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Analysis | QUIJA Spawns Oblivion From the Fathomless Hysteros

Many years have passed since a full act of devilry was cast by the eminent QUIJA, and now a cosmic vortex broods over Spain as they resurface with the next chapter of their immortal legacy. This manifestation forms the gateway to liberate a mighty and terrible pantheon upon our earthly sphere, which was firstContinue reading “Analysis | QUIJA Spawns Oblivion From the Fathomless Hysteros”

Analysis | KRVNA Conquers Mortality on For Thine is the Kingdom of the Flesh

Night has fallen once again, and it may last forever as KRVNA returns like the plague from Australia’s ruinous domain. It seems the lifeforce consumed during last year’s Long Forgotten Relic demo, along with the subsequent full-length feeding on Sempinfernus, has provided sustenance required for elevated levels of influence, because now this supreme vampiricContinue reading “Analysis | KRVNA Conquers Mortality on For Thine is the Kingdom of the Flesh”

Analysis | HETROERTZEN Transcends the Flesh on Phosphorus Vol I

This shadowy coven of Chilean origins has brought forth a new sacrificial offering, and with it comes the inner serpent’s ascension toward higher planes of realization. HETROERTZEN are known for embracing deathly auras, along with vampirism and other black mystical forms, and their grim collective now advances through a seventh full conjuration titled PhosphorusContinue reading “Analysis | HETROERTZEN Transcends the Flesh on Phosphorus Vol I”

Report | DARKTHRONE – Astral Fortress

The Norwegian pioneers bringing forth a second consecutive full-length makes this quite the time to be alive, and Astral Fortress advances the doom of last year’s Eternal Hails….. with an array of aural elements. The video of Fenriz walking through the wilderness to “Caravan of Broken Ghosts” set an initial premise, and multiple songContinue reading “Report | DARKTHRONE – Astral Fortress“

Analysis | VRYKOLAKAS Delves into Crypts on The Necromantic Revocation

The fiendish masters of Singapore are back with another offering for 2022, and this time VRYKOLAKAS summons energies from a darkened past to wreak chaos through The Necromantic Revocation. This grimoire includes three hymns that were first witnessed on the demo of 1992, along with four others that are just now being unearthed, andContinue reading “Analysis | VRYKOLAKAS Delves into Crypts on The Necromantic Revocation“

Analysis | SIGH Explores the Inevitable End on Shiki

Death is one of life’s few certainties, with a fear of its approach being relatable for many of us, and this sentiment has become the artistic focus on a new trip from Japan’s masters of avant-garde extremity. While death is no stranger to the works of SIGH, age has led the chief songwriter, MiraiContinue reading “Analysis | SIGH Explores the Inevitable End on Shiki“

Brief Reports From September 2022

This year may be waning, but the black flame of extreme metal remains eternal as strong releases proliferate across our material realm, and now the time arrives once more to delve into some of those formidable offerings. Fierce energies and atmosphere wage a vicious strike on this selection from September, with tones of mysticismContinue reading “Brief Reports From September 2022”

Review | ΑΧΕΡΟΝΤΑΣ Transfigures Enchantingly on Malocchio-The Seven Tongues of Δαημων

This new opus from ACHERONTAS somehow eluded my awareness upon release, and since I didn’t get to review 2020’s Psychic Death – The Shattering of Perceptions, which was still included on my top album list for that year, it seems necessary to step back and gaze into its successor. These Greek adepts are reveredContinue reading “Review | ΑΧΕΡΟΝΤΑΣ Transfigures Enchantingly on Malocchio-The Seven Tongues of Δαημων”

Review | BELPHEGOR Exercises a Ritualistic Multitude on The Devils

Possession has taken hold as the renowned Austrian lords cast a new act of devilish perversity, and its spirit marks a glorious return after the considerable five-year void since Totenritual. This delay was mostly attributed to the past Covid situation, which only gave rise to further experimentation, preparation, and repressed frustrations, and now theseContinue reading “Review | BELPHEGOR Exercises a Ritualistic Multitude on The Devils“

Brief Reports From August 2022

The scorching lifeforce of this year is entering a state of decline, but great metal releases continue to emerge with unrelenting vigor, and now it’s time to explore a few that took form during the last month of Summer. This selection features some newer entities alongside others who are firmly established, with experimentation andContinue reading “Brief Reports From August 2022”