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Review: Adorn - Adorn
Adorn - Self-titled (7.5/10). This self-titled release mixes elegant, uplifting black gaze riffs with intricate, lush orchestration, inviting you into a gorgeous 17th-century world. Read the full review!
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Review: 1914 - Viribus Unitis
1914 - Viribus Unitis (8/10). The Ukrainian Blackened Death/Doom war machine delivers an unyielding onslaught of vicious riffs and historical horror. Read the full review!
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Review: Lamp of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy
Lamp of Murmuur's The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy (8.5/10) is a symphonic, melodic opus of clean vocals and fallen gods. Experience the whirlwind! Read more.
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Review: Suffering Hour β Impelling Rebirth
Suffering Hour's Impelling Rebirth (9/10) is a dissonant BM EP driven by neoclassical melody and jarring tech-thrash. Read the full story!
Swedish Black Metal
Review: Haimad - When Night Rode Across the North
Haimad's long-awaited debut, When Night Rode Across the North (8.5/10), is a strong return to cold, mid-90s Swedish Melodic Black Metal. Read the full review!
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Review: WitcheR - ΓrΓΆklΓ©t
WitcheR's ΓrΓΆklΓ©t (7.5/10). This Atmospheric Black Metal opus delivers majestic classical influences and profound emotional depth. Read the full review!
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From the Vault: Summoning - Stronghold
Summoning's Stronghold (1999) is an Atmospheric Black Metal cornerstone that translates Tolkienβs mythic grandeur into sound. Read the full review!
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Review: Achathras - A Darkness of the Ancient Past
Achathrasβ A Darkness of the Ancient Past (7.5/10) is a debut that resurrects the cold heart of Second Wave Black Metal. See the full review!
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Review - Dense Fog - Dense Fog
Dense Fog's self-titled debut (7/10). This master class in Atmospheric Black Metal blends stunning classical piano with majestic, haunting riffs. Read the full review!
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Review: Heimland - Der Torv Moeter Hav
Heimland's Der Torv Moeter Hav (8/10) marks a strong shift in Norwegian Black Metal, embracing sorrow and longing with new vocalist Fanden. Read the full review!
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Review: White Rune - Eventide on Aurora
White Runeβs Eventide on Aurora (7.5/10). This Finnish Melodic Black Metal album balances raw aggression with melodic grace. Read the full review!
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Review: Abominator - The Fire Brethren
Abominatorβs The Fire Brethren (7.5/10). Australian Blackened Death Metal delivers unrelenting blast beats and lethal riffs. Read the full review!