MOON ORACLE: Ophidian Glare Release year: 2023Label: Bestial Burst/Signal Rex Two years after their debut album, Finnish trio Moon Oracle are back with another helping of mystical, doom-ladened black metal. Whilst some things have changed, the core essence of traditional … Continue reading Serpentine stare of the moon oracle
MOON ORACLE: Muse Of The Nightside Release year: 2021Label: Bestial Burst/Signal Rex Considering how black metal is supposed to be individualist music, where conformity, adhering to trends and following leaders blindly are tantamount to mortal sin, it’s almost funny how … Continue reading Nightside oracles
ABSOLUTE KEY: The Third Level Of Decay Release year: 2022Label: Signal Rex Previously, we reviewed Finnish one man act Absolute Key’s Sundust (here), calling its combination of industrial and black metal “an album of intriguingly twisted esoteric electronics”. The prolific … Continue reading Keys to the three levels of decay
Only Death Is Real 