Spiritual support for Artsakh
V/A: Spiritual Sounds For Artsakh Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries A bit of background to begin with, to better understand the nature of this two-disc compilation release. Artsakh is a region between Armenia and Azerbaidjan, which has been contested for … Continue reading Spiritual support for Artsakh
Of mist and a belief carved in stone
CARVED IN STONE: Wafts Of Mist & The Forgotten Belief Release year: 2021Label: Schwarzdorn Production A long, long time ago, back when I was working with my first webzine, I received for review a compilation called In Wüsten Lohe by … Continue reading Of mist and a belief carved in stone
Reviewified shreds
DEIFIED SHREDS: Overcoming The Fractal Deception Release year: 2021Label: Iron, Blood And Death Corporation Sometimes you just know from looking at the cover what kind of music an album is going to contain. I mean, take Greek Deified Shreds‘ first … Continue reading Reviewified shreds
A war that has no end
ULTRAPOLAR INTRUSION: This War Will Have No End… Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries According to the description of the label, Russian Ultrapolar Intrusion’s new album is, and I quote, “an oppressive and brutal chronicle of a war that never ceases … Continue reading A war that has no end
Satanic opposition
KROMORTH: Opposition Release year: 2021Label: Iron, Blood And Death Corporation Although the term “bestial” is usually applied to bands of a more black metal bent – primitive, furious bands who lace their violent, archaic black metal with elements from equally … Continue reading Satanic opposition
Rotten verses
BRESTHAFT: Rottenverse Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries You could be forgiven for mistaking Rottenverse for a black metal or death metal album at a quick glance. The logo certainly looks like it could belong to an extreme metal band. And … Continue reading Rotten verses
Is even death real?
SVPREMACIST: Meaningless Death Release year: 2021Label: Repose Records/Iron, Blood And Death Corporation Hailing from Israel, Svpremacist ask us the ultimate question with their debut album: is even death real? Do the makers of this website of questionable repute have to … Continue reading Is even death real?
Victories in blood
UNANIMATED: Victory In Blood Release year: 2021Label: Century Media Unanimated belong to the original breed of Swedish death metal: having formed already in 1988, they were certainly among the earlier purveyors of the genre. Whilst they definitely have a following, … Continue reading Victories in blood
Cankerous tenderness
CANKER: Exquisite Tenderness Release year: 1997/2021Label: Visur Productions/Xtreem Music No, not Cancer. Canker. You’re not the first one to get these two mixed up, and I suppose it’s more than understandable. Canker from Spain aren’t, after all, particularly renowned or … Continue reading Cankerous tenderness
Veil the world in ritual rust
TREPANERINGSRITUALEN: Veil The World Release year: 2011/2015/2021Label: Cold Spring Records Back in 2008-2013, when Swedish ritual industrial entity Trepaneringsritualen started out and almost immediately started to make a name for themselves, I was in the heaviest harsh noise/power electronics phase … Continue reading Veil the world in ritual rust
Only Death Is Real 