“Influenced by and risen from the ashes of old school 90s USBM bands like Profanatica, Accursed, Judas Iscariot and perhaps more obviously Grand Belial's Key, Odium Totus started to add some of the ...”

“After such stellar releases such as "Carrion" and "On a Darker Dawn", my expectations for the next full-length were huge. I can't say that I'm disappointed, but on this album they seem to be ...”

“The second release from the incredible War//Plague continues in the same direction as the previous masterpiece, with some minor improvements. The attitude and the lyrical approach is pretty much the ...”

“Most people don't like Crust Punk thanks to some of the weaker, more famous efforts like Darkthrone's Crust trilogy, or the shitty Extreme Noise Terror albums! But that's not fair! There were some ...”

“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 ...”

“Good album by an awesome band that has a lot of good points and bad points at the same time. The good points about this album are the riffs, and the insane vocals by Ash. There is a lot of emotion ...”

“After the somewhat weird and controversial sound on their previous album, "Buried in Time", Mortuary Drape decided to ditch the experimental metalcore-y bullshit and return to their roots. The result ...”

“The debut Ritual Death release is a very weird release indeed! The noise/ambient interludes and layers scattered all over the EP give the album a haunting atmosphere. The vocals and guitar parts are ...”

“Let's get something clear from the beginning; I'm not a fan of this so-called Post-Black Metal. I like some post-rock bands, but the idea of Post-Black Metal is a bit silly in my opinion, since it ...”

“Nordreich is one of the overlooked names among the Pagan front bands. Their early demos and first albums were incredibly true to the early Burzum/Graveland sound, but because of their poor production, ...”

“Even though the idea of mixing the badass thrashy riffs with the more obscure sounds existed since the 80s, with bands such as Sabbat, it wasn't until the mid 1990s where the term "Black/Thrash" ...”

“NME's sloppy musicianship in the early days was an intentional result of being too fucking BM rather than being shitty musicians! Their later career showed us that they can be quite professional, but ...”

“The first (and so far only!) release by Germany's Sepulchral Zeal, is truly jaw-dropping! If you thought Bølzer's Aura was badass, wait and see what these German boys have in store for ...”

“The second album by Onslaught is much more technical compared to the primitive first album, but it still has a bit of old school Satanic Thrash Metal feeling left in itself. After this album, the ...”

“Onslaught begun as a Discharge-worshiping Hardcore Punk band with some decent demos in the early 80s, but it was in 1985 that the band moved towards another, more interesting direction. On "Power ...”

“The debut full-length Mare album took a long time to be released. I can remember that back in 2015 various pages on Instagram talked about the completion of recording for this album, but it was ...”

“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 ...”

“Obscurity was one of the earliest examples of Swedish Extreme Metal bands which followed in the footsteps of Bathory, Possessed and Hellhammer. Alongside other small bands like Morbid and Mefisto, ...”

“I used to say Yoth Iria's album is the Top #1 release so far. My friend recommended me to listen to this album, especially the second song, called "Autumn Legacy Underlying the Cold's Caress", and I ...”

“Despite seeing the name Fluisteraars pop up frequently in the site's searches over the years, I had never managed to bring myself round to actually checking them out. There was evidently some kind of ...”

“Nokturnal Mortum is known for their ideology, and many people are hesitant to listen to them. I decided to listen to their last three albums, and I was fascinated! I like their way of mixing Black ...”

“As I mentioned on my review for the EP that came before this release, the Greek sound has always been a very unique scene compared to the other scenes. I was very excited about the collaboration of ...”

“At first glance, this band may seem like another Forteresse / Metal Noir Quebecois wannabe band, but like the artwork, this album has a very strong French feeling to itself. Most notably Autarcie, ...”

“After three badass releases back to back, Human Serpent released their forth full-length release earlier this year. Although they made some cool EPs and splits between these releases, I recommend you ...”

“After releasing two stellar masterpieces back to back, the expectations from this band were raised to an almost unreachable high! I thought that they would either change their style and ruin their ...”