“Oh, come with old Khayyám, and leave the Wise
To talk; one thing is certain, that Life flies;
One thing is certain, and the Rest is Lies;
The Flower that once has blown for ever dies.”
Category: Black Metal
Album Review | Asgrauw | IJsval
The embodiment of a bitter winter. Although it might be my open window, I feel a slight wind coming from the speakers.
#148 | Album Review | In Human Form – III
An album review podcast of the third LP, aptly titled III, from the progressive black metal outfit, In Human Form.
Album Review | Mulla | مَوْلَى
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.
Album Review | Sadness | Atna
A metal record has never made me cry. Until Atna.
Album Review | Obsequiae | The Palms Of Sorrowed Kings
An austere and majestic journey through the world of folk-inspired black metal.
#144 | Album Review | An Isolated Mind – I’m Losing Myself
An album review podcast of I’m Losing Myself, the debut LP from the solo experimental extreme metal project, An Isolated Mind.
#143 | Album Review | Liturgy – H.A.Q.Q.
An album review podcast of H.A.Q.Q., the 2019 LP from the experimental black metal project, Liturgy.
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.
#140 | Album Review | Blut Aus Nord – Hallucinogen
An album review podcast of Hallucinogen, an amethyst-hued, psychedelic trip from Blut Aus Nord.
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.
#135 | Album Review | Unfurl – The Waking Void
A pestilent brute of aural decimation.