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Godkiller – The Rebirth of the Middle Ages (Wounded Love, 1996)
Before morphing into some kind of industrial hybrid act, Monaco’s Godkiller released this charming yet flawed bagatelle of medievalist melodic black metal. Stylistically, it could be described as a...
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Godkiller – The Warlord (Self-released, 1995)
When doing research for the recently published review of Godkiller’s The Rebirth of the Middle Ages I stumbled upon this earlier demo-proposal by the band. Released the year before the EP, The Warlord...
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Orcrypt – Dice and Damnation (Self-released demo, 2019)
In wait of their sophomore full-length album, premiere Pure Goblin Black Metal (PGBM) band Orcrypt released this demo recording some time ago. Dice and Damnation retains the sound and vibe displayed...
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OPHTHALAMIA – A Journey in Darkness (Avantgarde Music, 1994)
While primarily known for his work with black metal/noise-pioneers Abruptum and assorted non-musical activities in the – at least locally – infamous “True Satanist Horde”, it is the strange entity of...
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Sarcasm – Esoteric Tales of the Unserene (Chaos, 2019)
One of many promising acts who fell by the wayside in the early 1990, Swedish melodic death/black band Sarcasm made a somewhat unexpected return in 2015 with the long overdue release of their 1994...
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Fester – Silence (Lethal, 1994)
Back in the day, this Norwegian band was derogatorily referred to as a “life metal”-band by scenesters. Especially their sophomore effort Silence suffered a reputation of being an exceptionally weak,...
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Irillion – Fatanyu (Self-released, 2019)
Ostensibly positioning themselves somewhere between the exalted primitivism of Demoncy and the “flowing” school of Eastern European black metal, Irillion emerged as one of the more promising black...
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Witch-Hunt – Darkened Anthology 1992-2002
Witch-Hunt hail from Virginia and were formed by brothers Brian and Ben Straight at a young age. The band would go through multiple periods and lineup changes that resulted in only one full length and...
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Treblinka’s “Evilized”– Song Analysis
There was this short period of time, when death metal sounded really gloomy. This type of death metal was sometimes considered as black metal, which was judged back then not as much by used...
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Paragon Zero – Timeless New Breed
Paragon Zero hail from Hungary and little is known about the band. A short EP of three songs and A Pestilence cover show a young band still mixing their influences in hopes of finding their own unique...
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Gevurahel – Un Nuevo Amanecer Satánico (2019)
Coming back not with a reformulation or evolution of their sound but a deepening of their purpose, Gevurahel give us a new presentation of old and new compositions that fine tune their expression of...
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Libiac Interview
Article by Morbid Devastator 1.Explain the name of the band and also the reasons for forming it. The name comes from one of the ancient deities of the Andes specifically the Andean region of Huánuco,...
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An attempt To Trace The Evolution of Underground Extreme Metal
Join guest writer Fangorn as he attempts to trace the main progression of extreme metal and the controversial conclusions he reaches. Foreword: Personally, I think music reviews are a form of...
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Funereal Presence – Achatius
Following the tale of one of the fourteen holy helpers Achatius, more commonly known under the name of Saint Agathius, the patron saint against headaches and more importantly a central figure in the...
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Pagan Megalith – Viharjárás
Pagan Megalith are a Hunagarian Black metal who like their name suggests are heavily inspired by Gorgoroth’s Pentagram but also take from the other big names in the Norwegian scene in this well...
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Sargeist Death Veneration
Sargeist return with an EP that promises more of the same but with an even more digital production style and less original content than a tribute band. This band continues its tradition of relying on...
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Calyx – Vientos arcaicos (2019)
Guest article by Belisario Now that the end of 2019 is over, with its list-saturated madness, it is a good moment to look backwards in search for the decent albums we may have overlooked during the...
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Proscriptor Ends Absu
After three decades of existence, Proscriptor McGovern has decided to finally end famed American black metal band Absu. While the “Absu” trilogy will never be finished due to Proscriptor’s difficulty...
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Perdition Temple Releases “Desolation Usurper” From Upcoming Sacraments of...
Ripping extreme metal band Perdition Temple (ex-Angelcorpse, Immolation, and Ares Kingdom) has released its latest blast of high-speed terror with “Desolation Usurper” from the upcoming third album of...
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Det Svarte Alvor (1994)
From the ancient archives, an English translation of Det Svarte Alvor (1994), resurrected in the bowels of the Old Internet: DET SVARTE ALVOR / Darkest Sincerity .. or .. The Black Seriousness The...
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