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Analysis | FARDEAUX Devises Labyrinths on The Den Has Become an Abyss

Three independent tracks released over the past couple years have foreshadowed a new dark force brooding over France, and the greater pitch-black vastness glimpsed among those pieces is now manifest, with FARDEAUX engaging a first full plunge into its lawless substance. Consistent with a name translating to “Burdens,” these orchestrators weave tormented energies andContinue reading “Analysis | FARDEAUX Devises Labyrinths on The Den Has Become an Abyss”

Report | EXAVERSUM – Caterva Anti Elite

Depravity and ruin are rampant among our foul species, and EXAVERSUM has mercilessly channeled those tendencies into a second full anti-humanitarian act from within Mexico’s ravaging lands. Enmity advances to the militant drumming of “Windward March” before charging ahead on the title track, and a fierce arsenal is wielded during its attack, where blastContinue reading “Report | EXAVERSUM – Caterva Anti Elite”

Analysis | DØDHEIMSGARD Traverses New Voids on Black Medium Current

The black metal arts have expanded into untold territories since their inception, and that evolution continues as these foremost Norwegians arrive with the latest in otherworldly exploration. Its title of Black Medium Current reflects the abundant and formless potential hanging in the void, which is harnessed adeptly by DØDHEIMSGARD to craft a work ofContinue reading “Analysis | DØDHEIMSGARD Traverses New Voids on Black Medium Current”

Report | NETHERMANCY – Worship Evil Sacrifice

The vilest of infernal rites have left their mark on Portugal through NETHERMANCY’s latest conjuration, and the aptly titled “Ghouls: Intro” initiates this mass with its dingy temple ambience before harnessing madness on “The Fall of Man.” Its eerie-noted onset is compounded when vocals slither into the ceremony, and they spew wretchedness among aContinue reading “Report | NETHERMANCY – Worship Evil Sacrifice”

Report | DARK ELITE – Anti-Spiritual Void Devotion

Malevolence reigns over Finland as DARK ELITE unleashes their second full-length phenomenon, and its imposing magnitude strikes instantly in the oblivion of “Forever Dwelling Nothingness,” with blast beats launching havoc alongside a multi-leveled riff barrage. The hostile cosmos is melodically elevated by other constellations rising within the mass, and they possess a dreary allureContinue reading “Report | DARK ELITE – Anti-Spiritual Void Devotion”

Analysis | HENGET Soars Into the Extraordinary on Beyond North Star

The esteemed realms of Finland have spawned a mighty new order, whose members are already known from acts venturing past the known boundaries of metal extremity, and HENGET likewise channels their own genre-defying nature into the first manifestation titled Beyond North Star. A hallucinogenic substance is concocted from its melodic and synth ingredients, alongContinue reading “Analysis | HENGET Soars Into the Extraordinary on Beyond North Star”

Report | STARTTHEMONKEY – Urban Psyche

A lifeform ignited during 2020 continues to stalk Hellenic lands, and now its madness is fully manifest on a new trip from STARTTHEMONKEY. The intrigue surrounding this name is matched by the post / experimental tendencies of their craft, with Urban Psyche now expanding on the debut EP’s dark variations, and “Why” drives thoseContinue reading “Report | STARTTHEMONKEY – Urban Psyche”

Analysis | MORK Dives Through Malign Auras on Dypet

One of Norway’s modern greats is back a timely two years after venturing through the halls of Katedralen, and this return brings the next chapter of MORK’s eminent legacy titled Dypet, which forges past known shores by joining some novel synth elements with their Halden riffcraft. Its concept puts a Norwegian spin on theContinue reading “Analysis | MORK Dives Through Malign Auras on Dypet”

Report | GREH – Reversion of the Repressed

It didn’t take long for the solitary vision of GREH to become a full-membered grooving doom machine, with a single released late last year now resurfacing as part of this newest EP, and the metamorphosis is pronounced when sludge oozes forth on “Inhumed to Forget.” The compositions throughout pave a minimalistic burden in theContinue reading “Report | GREH – Reversion of the Repressed”

Analysis | THY DARKENED SHADE Casts Eternal Night on Liber Lvcifer II: Mahapralaya

Several years have passed since our existence was marked by the first part of a mighty grimoire, and its shadowy tides have now extended to the latest offering titled Liber Lvcifer II: Mahapralaya. These collective rites chronicle the next evolutionary level of THY DARKENED SHADE, with chaos harnessed alongside grandiose atmospheric conjurings, and thoseContinue reading “Analysis | THY DARKENED SHADE Casts Eternal Night on Liber Lvcifer II: Mahapralaya”