Viscerally raw yet dripping with mood, this new album from the Iraqi band Mulla hits hard and fast with all the glory of classic second wave black metal, but with something unique added to the mix.
Category: Metal Review
Album Review | Sadness | Atna
A metal record has never made me cry. Until Atna.
Four-way Split Review | Serpents Athirst, Genocide Shrines, Trepanation, Heresiarch | Scorn Coalescence
Bearing down upon your being like some looming catastrophe that lingers in the back of your brain, this split takes the shape of an oppressive, recurring nightmare that subconsciously gnaws through your sanity without you even realising.
Album Review | Alcest | Spiritual Instinct
Although I have always been a fan of ‘shoe-gaze’ and ‘post’ styles of black metal, Alcest’s recent release leaves me thoroughly wanting.
Album Review | Full of Hell | Weeping Choir
Full of Hell point microphones into the bleak forgotten corners of existence on their new record, giving voice to a deep and frightening darkness.
Album Review | The Callous Daoboys | Die on Mars
The Callous Daoboys wield heavy riffs and chaotic compositions on their new full-length, and absolutely demolish my former hatred of the violin.
Album Review | Ruff Majik | Tårn
Tårn delivers on so many fronts: it’s groovy, it’s heavy, and it’s catchy, a winning combo. Though Ruff Majik has never been as heavy as to be labeled a doom metal act, with each album they grow darker and more brooding and their sound here is a far cry from the stoner rock sounds heard on their debut, The Bear.
Album Review | Malignant Altar | Retribution of Jealous Gods
Malignant Altar breathe unholy life into the exhumed corpse of OSDM with their debut demo.
Album Review | Magic Circle | Departed Souls
Magic Circle invoke the gods of doom metal on their latest release.
