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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 […]

Baxaxaxa – Catacomb Cult (Hard to Spell German Black Metal)

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Baxaxaxa – Catacomb Cult (Hard to Spell German Black Metal)

  Goddamnit these guys have probably the worst name to spell. I mean, I dig it, but Christ I can’t spell it. I screwed it up every freaking time and had to rely on cut-and-paste to get anywhere. Thanks guys… It doesn’t matter anyway, because Baxaxaldkjalskdjfawlkef are absolute murder. Originally crushing the German scene in […]

Ifrinn – Caledonian Black Magick (Orthodox Black Metal)

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Ifrinn – Caledonian Black Magick (Orthodox Black Metal)

  Black metal orthodoxy is usually anathema these days. There’s the conundrum of “should it be from Norway to be troo?” or “should we keep playing these same cold riffs?” Those are the two biggest issues with the classic vein. I prefer submissions that change expectations, but doing things the presumably easy way can work. […]