In so many ways Spectral Lore ’s enigmatic Ayloss is the polar opposite of recurring collaborator Jacob Buczarski ( Mare Cognitum ). Perhaps...

Before I start, I'd like to tackle the obvious (the elephant in the room), Ildaruni are from Armenia. Now, not knowing another single ...

What's in a name? Many acts sport a name which warrant research to sate the curiosity. "Nixil", could mean (and is translated...

My first encounter with Winterfylleth came via their 2012 album, The Threnody of Triumph . It was basically a two ships passing in the nig...

There are a million ways to promote an album, but in a style like Black Metal which originates huge discussions about what is authentic or f...

Black metal is the new black. And while the scene doesn’t struggle with an overt fashion crisis, at least not currently, it’s certainly th...

By this point learned metalheads shouldn't have to be told that Tombs are a top-shelf act. Their coming out party, 2011's Path of...

Comprised solely of one guitarist/vocalist and one drummer, Germany’s Mantar have released their debut album Death By Burning earlier this y...

For an album that purports to exalt aural oblivion, Sacred White Noise is startlingly articulate. Thantifaxath ply a riveting and addicti...

It’s never all that fun to hate on a record, particularly by a small band willing to try new things. But here I sit with Last Poem / Firs...

I shouldn't have to waste time going over the events surrounding Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski but I will anyway. Briefly. ...

A number of things link the countries of Canada and Sweden (besides being my two favourite). Both have similar climates, Green elected off...

I can't say I wasn't expecting a challenge when approaching From All Purity , the newest from Chicago doom miscreants Indian . But...

If you’re reading this webzine and you don’t know who Skeletonwitch are, you need to reconsider everything about your life. For 10 years ...

Two years following the release of 'Kosmonument' , a release that bridges the gap between psychedelia and black metal, Finnish act...

Watain seems like one of those bands we assume are important because everyone else does too. As soon as release copies of 'The Wild...

With a gurgling introduction that opens the album, Meilenwald throws the listener into the darkest depths with a nine minute epic, “Daemo...