We curate, we barely elaborate, that’s the standard. Kvad is much different […]

Unholy Craft – Naar All Tid er Omme (Good Dreadful Norwegian Black Metal)

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Unholy Craft – Naar All Tid er Omme (Good Dreadful Norwegian Black Metal)

  Black metal + Norway = banal banalities? I feel like the genre’s particular focus on Norway during the 1990s led to a later “ugh” reaction towards anything from that region, except from those who know little. Even the “greats” we pretend were or still are “good” seem to fail miserably every time they reappear. […]

Syning – S/T (Catacomb Synth Depressing Black Metal)

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Syning – S/T (Catacomb Synth Depressing Black Metal)

  Oh groan, I said, scoping the cover of this. I like my corpses in black and white, but though I’m not 100% certain I’m pretty sure this is yet another metal cover utilizing a shot from the Capuchin catacombs. If not, something close to it and when repetition of this nature is strong, you […]

Evoke – Seeds of Death (Nasty Filthy Angry Blackened Thrash)

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Evoke – Seeds of Death (Nasty Filthy Angry Blackened Thrash)

  I feel like this is always a great way to end a week and usher in the weekend beeoches. Nasty, filthy, and angry thrash. Open the week with funeral doom, end it with this, that’s what I say. Unfortunately the promos don’t respond often enough to make that a permanent reality, so you’ll have […]

Töxik Death – Sepulchral Demons (Umlaut is Okay Sometimes Thrash)

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Töxik Death – Sepulchral Demons (Umlaut is Okay Sometimes Thrash)

  I’m waiting for the day I tire of blackened thrash and I’m like yeah okay heard this, heard that, yeah okay, I’m done. But we’re not there yet. The more bands toss little experiments in there, the less likely it’s going to be soon. In this case even a goddamned umlaut wasn’t enough to […]

Deadlight Sanctuary – Thaumaturgical Rites of the Damned (Abhorrently Not Kvlt Ritualistic Black Metal)

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Deadlight Sanctuary – Thaumaturgical Rites of the Damned (Abhorrently Not Kvlt Ritualistic Black Metal)

  Sometimes I wonder how black metal can do the same old thing, but here I go again with that oft-stated conundrum. It’s the same thing with classic hardcore, punk, and the like. There’s always the typical, and that’s what pretty much runs the genre as a whole. But jeez, I say, why can’t more […]

Nattverd – Styggdom (Rot in Bed Black Metal)

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Nattverd – Styggdom (Rot in Bed Black Metal)

  Rarely do I bother with straight-up, “you’ve heard this,” “I’ve heard this,” “everyone has heard this” black metal, from Norway even. The greats are mere vessels of fandom, or gone, the LPs keep getting repressed for who knows what reason, and aside from a track or two out of an entire discography, most of […]

Black Viper – Hellions of Fire (Woah You Guys Do Power and/or Speed Metal?)

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Black Viper – Hellions of Fire (Woah You Guys Do Power and/or Speed Metal?)

  Sheah, we do power metal and/or speed metal on occasion. Got a problem with the gap in reviews? Huh? Deal with it (sunglasses drop), because most of it sucks hard. Too old school and/or not enough modern bite. Unlike thrash, which the majority of us can give a pass to regardless of how old […]

Crest of Darkness – Evil Messiah

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Crest of Darkness – Evil Messiah

First glancing at this cover, you’ll probably giggle.  It sends out black metal signals like the lone captain of a sinking dinghy shooting up flares.  “Look at me, help me, I am here!” he screams into the black night, surrounded by nothing but a sea so vast the chances of anyone seeing his desperation is […]

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