Ages of ascendancy for the servant
SERVANT: Aetas Ascensus Release year: 2023Label: MDD Records Servant, the German “black metal sensation”, eh? Promising to deliver an “unmatched black metal experience” on this, their second album, in part due to the “authentic vocals.” Yes, I am once again … Continue reading Ages of ascendancy for the servant
Extraterrestrial avulsion
AVULSED: Extraterrestrial Carnage Release year: 2023Label: Xtreem Music It’s been a while since long-running Spanish death metal act Avulsed released anything – six years in fact. As such, this fresh new release will probably not sate the thirst of old … Continue reading Extraterrestrial avulsion
Deimhal’s grand gathering
DEIMHAL: The Grand Gathering Release year: 2023Label: self-released One somewhat curious phenomenon is that of black metal projects by middle aged members of bands with more renown. There’s no shortage of these, and typically these projects don’t look to the … Continue reading Deimhal’s grand gathering
Corpsessed’s live grotesquery
CORPSESSED: Skeletal Grotesquery Release year: 2023Label: Krucyator Productions Live albums are something of a tricky thing to review. For the most part, live albums are essentially pure fan service, giving something to the fans they’ll hopefully appreciate. Very rarely does … Continue reading Corpsessed’s live grotesquery
Third time’s the charm?
SLEEP OF MONSTERS: ｢｢｢ Release year: 2023Label: Svart Records It’s been a long wait for fans of Finnish occult rockers Sleep Of Monsters: their previous album II: Poison Garden was released way back in 2016. And for some of us, the … Continue reading Third time’s the charm?
Apparitions inside the church
THE SUSPENDED APPARITION: It’s Sealed Inside The Church Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records My real introduction to all kinds of industrial and post-industrial music was some twenty-odd years ago, in the early noughties, in the form of dark ambient music. … Continue reading Apparitions inside the church
Everyone’s war on everyone
TERVEET KÄDET: Kaikki kaikkia vastaan Release year: 2023Label: Svart Records Terveet Kädet should need no introductions. But because this intro would be awfully short without it, we’ll do one anyway. So, Terveet Kädet are more than legends within hardcore and … Continue reading Everyone’s war on everyone
Heavy handed manners
CROWN COURT: Heavy Manners Release year: 2023Label: Randale Records When did Crown Court become this big? I remember when their first album Capital Offence came out in 2016: it was well received, but not to any great amount of hoopla. … Continue reading Heavy handed manners
Mind alterations a’la Government Alpha
GOVERNMENT ALPHA: Mind-Altering Substance Release year: 2023Label: Steinklang Industries Steinklang’s most recent batch of releases included a couple of pretty major names within the industrial/noise field. Maurizio Bianchi, whose newest album Geni-Z we recently reviewed (here) is of course a … Continue reading Mind alterations a’la Government Alpha
Black dawns at Salem
SALEM ALUMNI: Black Dawn Release year: 2022Label: S’laughter Visions Once more unto the breach! Continuing on our write-up’s of various S’laughter Visions releases we got our hands on recently, we now turn our attention towards Salem Alumni, a duo consisting … Continue reading Black dawns at Salem
Only Death Is Real 