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Borknagar – Winter Thrice (2016)
Winter Thrice would’ve ensnared me for some time, had it come out in 2009. In my youth, I was more receptive to pomp and circumstance in my music, and if there’s one thing Borknagar’s latest recording...
View ArticleRotting Christ streaming the entirety of Rituals
Another album that I briefly wrote about a while back is approaching its official release date. Rituals by Rotting Christ will release on February 12th, 2016, and is still available to preorder from...
View ArticleSorcier des Glaces sets release date for North
We had a brief teaser for North almost a year ago. In the mean time, Sorcier des Glaces has released one of its upcoming tracks, as well as a longer trailer for the album, and they’ve also set a...
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More thoughts on Abbath
Article by David Rosales, read the first review here It is hard not to laugh when so much of this album plays as if Abbath were trying to sound like modern Ozzy Osbourne: Funny, rhythmic rock grooves,...
View ArticleNihilistic Holocaust webzine publishes rare Quorthon interview
The folks at Nihilistic Holocaust webzine recently uploaded a rare cassette interview that an unknown fan or journalist managed to score with Quorthon of Bathory. To my understanding, while there’s a...
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PSA: Cirith Gorgor’s Visions of Exalted Lucifer releases today
We’ve covered Cirith Gorgor’s latest album several times now, but only today has Visions of Exalted Lucifer officially released to the public. According to the band’s official website, it’s available...
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Sadistic Metal Reviews mini-feature – Barbaric Horde – Gasmask Perpetrators...
Article by David Rosales One of the greatest curses of the Internet age is that every kind of garbage can be marketed as “art”. Labels pop out of nowhere only to pump out bad excuses for music; albums...
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Aaron Aites (Until The Light Takes Us) has cancer
Aaron Aites, best known for his documentary work on black metal (the aforementioned Until the Light Takes Us) was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer. He and his partner Audrey Ewell have put up a...
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Sacrificium Carmen – Ikuisen Tulen Kammiossa (2015)
Article by Corey M Sacrificium Carmen have released some very generic black metal on this album, made up of moderate-to-fast-paced songs with lots of chunky speed metal riffs and admittedly impressive...
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Sadistic Metal Reviews mini-feature – Alastor – Waldmark (2016)
Article by David Rosales Playing a laid back kind of black metal, Alastor’s music supports simple variations of a central melody on drums that range from blast-beating sections to short-lived standard...
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Upcoming tours – Marduk, Immolation, Origin
With the metal scene as it is these days, one out of three DMU-approved bands isn’t too bad. Marduk, Immolation, Origin, and a band named Bio-Cancer will be touring Europe throughout May 2016. While...
View ArticleMayhem to perform De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas live
Mayhem recently announced that they would be headlining Temples 2016 in Bristol, England. Perhaps more interesting is that this is going to be the first time that any lineup of the band has performed...
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Reissue Radar: Immortal albums
While the sundered remnants of Immortal are trying to go their own ways (Abbath released a solo album, the rest of Immortal promises one later in 2016), Nuclear Blast Records is taking advantage of...
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Morbus 666 – Ignis Divine Imperium (2016)
Article by Corey M Featuring members of two well-respected underground metal bands – Imprecation and Bahamiron – the professional aptitude of the musicians is obvious as soon as Morbus 666’s album...
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Sorcier des Glaces – North
Article by Corey M An astounding eighteen years after releasing their debut full-length, Sorcier des Glaces releases North, maintaining their streak of high-quality albums. The themes of their last...
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Sammath releases “De Heidense Vlam Zal Branden” lyric video
Sammath have released a lyric video for “De Heidense Vlam Zal Branden” to promote the vinyl reissue of their debut album, Strijd, on Hammerheart Records. Strijd is more conventional than Sammath’s...
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Another Cirith Gorgor – Visions of Exalted Lucifer review
Article by Corey M. A more skeptical take appeared last December. Visions of Exalted Lucifer comprises the type of surefooted, almost passive confidence that a band like Cirith Gorgor can be expected...
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Profanatica reveal The Curling Flame of Blasphemy
Profanatica have revealed the art and track list for their upcoming album The Curling Flame of Blasphemy. One of the few fruitful artists in current metal and a mainstay of our best lists, drummer...
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Nokturnal Mortum – The Voice of Steel (2009)
Article by David Rosales. I. The Cult of Death During the 10th century A.D., Prince Volodymyr and Queen Olha before him adopted Christianity in a war-torn land with deep-rooted Pagan beliefs. Little...
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Kawir – Isotheos (2012)
Article by David Rosales Kawir is a band that belongs to that side of metal whose discussion allows the true metal nihilist to distinguish between free minds who embrace the spirit of metal’s...
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