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Kill – No Catharsis
The night sky pisses rain onto the ground. The damp earth rips open, and once again Kill rise up from their dark, steaming hole to deliver undead Black Metal to us all! Finally, the long-awaited No Catharsis is here... The opener, 'Rites of Bestiality' immediately sprays you with its stinking riffs, and you can almost hear the black vomit gurgling... More »
Arckanum – ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ
After 17 years, it's no surprise that Shamaatae continues to experiment and develop Arckanum's style, and it's interesting to hear Black Metal artists who try to create something different. The problem is, despite the efforts and desires of some bands to evolve, the results are often shit. Arckanum are one band that has been successful in their evolution, but has... More »
The Black – Alongside Death
1994 was a vintage year for Black Metal. My speakers strained from repeated plays of the epic albums released that fine year: De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, Pentagram, Transylvanian Hunger, The Shadowthrone, Verwüstung... 1994 was also the year in which Swedish band The Black released The Priest of Satan, their classic debut album - then slowly seemed to vanish into Black... More »
Kill Interview
Fresh off the back of my review of Inverted Funeral I managed to track down Getaz and after much negotiating and the promise of multiple virgins to sacrifice he agreed to visit the Hellfurnace and face our interrorgation. It's been two years since Inverted Funeral came out. On your myspace page you say you have finished recording a new album for... More »
Kill – Inverted Funeral
I found this tucked away in a remote corner of Myspace and after hearing the samples there, Inverted Funeral bullied it's way onto my deathdeck. It has remained there almost constantly for a couple of weeks now. Hailing from Sweden, Kill push a flavour of Black Metal firmly stuck in its own limbo between Black Metal and Black Thrash. They've been... More »
Obitus – March Of The Drones
So, March of the Drones begins. A quiet, tense intro passage.. No build-up... No sign of it ending... Fuck, this intro is long, and I'm getting impatient... Then, finally, Obitus go to war. The bunker roof caves in as Sacrificial Abolishment explodes with thick, fast, rhythmic blasting. Hard, dense and aggressive. This is a band who have not chosen to follow... More »
Styggelse – Bland Ändlösa Fält Av Snusk Och Hor
After the opening 15 seconds I knew I would like this. It begins with a couple of samples that are arranged in such a way that makes Saruman appear to be chatting up that slut from the Exorcist! Wait 'till you hear it and its a certainty that her answer makes him blow his load in his robes. Anyway, a well... More »
From the Depths...
Interesting Black Metal fragments we found.
Rahu – Ride of the Eight Black Steeds
July 25, 2010 | 20:52
I only recently discovered Rahu, who purvey original and very replayable Finish Black Metal of the highest calibre. This is a demo from 2008 that has since been released as part of a best of featuring this and their other demo on one CD.
Although there are only three tracks delivering a mere seventeen minutes of [...]Nachzehrer – Black Thrash Ritual
June 1, 2010 | 21:52
As suggested by the title of their debut demo Nachzehrer tout themselves as Black Thrash. I wouldn’t normally review such a release, not because I dislike the style but because it falls outside the purpose of this site. Anyway, this American five-piece skimp so much on the Thrash part that, aside from a few riffs, [...]- More From the Depths... »