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Tag: Black Metal

Review: Matru-Zebu – Ululations Before The Forbidden Teraphim

Posted on 12 January 20268 January 2026 / by consanguineus /

After their brilliant debut demo Blood Cries with Sorrow, released in April 2025, the Finnish band Matru-Zebu followed up with their debut

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Review: Cthonica – Bone Altars of the Vanished Sun

Posted on 11 January 20267 January 2026 / by consanguineus /

Since last week, we all seem to know exactly where Venezuela is located in Central America. We will, however, leave the political

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Review: Araphel – The Enchanter

Posted on 10 January 20266 January 2026 / by consanguineus /

It’s happening more and more often that I’m presented with an album that is clearly influenced by the Greek Black Metal scene

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Review: Astral Spear – Ancient Throne of Sinister Rites

Posted on 9 January 20266 January 2026 / by D.L.B. /

There is a certain kind of black metal that does not immediately overwhelm with speed or volume, but instead creeps in slowly,

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Interview: Occult Shrine

Posted on 7 January 20265 January 2026 / by consanguineus /

From the shadowed heart of Spain’s underground emerges Occult Shrine, a band devoted to Black Metal in its most arcane and unrepentant form.

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Interview: The Chösen

Posted on 5 January 20264 January 2026 / by consanguineus /

Emerging from the Dutch underground with a sound as uncompromising as it is immersive, The Chösen stand as a manifestation of Black Metal’s enduring

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Review: Konfession – I’m Baumdunkel des Äthers

Posted on 4 January 20262 January 2026 / by consanguineus /

This release sat on my desk for quite some time, simply because I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of it. The

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Review: Likno – Summit and Trench

Posted on 3 January 20262 January 2026 / by consanguineus /

The Greek duo Likno, consisting of Neuroplinter and Flægra, suddenly emerged on the underground firmament in 2024 with their self-titled debut album,

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Review: Infernal Presence – Fiery Paths

Posted on 2 January 2026 / by consanguineus /

When Necromantia chose to walk The Fiery Path in 1993, the still-young Black Metal scene was struck like lightning. That album functioned

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Review: Isen – Zaklínání poslední zimy (Summoning the Last Winter)

Posted on 31 December 202528 December 2025 / by consanguineus /

Under the guidance of WolfKult, not to be confused with the label of the same name, the Czech project Isen released its

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