Review: Enterré Vivant – Kurogoku
Engels: Kurogoku (黒獄) roughly translates as ‘black prison’: kuro means black, while goku refers to a prison. A title that hardly promises
Tag: Black Metal
Review: Polderhaat – Klaagliederen
Engels: A poor wretch is dragged by his arms and legs along a muddy country lane towards the gallows waiting in the
Review: Lagnia – Demo XXVI
English: Originally hailing from Mexico and Poland, the musicians behind Lagnia are now based in Germany, where they continue their uncompromising approach
Review: Nyrak – Empires of Ash
English: Okay, I’ll admit it: these days, black metal is mostly a matter of nostalgia for me. The nineties, to be precise.
Review: Forbidden Temple – The sanctuarian darkness
English: Standing still means falling behind. Tenebrae and Agaliarept seem to have taken that saying to heart, as new material from their
Review: Uhritulet – Ruumissavotta
English: Three years after its self-titled debut, Finnish project Uhritulet returns with Ruumissavotta. This second album also arrives through Purity Through Fire.
Review: Paara – Laulut tulen ja jään
English: Eight years after Riitti, Finland’s Paara return with Laulut tulen ja jään. Their third full-length arrives through Dusktone, with a title
Review: Skandalum – Odium Deificatum
English: The Belgian underground remains fertile ground for bands that have little interest in musical innovation and prefer to return to the
Review: Sentries – Disciples of Void & Fire
English: Whenever musicians from different underground bands join forces, it remains to be seen what will eventually come out of it. Especially
Review: Bloedmaan – Circle of the Moon
English: At Diabolical Echoes 2026 in Arnhem, I got my first taste of Belgian black metal outfit Bloedmaan. Their melodic, atmospheric black