Devotees of Black metal with a penchant for etherial, melancholic atmospheres, take heed. Hailing from Germany and founded by the band`s sole member Azken in 2018 this self-titled second full-length of AZKETEM showcases 8 remarkably well-written songs drenched in bittersweet bleakness. A display of sheer talent, the soothingly introspective and enchantingly otherworldly predominantly mid-paced tracks […]
cavernous-yet-clear death metal that’s both sepulchral and timeless. With lyrics influenced by Lovecraftian mythology, the unknown horrors of the universe, and ineffable entities of death who despise humanity, Of Madness and Evil Whispers certainly lives up to its title, and then some: while there’s undeniably more atmosphere here than in their earlier work, THE PIT […]
lim. black vinyl to 400 copies Bringing together two black metal hordes from the Olde World, Lamentationen features three exclusive tracks each from Germany’s GRABUNHOLD and Austria’s CIRCLE OF SHADOWS. Those who follow the evil deeds of IRON BONEHEAD should be well aware of GRABUNHOLD by now, having released an EP in 2019 and the […]
great atmopsheric black metal großartiger atmosphärischer black metal Tracks: Dead Diplomacy – Weapons of War Synthethic, Organic Gods – Weapons of Genocide Golden Chains – Weapons of Finance Treacherous Teachings – Weapons of Religion Flexible Facts – Weapons of History and Chronology Intelligent Insanity – Weapons of Methodology and Duality Genres: Black Metal Label: Folter […]
Always restless but always exciting, CARATHIS present a dramatic shift in their songcraft on The Haunting of Sablewood, keeping their melodic black metal core but pushing it even further – a unique nexus of horror-oriented heavy metal and creepy deathrock. As our comrades at the Transmissions from the Dark YouTube channel so colorfully write, “I […]
reissue of the legendary collection by the czech patho death grind cult act, Tracks 1-9 – taken from “Grinding Opus of Forensic Medical Problems” (1993), Tracks 10-21 – taken from “Putrefactive and Cadaverous Odes about Necroticism” (1992), Tracks 22-27 – taken from “Forensic Medicine and Pathology” demo (1991). Tracks: Paroxysmal Prelude Cannibalistic Disfigurement Putrescence Cadavers […]
THE GRIFTED are a Swedish death metal that stays true to the sound of the early ’90s. That being said and with an advantage from other bands doing this, is that they lived and breathed this at that time in bands like Treblinka, Tiamat, Septic Grave, and later Mr. Death. They also recorded their debut […]
Black Metal with a “FUCK YOU ALL” attitude since 1996. Black Metal veterans DARKMOON WARRIOR unleash chaos once again! The band from Brandenburg is one of the oldest in the German underground and one of those who authentically keep the flame of black metal blazing – as their new album Graveyard Planet impressively proves. If […]
lim. gatefold black vinyl to 400 copies For over 15 years now, New Zealand’s HERESIARCH have patiently crafted a body of work that has come to transcend their early influences. Though lineups have shifted during that time, led by founding vocalist N.H. and enhanced by guitarist C.S. in 2013, HERESIARCH have wisely taken their time […]
WITCHSNAKE are a new formation hailing from Italy, who may or may not contain members of other cult Italian bands. All we know is that the band’s lineup consists of Al on “guitars, bass, possession” and Joe on “drums, weed.” Fittingly, WITCHSNAKE’s self-titled debut is a smoke-choked juggernaut of blackened-yet-bluesy STONER DOOM in the strictest, […]
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