Release year: 2025Label: self-released Wait, what, did I mistake this band for someone else? That was my first thought when putting on Swedish Demolyn’s new EP. See, in comparison with the debut release Tales Of Demolyn (reviewed here), Slay The … Continue reading DEMOLYN: Slay The Godhead
Year: 2024Label: Werewolf Records Released at the butt-end of 2024 with little to no advance hoopla, Finnish Satanic Warmaster’s Exultation Of Cruelty seemed to come a bit like a thief in the night. All of the sudden it just sort … Continue reading SATANIC WARMASTER: Exultation Of Cruelty
Year: 2025Label: World Breaking Records/Primitive Reaction If there’s one thing I didn’t predict for 2024, it was the comeback of Finnish black metal pioneers Beherit. But come back they did, and I got to witness them live twice last year. … Continue reading BEHERIT: Live In Praha CZ
Year: 2025Label: Vendetta Records The scitalis was, apparently, a mythical serpent of antiquity with so amazing markings on its back that it could stun whoever saw it. I presume the serpent would then proceed to make lunch of those such … Continue reading SCITALIS: Maledictum
Year: 2025Label: self-released And thusly, we segue from 2024 towards 2025 in reviews as well: Finnish Beatrix’s new EP Deathsent Ceremony was released on January 1st. Apparently the EP was a long time in the making due to various unfortunate … Continue reading BEATRIX: Deathsent Ceremony
As most of you probably realize by now, 2024 is over and we’ve entered 2025. For those of you who haven’t, consider this a public service announcement. Anyhow, let’s take a look at some of the noteworthy releases of last … Continue reading A year in summation: 2024
Year: 2024Label: Misantropia Records Swedish depressive and suicidal black metal act Yritys are back at it with a second attempt. The debut album Delusion(s) (reviewed here) wasn’t quite my cup of tea despite having some elements I liked. Considering the … Continue reading YRITYS: Apostate
Year: 2024Label: Misantropia Records As most who know me will attest to, a great way to get my attention and interest is with anything related to Western esoteric traditions. As you too may have surmised from, for example, the book … Continue reading CHYMIST: Opus I: Nox
Year: 2024Label: Krypta Records Finnish The Carnival are true eccentrics within the realm of extreme/underground music. Granted, it’s no news to anyone that first wave black metal was heavily influenced by punk rock. And later on, plenty of crust acts … Continue reading THE CARNIVAL: Absoluuttinen syntymä
Year: 2024Label: Misantropia Records/Black Metal Maniac Although the Finnish black metal scene has during the past 25 years spawned quite a few internationally acclaimed acts, the underground is of course a lot larger and many are the acts that dwell … Continue reading EPÄKRISTUS: Satan, Sex And War
