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Unaussprechlichen Kulten – Häxan Sabaoth (Nebulous Occult Death Metal)

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Unaussprechlichen Kulten – Häxan Sabaoth (Nebulous Occult Death Metal)

  There were a few albums I was perusing for the second review of the week of our musick feature, and Unaussprechlichen Kulten was simply a requirement, likely to be a landmark title for 2024. If you’re not familiar with them, you’ve got a nuanced Cthulhu reference from Howard reused in German by Lovecraft? Even […]

Qrixkuor – Zoetrope (Occult Death Metal for Chaotic Connoisseurs)

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Qrixkuor – Zoetrope (Occult Death Metal for Chaotic Connoisseurs)

  I see one long track as an album or EP and I’m like yeah this shit’s going to have something to say. And yes, Qrixkuor is such a band and this is such an album, or rather EP. More of an experience perhaps, or just a long ass song even, Zoetrope is a spinning […]

Orthodoxy – Ater Ignis (Macabre Occult Death Metal)

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Orthodoxy – Ater Ignis (Macabre Occult Death Metal)

  Now here’s a solid release. Orthodoxy are a relatively new act from the recent Spanish vanguard of the macabre, with members from bands you mostly probably haven’t heard of. Ah, that’s how we like it around here! Obscure, dark…ahhh. So relaxing! Ater Ignis is but their second full-length, but continues their development into a […]

Crypts of Despair – All Light Swallowed (Abyssal Death Metal)

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Crypts of Despair – All Light Swallowed (Abyssal Death Metal)

  This is…just good. I don’t know how else to say it. It’s good. Actually very good, so I can add at least that word to the review here to be more verbose. I can probably manage more than that, we’ll see. First off, congratulations to Crypts of Despair, because this is the first Lithuanian […]

Witchbones – The Seas of Draugen (Occult Death Metal on the Open Seas)

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Witchbones – The Seas of Draugen (Occult Death Metal on the Open Seas)

  Lol I always think the theme of the sea is silly in metal, but then I remember I’ve encountered a few bands over the years that have turned it from silly to formidable. We will now be adding to that imaginary list Witchbones, who preach the canon of occult death metal from broken ships […]