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A year in summation: 2022

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 redbraces

It’s been a while since we did one of these. In fact, looks like in all of Only Death Is Real’s history, we’ve only done one year round-up. High time for a second one, don’t you think? So, here are … Continue reading A year in summation: 2022

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Origins of eastern darkness

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 redbraces

SIGH: Eastern Darkness Release year: 2022Label: Peaceville Sigh from Japan are one of the original weirdos of black metal, who pretty much from the onset went left-field in their expression. Personally, I’ve mostly listened to their second album Infidel Art … Continue reading Origins of eastern darkness

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Paramilitant vomit-inducing spears

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 redbraces

PARAMILITANT: Emetic Spear Of Intolerance Release year: 2022Label: self-released What’s short, sweet and to the point? An emetic spear of intolerance, of course. Har har, geddit? No? Sorry. Abortive attempts at stupid jokes aside, Emetic Spear Of Intolerance is short, … Continue reading Paramilitant vomit-inducing spears

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In Djevel’s black night

December 3, 2022 redbraces

DJEVEL: Naa Skrider Natten Sort Release year: 2022Label: Aftermath Music We’ve reviewed Norwegian Djevel’s two previous albums (here and here), and have come to consider the band as something of a single-entity latter-day resurgence of the classic norsecore sound and … Continue reading In Djevel’s black night

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Pervert goat onslaught kommand

November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 redbraces

ONSLAUGHT KOMMAND: Demo I Release year: 2022Label: Godz Of War Productions Ah, South America. Home to throngs of underrated and cult-level extreme metal acts, and a veritable breeding ground of everything rabid, slavering, boneheaded, bestial and crude when it comes … Continue reading Pervert goat onslaught kommand

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The slithering darkness of Unfyros

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 redbraces

UNFYROS: Alpha Hunt Release year: 2022Label: Aural Hypnox Empyrean Editions Having found your way to this site, chances are the name Aural Hypnox will ring a bell. It is, after all, a label responsible for many a latter-day classic within … Continue reading The slithering darkness of Unfyros

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Lunar spells bring the demise of Heaven

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 redbraces

LUNAR SPELLS: Demise Of Heaven Release year: 2022Label: Northern Silence Productions When the promo sheet states the band are from Greece and mention “old school”, I’m surely not the only one to stop reading and think of Rotting Christ, Varathron … Continue reading Lunar spells bring the demise of Heaven

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German autumn lethargy

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 redbraces

HERBSTLETHARGIE: Melancholie Im Blattfall Release year: 2022Label: Northern Silence Productions There’s no mistaking it, looking at the cover of German Herbstlethargie’s debut album: atmospheric black metal is the name of the game. And, considering both project title (German for “autumn … Continue reading German autumn lethargy

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Autumn in vermillion colors

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 redbraces

VERMILIA: Ruska Release year: 2022Label: self-released Some time around the time of Finnish one-woman act Vermilia’s debut album Kätkyt (2018), I saw the project described as “hygge black metal” – a pretty derisory remark in a way, but also apt. … Continue reading Autumn in vermillion colors

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Baptism of serpent fire

August 28, 2022August 28, 2022 redbraces

SERPENTFYRE: Baptism Of Shadows Release year: 2022Label: Altare Productions I don’t quite remember when I realized that Finnish black metal had become a concept emulated the world over, almost a successor to the Norwegian 90’s sound in terms of impact … Continue reading Baptism of serpent fire

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