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Antiq Label \ Antiq Records \ Canada \ France \ melodic black metal \ poetic black metal \ Veneden Art
Morte France – Hesperia (Historical Poetical Melodic Black Metal)
Tis the season for black metal of all forms (it’s cold out there and always in our hearts), but only a few can make it to the Deaf Sparrow ranks of “reviewed.” Remember, I don’t bother unless I’d give it at least a 4/5, plus the art has to catch the attention. So obviously […]
David Thièrrèe \ melodic black metal \ plague-ridden black metal \ Russia \ Saturnal Records
Hymnr – Far Beyond Insanity (Plague-Ridden Melodic Black Metal)
Usually I see some “insanity” reference and I want to cry. It’s like late works of Gothic literature that tried to creep with “scary” mental illness. Honestly, it’s not that scary. Really it’s not. So to see the same trope with black metal of the melodic variety? Come on now. That’s what I thought. […]
ancient black metal \ Greece \ melodic black metal
Medieval Demon – Arcadian Witchcraft (Ancient B00bs Black Metal)
Now here’s a band that can get people into trouble. Well, specifically me. And to be more specific it’s because many of their band photos include female booby slaves and social media doesn’t like the reality of the human body. Therefore… I mean the aesthetic is ace and somehow makes corpse paint look cool […]
Blood Harvest Records \ Cincinnati \ Lucas Ruggieri \ melodic black metal \ Ohio
Valdrin – Effigy of Nightmares (Complexities of Melodic Black Metal)
Hmm have I ever listened, or rather, cared about melodic black metal on here before? I can’t remember, honestly, so whatever. Valdrin come from the asphalt wastes of Ohio, where the highway tolls look like they were built in the 1960s but they’re unfortunately charging 3020 fees. Where large, pointless fields of corn open […]
