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Review: Silhouette — Les Dires de L'âme

Review: Silhouette — Les Dires de L’âme

Silhouette, a French Black Metal band, just released their first full album titled Les dires de l’âme. Here are our thoughts.
Kristailer - In the Hearts of the Brave

Kristailer – In the Hearts of the Brave

Medieval atmosphere and melodic riffs is the great gift from Kristailer, join us in our review of their album In the Hearts of the Brave!
Review: 1349 — The Wolf & The King

Review: 1349 — The Wolf & The King

The Norwegian black metal band 1349 is back with their 8th full album, The Wolf & The King. Here is our review!
Review: Trelldom — ...by the shadows...

Review: Trelldom — …by the shadows…

Kilian ventures into the forest while listening to the new Trelldom. Will he find his way back or have Gaahl & Co. gone too far and made Kilian loose his mind this time?
Review: Modern Rites - Endless

Review: Modern Rites – Endless

Kili made sure to get himself into the right frame of mind before digging into this excellent album by Modern Rites.
Review: Black Birch - Black Birch

Review: Black Birch – Black Birch

Swedish duo Black Birch comes forth with their full length debut. Lxw takes a closer listen to the enigmatic duos aural escapades here.
Review: Keys To The Astral Gates And Mystic Doors - The Endless Black and Melancholy Triumphant

Review: Keys To The Astral Gates And Mystic Doors – The Endless Black and Melancholy Triumphant

Talvi is brave enough to try to find the correct keys for all these doors in his review of this demo compilation from Keys To The Astral Gates and Mystic Doors.
Review: Kvaen - The Formless Fires

Review: Kvaen – The Formless Fires

Furious guitar work, a nasty stew of melodic death and black metal, Kili really got a full meal with this one, read his impressions of Kvaens third album here.
Review: Spectral Wound — Songs of Blood and Mire

Review: Spectral Wound — Songs of Blood and Mire

Spectral Wound, the black metal outfit from Canada, is back with their latest work Songs of Blood and Mire, we reviewed it, and you can read our thoughts here.
Digging Deeper: Colombia

Digging Deeper: Colombia

We called in an expert when it comes to Colombian extreme metal to dig up some of the most occult black metal from this amazing country.
Review: Calderum - Desecration of the Bastille

Review: Calderum – Desecration of the Bastille

Spanish project Caldreum is back with a new EP. Lxw gave this a thorough review, so join us in the discovery.
at Beyond the Gates 2024

Beyond the Gates ’24 – A Tribute to the Gods of Old!

Join us in our review and highlights from this years Beyond the Gates festival in Bergen, Norway!
Digging Deeper: Ireland Pt.1

Digging Deeper: Ireland Pt.1

Ireland, a land rich with culture and heritage, also has a proper black metal scene. We dug deep into the soil under the potatoes and uncovered some hidden gems.
Review: Depressive Witches — Lost, Forgotten and Heartbroken

Review: Depressive Witches — Lost, Forgotten and Heartbroken

Depressive Witches are back! They released a third album called Lost, Forgotten and Heartbroken, and we ready to share our thoughts on it in this review.
Vault Review: Covenant — Nexus Polaris

Vault Review: Covenant — Nexus Polaris

Time to dive into the black metal vault, and share our thoughts on Nexus Polaris by Norwegian black metal band Covenant (The Kovenant)