PRIEURÉ: Jusqu’au Bénitier
Year: 2025Label: Altare Productions/Purity Through Fire We’ve come a long way from the inception of black metal, from the days when a one-sided satanic outlook was an absolute necessity for the genre. I don’t think an album inspired by the … Continue reading PRIEURÉ: Jusqu’au Bénitier
HEATHEN PEACE: Civilisation Ends Here…
Year: 2024Label: Rebellion Records Rebellion Records are really ushering into a new era of crossover as of late – or maybe label owner Wouter is, more like. His band Live By The Sword has been pushing the envelope of how … Continue reading HEATHEN PEACE: Civilisation Ends Here…
H.E.R.R.: Vondel’s Lucifer – Second Movement
Year: 2025Label: self-released (distribution via Steinklang Industries) This album has been a long time in the making. multinational H.E.R.R.’s ambitious album Vondel’s Lucifer – First Movement was released way back in 2006. As implied by the name, it was not … Continue reading H.E.R.R.: Vondel’s Lucifer – Second Movement
DARKWOOD: Verlorene Welt
Year: 2025Label: Heidenvolk Though they have slowed down their pace, German Darkwood remain a staple of contemporary neofolk. With their distinctive, and distinctively German sound, the group consisting of Henryk Vögel and supporting musicians, play no small part in keeping … Continue reading DARKWOOD: Verlorene Welt
ALLA XUL ELU: Gods Of Evil Rise
Year: 2025Label: Majik Ninja Entertainment It’s been a while since the terrible trio of Alla Xul Elu graced us with a new album. 2023’s Lost Lakes Estates was a collaboration with Super Famous Fun Time Guys; the previous proper AXE … Continue reading ALLA XUL ELU: Gods Of Evil Rise
ALYA SERPENTIS: The Sky Falls Down
Year: 2025Label: Steinklang Industries First impressions can be deceiving. Especially in music, especially if you are somewhat knowledgeable in a genre. Sometimes it leads you to pin into place an artist or album very quickly. “Oh, this instantly brings to … Continue reading ALYA SERPENTIS: The Sky Falls Down
DARK AWAKE: Dämmerung
Year: 2025Label: Steinklang Industries In their almost 20 year long recording career, Dark Awake have been nothing if not prolific. Discogs lists 16 full length albums and half a dozen of shorter releases, which translates into way more than one … Continue reading DARK AWAKE: Dämmerung
HYBRYDS: In The Wake Of The Witch
Year: 2025Label: Zoharum Talk about a massive album! Spread over two discs, In The Wake Of The Witch contains a hefty two and a half hours of music. At the same time it’s the long running Belgian project’s first album … Continue reading HYBRYDS: In The Wake Of The Witch
Grant, Kenneth: VALOA VASTEN – YÖPUOLEN KERTOMUS
Year: 2025Publisher: Abraxas PublishingOriginal title: Against the Light – A Nightside NarrativeAvailable in: English, Finnish and possibly other languages Kenneth Grant (1924-2011) might be the most influential occultist since Aleister Crowley. Grant also represented a significant link in the chain … Continue reading Grant, Kenneth: VALOA VASTEN – YÖPUOLEN KERTOMUS
LIVE BY THE SWORD: The Pagan Pantheon
Year: 2025Label: Rebellion Records With their third album, US-Dutch Live By The Sword keep on consolidating their sound, and staying away from anything easy to pigeonhole. At this stage, the band exist in a liminal zone between metal and oi!, … Continue reading LIVE BY THE SWORD: The Pagan Pantheon
Only Death Is Real 