Shezmu’s maw of darkness
SHEZMU: À Travers Les Lambeaux Release year: 2020Label: Krucyator Productions Back when I was a kid first getting into extreme metal, death metal was what I first got into. As someone coming from a background of classic heavy metal and … Continue reading Shezmu’s maw of darkness
Bloodlust of the black beast
BLACK BEAST: Nocturnal Bloodlust Release year: 2019Label: Primitive Reaction Formed already in the early noughties, Black Beast from Finland released just one EP and one split in the years following their inception. Between 2006 and 2019 things were very silent … Continue reading Bloodlust of the black beast
Ossuary obscurantism
OSSUARY ANEX: Obscurantism Apogee Release year: 2020Label: Xtreem Music Cultural exchange is a wonderful thing. It builds understanding between peoples, nations and cultures in a way that no formal channels can. As such, when a Russian act belts out pure-bred … Continue reading Ossuary obscurantism
Curse of the Undead
UNDEAD: Existential Horror Release year: 2019/2020Label: Kadabra Music With what appears to be a zombie on the cover of the album, Undead set the tone for the record from the go. The band, whose members reside in Spain and the … Continue reading Curse of the Undead
Zwiespalt blasting from the past
ZWIESPALT: Ambivalenz Release year: 2020Label: self-released German three-piece Zwiespalt make no attempts to conceal what they’re all about: even the promo text states clearly that these guys are into 90’s black metal and that’s from where they draw inspiration, and … Continue reading Zwiespalt blasting from the past
Into the heathen foray
IKU-TURSO: Pakana Release year: 2020Label: Wolfspell Records Last time we bumped into Finnish-Dutch Iku-Turso, named after a sea monster in Finnish national epic Kalevala, was with their Storm Over Isengard mini-album. That album saw them go into full 90’s Norway … Continue reading Into the heathen foray
A decrepid sea of graves
DECREPID: Endless Sea Of Graves Release year: 2020Label: Xtreem Music According to the bio that came with the promo, UK death metal outift Decrepid are “among the small band of groups around the world who decided to take a stand … Continue reading A decrepid sea of graves
Xaemora’s manifestos
XAEMORA: At Dusk Of Existence Release year: 2020Label: self-released There’s an art in how to properly tap into the sound and style of yesteryear without sounding cheap or void of ideas. I’ve touched upon this a couple of times already, … Continue reading Xaemora’s manifestos
Trail songs for a red-eyed caravan
REDEYE CARAVAN: Nostrum Remedium Release year: 2020Label: self-released Music has always been central to western movies. So central, in fact, that most of the “golden ages” of western movies are inseparably linked to a very definite style to the soundtracks. … Continue reading Trail songs for a red-eyed caravan
Entartung’s malefic arts
ENTARTUNG: Maleficae Artes Release year: 2020Label: Dunkelheit Produktionen With almost ten years since their inception, and with several albums to their name, Entartung from Germany are far from newcomers to the field. Yet, they’ve remained firmly locked in the shadows … Continue reading Entartung’s malefic arts
Only Death Is Real 