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Newsletter #53 - May 20th, 2023
Greetings,

Not a great deal to discuss this month, although some personal highlights would be new singles from Tsjuder and Nocturnal Breed, both heavyweights in the Norwegian Black Metal scene with new albums on the horizon.

There's also a nice selection of reviews, including the new Lamp of Murmuur album, as well as golden oldies such as Dimmu Borgir's debut 1994 EP and Setherial's classic "Nord...".

Until next time...

Regards,
Imperator
News highlights:
- Demonized present "Unleash the Devil's Bane" from new EP
- Ashtar premiere opening track from upcoming album
- Nocturnal Breed put out lyric video for "Knights of Denim"
- Fen premiere "Truth is Futility" from upcoming album
- Burnt Offering reveal opening track from upcoming album
- Sarvekas reveal track from upcoming debut
- Eisenkult streaming track from latest album
- Tsjuder present "Iron Beast" single
- Witte Wieven debut album out now and streaming in full

Review highlights:
- Setherial - Nord... (1996)
- Dimmu Borgir - Inn i Evighetens Mørke (1994)
- Lamp of Murmuur - Saturnian Bloodstorm (2023)
- Ánimas Defunctorum - Necrópolis Nebulosa (2022)
- Mefisto (SWE) - The Puzzle (1986)
- Helleruin - War upon Man (2021)
- Akhlys - Melinoë (2020)
- Burzum - Draugen - Rarities (2005)

Forum highlights:
- Apoplous - Άβατον (Debut EP released two weeks ago)
- Iron Triumph / Nachtheir - Split LP out now

Demonized present "Unleash the Devil's Bane" from new EP

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on May 18th, 2023 0 Comments

The EP, titled "Abyss Vanguard", will mark the band's first new material of any kind in 20 years.

Demonized present "Unleash the Devil's Bane" from new EP

Following their 2021 reunion, Mexican Black / Death Metal act Demonized are putting the finishing touches on a brand new EP, titled "Abyss Vanguard", which will mark the band's first release of new material in 20 years. The EP will be released on June 30th via Osmose Productions. Meanwhile, check ...

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Ashtar premiere opening track from upcoming album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on May 18th, 2023 0 Comments

The song is titled "Into the Gloom" and is the first track from the band's upcoming third album, "Wandering Through Time".

Ashtar premiere opening track from upcoming album

Swiss Black / Doom Metal act Ashtar have just unveiled the opening track from their upcoming third studio album, "Wandering Through Time", which is due out on the 28th of July via Eisenwald. The song is titled "Into the Gloom", check it out:

More info here: https://ffm.bio/ashtar

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Nocturnal Breed put out lyric video for "Knights of Denim"

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on May 15th, 2023 0 Comments

The song is the third track from their upcoming album, "Carry the Beast", due for release next month via Dark Essence Records.

Nocturnal Breed put out lyric video for "Knights of Denim"

Norwegian Black / Thrash Metal maniacs Nocturnal Breed are gearing up for the release of what will be their seventh studio album, "Carry the Beast", which is due on the 23rd of June via Dark Essence Records. While we wait, a lyric video for the album's third track, "Knights of Denim", was uploaded ...

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Fen premiere "Truth is Futility" from upcoming album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on May 15th, 2023 0 Comments

The song is the fifth track from "Monuments to Absence", the band's seventh album, due for release on July 7th.

Fen premiere "Truth is Futility" from upcoming album

London-based Post-Black Metal veterans Fen have just unveiled one of the tracks from their upcoming album, "Monuments to Absence", due for release on July 7th via Prophecy Productions. The song is titled "Truth is Futility", check it out below:

More info here: http://lnk.spkr.media/fen-monuments ...

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Burnt Offering reveal opening track from upcoming album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on May 8th, 2023 0 Comments

The new album, titled "Полярна Зоря" ("Polaris"), is due for release on the 26th of May via Naturmacht Productions.

Burnt Offering reveal opening track from upcoming album

German Black Metal act Burnt Offering are getting ready to release what will be their second studio album, titled "П​о​л​я​р​н​а З​о​р​я" ("Polaris"), which is due to drop on the 26th of May via Naturmacht Productions. While we wait, the album's opening track "Коли зірки завершать коло" ("When the ...

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Sarvekas reveal track from upcoming debut

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on May 2nd, 2023 0 Comments

The song is titled "Of Bloodlust & Nightside Sorceries", and is the third track from their upcoming debut full-length album, "Woven Dark Paths".

Sarvekas reveal track from upcoming debut

Finnish Black Metal newcomers Sarvekas have recently revealed one of the songs from their upcoming debut full-length album, "Woven Dark Paths", which is due for release on the 26th of May via Soulseller Records. The song is titled "Of Bloodlust & Nightside Sorceries", and you can check it out ...

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Eisenkult streaming track from latest album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on April 25th, 2023 0 Comments

The song is titled "Der Teufel hat's gesandt", and also includes the album's intro track "Anrufung".

Eisenkult streaming track from latest album

On the 21st of March, German Black Metal underground act Eisenkult released "Vulgäre, deutsche Hassmusik", their third studio album, via Purity Through Fire records. Yesterday, the label made the album's first two tracks available for streaming. Check out "Der Teufel hat's gesandt", together with ...

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Tsjuder present "Iron Beast" single

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on April 20th, 2023 1 Comment

The song is the opening track from taken from the album "Helvegr", which will be released on the 23rd of June.

Tsjuder present "Iron Beast" single

Norwegian Black Metal ancients Tsjuder are gearing up for the release of "Helvegr", scheduled to drop on the 23rd of June via long time collaborators Season of Mist, and marking the band's sixth studio album in a career spanning three decades. While we wait, the album's opener "Iron Beast" has now ...

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Witte Wieven debut album out now and streaming in full

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on April 17th, 2023 0 Comments

"Dwaallicht" is the name of the band's debut full-length album, which was released via Babylon Doom Cult Records on the 14th of April.

Witte Wieven debut album out now and streaming in full

Dutch Black Metal underground act Witte Wieven have just released their debut full-length studio album, which is titled "Dwaallicht" and went live on the 14th of April through Babylon Doom Cult Records. To celebrate the released the whole thing is now streaming online at the label's channel:

The ...

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Setherial - Nord... (1996)

REVIEW

Reviewed by ScorchedEarth on May 18th, 2023

Sweden's on a roll

Review for Setherial - Nord...

94%

4.7 star rating

By 1996 black metal had taken over in Scandanavia. Norway's influence on bands sound was spreading fast. Swedish bands like Marduk, Sacramentum, Vinterland, and of course Dissection were carving out their own sound. More melodic, better production, and honestly more talented musicians made Swedish black metal of the mid nineties something special. Not having the baggage of church burnings and other assorted crimes helped as well. I'm not the ...

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Dimmu Borgir - Inn i Evighetens Mørke (1994)

REVIEW

Reviewed by Mørk on May 9th, 2023

If you haven't listened to it, you should, and if you already have, listen to it more than twice... So that little by little you

Review for Dimmu Borgir - Inn i Evighetens Mørke

80%

4.0 star rating

An Ep of about 12 minutes, which would start the legend of Dimmi Borgir, are three songs, to start with the first... A cold and desolate environment in which a keyboard in some sad notes in which he complexes himself with a cold environment and continue with those gloomy notes for a long time. What can I tell you about it, the magic comes with the arrival of the electric guitar and is complexed with the already mentioned keyboard and cold ...

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Lamp of Murmuur - Saturnian Bloodstorm (2023)

REVIEW

Reviewed by ScorchedEarth on May 7th, 2023

Bloodstorm indeed

Review for Lamp of Murmuur - Saturnian Bloodstorm

95%

4.8 star rating

There is no need to write a long drawn out review of this record. So I'll keep this short and sweet. Lamp Of Murmuur has an exceptional discography. Three full lengths, six ep's and a two disc compilation of said ep's. Not to mention several split albums. Over five fucking years! It seems this band came out of nowhere in 2019 and immediately made an impact on a crowded scene. When you listen to his music it's easy to see why. He knows black ...

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Ánimas Defunctorum - Necrópolis Nebulosa (2022)

REVIEW

Reviewed by TUBM on April 16th, 2023

Necrópolis Nebulosa

Review for Ánimas Defunctorum - Necrópolis Nebulosa

95%

4.8 star rating

Ánimas Defunctorum is the solo project of Lifeless, leader and founder of the Black metal band Blestema, who in 2020 decided to bring to light one of his hidden works entitled Ánimas Defunctorum, and in 2021 he released his first bass opus the Odio Eterno Producciones label, with a production limited to 100 copies on professional CD. Precisely in the year 2022, one year after his first opus, he decided to release a second production entitled ...

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Mefisto (SWE) - The Puzzle (1986)

REVIEW

Reviewed by PeaceThroughAnarchy on June 16th, 2021

The Final Assault of Mefisto.

Review for Mefisto (SWE) - The Puzzle

89%

4.5 star rating

The second (and last) Mefisto release, continued in the same vein as the first demo. A very unique and obscure Thrash Metal sound inspired by the old Gods like Bathory, Kreator, Sodom and so on and so forth. Though, it must be said, it's easy to sense a little decline in the songwriting and musicianship quality, but don't get me wrong, this was still a huge underground hit and an influential record (especially for upcoming Swedish Death/Thrash ...

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Helleruin - War upon Man (2021)

REVIEW

Reviewed by PeaceThroughAnarchy on June 10th, 2021

You can't go wrong with the old school ways!

Review for Helleruin - War upon Man

88%

4.4 star rating

After releasing some promising EPs and demos, Helleruin finally released their awaited debut earlier this year. The final result was pretty much as anyone can expect after listening to the EPs and demos. The same kind of Primitive Black Metal, with some extremely catchy old school riffs (you can almost call it Black 'n' Roll!). The riffs are very memorable and nicely done, and create a very engaging character for this album.

The overall riffs ...

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Akhlys - Melinoë (2020)

REVIEW

Reviewed by PeaceThroughAnarchy on June 2nd, 2021

Solid effort, slightly affected by a weird production.

Review for Akhlys - Melinoë

89%

4.5 star rating

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 album isn't as good as the previous work, in my opinion, but it's still a worthy release.

The ambient parts are much more apparent than they were on the previous album. There are some fully ambient songs, which don't really work for me, they go on ...

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Burzum - Draugen - Rarities (2005)

REVIEW

Reviewed by PeaceThroughAnarchy on May 7th, 2021

From the forgotten dungeons!

Review for Burzum - Draugen - Rarities

65%

3.3 star rating

Well, let's see what we have here...

A more audible and louder version of the three songs on the original demo from 1991. "Et Hvitt Lys Over Skogen", an unreleased song from the "Hvis Lyset tar Oss" sessions (by the way, this song becomes extremely cool towards the middle, and shows Venom's influence on Varg!). "Once Emperor", the original discarded recording of "Decreptitude" I & II (extremely obscure). "Seven Harmonies of the Unknown Truth" (a ...

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Apoplous - Άβατον (Debut EP released two weeks ago)

FORUM

Posted by Apop1pous on April 18th, 2023 1 Comment

https://apoplous.bandcamp.com/album/avaton

I would really appreciate any feedback

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Iron Triumph / Nachtheir - Split LP out now

FORUM

Posted by FORBIDDENKEEP on April 16th, 2023 0 Comments

Available now on limited 180g black vinyl.

A collaboration between Forbidden Keep Records and Dybbuk Productions.

Listen here - https://forbiddenkeep.bandcamp.com/album/nachtheir-iron-triumph-split-lp

Available to purchase on vinyl here - https://www.forbiddenkeep.co.uk/

and here - ...

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