“Insane album from a band I never get tired of. This guy is extremely talented, and this album shows it perfectly. The strongest point of this album is the guitar riffs. They are insanely good and ...”

“An album of semi-professional quality, but in truth an amazing way of mixing black metal and death metal, violent riffs and an atrociously violent voice, the influence of the band Belphegor is ...”

“Fides Inversa's first album was a milestone in Black Metal history, although a forgotten and underrated one at that! The second album was a bit of a step down compared to the first, but it was still ...”

“The self-titled Kommodus album is a different animal compared to the previous demos released. The riffs are much more thrashy and catchy, and the production is much more crisp (well, crisp for Raw ...”

“How can a band sound like so many different eras of metal in just one release?! You can find lots of 80s Speed Metal influences (like Agent Steel), and even some of the 2000s Black/Speed influences ...”

“Apart from pretentious album titles, Bütcher has so far been a very consistent band. Their first album was a badass riff festival, but it was a bit too primitive and uninspired at some points. ...”

“Moksha is the fourth full length from Prague's Cult Of Fire. Released in 2020 the album flew under the radar thanks to Covid and the ensuing world wide shit show that followed. But thankfully ...”

“Arghhhhh! It's albums like this that give us hope! You can't kill the underground when bands like this exist! If you take the mad dramatic vocals of King Diamond, and mix it with the gritty, dirty, ...”

“Paysage d'Hiver has one of the most consistent discographies ever. All of the demos that he released before this album are incredibly atmospheric and cold (it never fails to chill your bones!). Like ...”

“After releasing a bunch of extremely obscure, psychedelic influenced demos, Slutet finally released their debut last year. Although most people regard this as an Avant-garde release, I find this album ...”

“I was a huge fan of "Moonrise in Total Darkness", and some songs on the first album (like "L'Éternelle Majesté des Montagnes" and "Onward into the Crystal Snows"). They somehow captured ...”

“After the excellent "World's Blood" released back in 2018, I was eager to hear the follow-up for that album with high anticipation. And although this album showed a bit of a shift away from the ...”

“26 minutes and 8 seconds, it is enough to (re) affirm the trio from Tavira as one of the ex-libris of Portuguese Black Metal. Armnatt's music lives on (apparent) simplicity. “In what ...”

“Symphonic Black Metal is arguably the biggest divisive little moment in Black Metal history. The veterans and the fans have always been telling us that this progression with added keyboards and added ...”

“Nox Formulae “Drakon Darshan Satan” Origin: Athens, Attica, Greece Genre: Occult Black Metal Label: Dark Descent Records Just beneath the surface from where the titans of the Greek ...”

“Oranssi Pazuzu's psychedelic, nightmarish soundscape is one of the most impressive efforts in Avant-garde Black Metal history. Their early works were very much the best examples of what is known as ...”

“The second Black Metal offering from Akhlys continues in the same manner of complementing Melodic / Symphonic / Atmospheric ideas with more intense and extreme Black Metal approaches. As a whole, the ...”

“Mamaleek is a band currently based in the States, but has an unknown Middle-Eastern origin. It consists of two brothers as its members (the identity of which is unknown too!). Having this sort of ...”

“Even though the Middle East has always been a troubled region, one thing's for sure; No country has ever encountered worse atrocities and hardships than Iraq. Since the 70s they have been in wars with ...”

“Revenant Marquis came to my attention while checking the discography of another great modern Raw Black Metal Band, Lamp of Murmuur. Even though Lamp of Murmuur tracks were the clear highlights of ...”