32 years after formation, Finnish iconoclasts ARCHGOAT stand monolithic as one of the most nightmarishly singular bands in extreme music. Helmed with preternatural telepathy by twin brothers Ritual Butcherer and Lord Angelslayer, newest emission "Worship the Eternal Darkness" is a typically depraved set built to mock our contemporary malaise. Continuing on from preceding album "The Luciferian Crown" the hoof-pressure is slightly alleviated from the throat, the band's patented synthesis of occult Finnish Black/Death Metal, harsh Punk, primal Thrash and Grindcore is tempered here with elements of melodic dynamism: a rhythmic crush less unrelenting, horrorshow vocals slightly more intelligible, a production shorn of murk highlighting potent synth-sorcery and welcome NWOBHM influences, not least guitar solos of old-school finesse. Recorded over 2 days in foulest 2021 and clad-as-ever in immortal Chris Moyen artwork, "Worship the Eternal Darkness" has all the thematic unity, arcane knowledge, otherworldly class and divine filth expected from a legendary band stoking underground hellfires which burn stronger than ever.
Comes in a 4-panel digipack with a 16-page booklet.
ASHTAR aus der Schweiz – Musikerin ASKAHEX teilt auf ihrem neuen Album „The Return of the Frozen Souls“ ihre Geschichten über ihre persönlichen Veränderungen und der rituelle Lust. Der Zorn der Göttin ist erwacht und die Gier nach Rache damit entfacht. Vereint in der Schönheit der Natur umringt von poetischer Dunkelheit.
Emerging from the shadows in early 2021, the duo of Count Revenant and Anzillu released TWO full-lengths that year: Necuratul and Arrival of the Plague Bearer.
ΝΕΚΥΙΑ - The Necromantic Patterns markiert einen Abstieg in die chthonischen Gefilde der Transzendenz, wo die Schleier der Sterblichkeit zerrissen werden und die verborgenen Ströme offenbaren, die die Existenz weben. Dieses Werk ist eine zeremonielle Odyssee durch die labyrinthischen Korridore von Tod und Wiedergeburt und verkörpert die heiligen Riten der Auflösung und des Aufstiegs, indem es die Weisheit der Alten und die spektralen Echos vergessener Äonen anruft.
Arguably their most immediate and organic recording to date, Die Falle reaffirms BERGRIZEN as masters of autumnal black metal melancholy: magick, mysticism, splendor, and strife are all write large across the album.
A great split cd for underground maniacs, 4 underground depressive black metal bands declare their hate with 12 tracks inspired to death and negativity.
A mid-90s masterpiece, this is Dimmu Borgir and symphonic/classically inspired black metal before it became polished, an archaic and atmospheric work with heavy use of piano and calming passages contrasting with aggressive and epic metal aggression. A somber and immersive album that is arguably far more timeless than the later rerecorded/rewritten Stormblåst 2005 recorded a decade later.