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Ninth Realm – Damnation’s Veil (Shirt Worthy Dark Fantasy Death Thrash)
I’m kind of surprised I apparently never heard of these guys until now, but they keep themselves pretty hidden. That or I suck at finding the good stuff (probably this, actually). Ninth Realm have been around for almost a decade, but the majority of their output has been demos and splits, with some the […]
Awakening Records \ dark fantasy \ death metal \ experimental death metal \ Germany \ Kazakhstan \ melodic death metal \ Russia \ Technical Death Metal
Cyclopic – Flesh of Chaos (Unequivocally Dark Fantasy Death Metal)
Ah yes. Haven’t had a supergroup in awhile, and Cyclopic consists of members from Germany, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Normally, this kind of mix yields mixed results (lol get it) but here we find something else entirely. Now, looking at info supplied by the label, Awakening Records (who you should really be paying more attention […]
Cassandra Khaw \ dark fable \ dark fantasy \ horror \ literature \ mermaid
The Salt Grows Heavy (Dark Fantasy Mermaid Shit)
Killer, bathyal mermaids, and an androgynous, reanimated corpse acting as a plague doctor certainly makes an interesting story. In Cassandra Khaw’s novella The Salt Grows Heavy, a familiar fairytale is revisited with a gory and introspective twist. What do you do with aquatic beauty with sharp teeth, bewitching eyes, and iridescent hair? You remove her tongue […]
bestial death metal \ bestial war metal \ blackened war metal \ Caligari Records \ dark fantasy \ eldritch \ eldritch metal \ Germany \ Jack Sabbat \ war metal
Barbaric Oath – Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance (Blackened Eldritch Fantasy Metal)
I’ve recently been delving into medieval wargaming, and what more of a perfect soundtrack for slaying mounted knights with halberds than this absolute trebuchet to the face that is Sword, Sorcery, Vengeance by what should become one of the greatest bands of the eldritch approach, Barbaric Oath! Enter the battlefield! If deficient in a […]
Claudio Elias Scialabba \ dark fantasy \ death speed \ death thrash \ Dying Victims Productions \ eldritch horror \ heavy death metal \ heavy metal \ Italy \ speed thrash
Barbarian – Reek of God (Dark Fantasy Death Speed Thrash with a Dash of Eldritch Heavy Metal)
Dying Victims Productions has been a favorite label of mine recently. I can’t remember when I first encountered dude’s stellar line-up, but over time it more and more brings a smile to my face when I see a promo come in with the logo because I know I’m in for some basement-dweller metal (of […]
Chimera Entertainment \ dark fantasy \ fantasy combat \ H2 Interactive \ turn-based combat \ turn-based strategy \ turn-based strategy combat
Songs of Silence (Goated Dark Fantasy Turn-Based Combat)
I waited on this one. Being a fan of the Heroes of Might and Magic games, though primarily the second and third, Songs of Silence hit a nostalgic nerve upon its first announcement. If you’re not familiar with these types of games, they’re turn-based, fantasy combat with strategy (though this can vary depending on […]
Broken River Books \ cyberpunk \ dark fantasy \ gutterpunk \ Kelby Losack \ post-apocalyptic
Mercy (Post-Apocalyptic Western Gutter Cyberpunk)
I had heard of hoodrat Kelby Losack somewhere before, can’t remember where, but happened upon this gem of novelette while taking a trip to a weird fiction con in 2024. Actually bought my copy from Baltimore’s resident spook master David Simmons (look him up), but I sat on it for awhile until I decided […]
Australia \ blackened thrash \ dark fantasy \ Invictus Productions \ Night Razor
Mages Terror – Damnation’s Sight (Blackened Fantasy Thrash)
Sometimes I feel like bands just toss shit out when it comes to naming or just aren’t paying attention. Maybe it sounds cool and they don’t consider it further, I don’t know. But shouldn’t “Mages” in Mages Terror have an apostrophe? Does damnation really possess sight? I see an apostrophe on the label’s page […]
dark fantasy \ DON'T NOD \ Focus Entertainment \ supernatural horror
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (Emotional Supernatural Dark Fantasy)
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden was one of my most anticipated games of 2023. Like many other video games, it never releases on the initial date and was delayed until this February of 2024. The wait was well worth it. Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden has not disappointed. The game is a story-intensive action-RPG heavily focused on […]
Andre Elijah Immersive \ dark fantasy \ FPS \ Indefatigable \ New Blood Interactive \ Oculus Quest \ Oculus Quest 2 \ PC \ Steam \ Steam VR \ VR
Amid Evil VR (Dark Fantasy VR Death LARP)
What a treat this one is. New Blood Interactive is already legendary for its retro-inspired FPS titles like Dusk or its legendary, oddball pixel horror title FAItH. A personal favorite of mine, and one I played in-depth, as well as reviewed on this site (look it up yourself lazy), is Amid Evil, an FPS […]
