Review: Hulder – Verbolgen
English: There is something old and restless hanging over Verbolgen. Not the kind of antiquity that hides behind exaggerated medieval decoration, but
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Review: Auzawandils – Laste Eclips Ouer Golgothas pytt
English: Where most albums tell a story, Laste Eclipse Ouer Golgothas Pytt digs a grave. Not for the body, but for every
Review: Antithetic – Kadath
English: Lovecraftian themes and melodic black metal often go hand in hand, but not every band manages to translate cosmic horror into
Review: Diabolic Oath – Unholy Barbaric Hymns
English: A sky choked with smoke. The stench of burning timber, blood and sulphur hanging in the air. War horns echo across
Review: Grave Pilgrim – The Pungent wine of Pride
English: Some bands strain desperately to be original. Others take familiar ingredients and shape them into something that feels immediately recognizable as
Old but gold: Embra – Abjection
English: With Merg & Been, we mostly write about new releases. As a dear friend of the founder of this platform, I
Review: Sorrowkrude/Dëthbringer – Sorrowful Deth
English: During my weekly search on Spotify for new obscure releases, I once again stumbled upon something that actually felt worth the
Review: Faerie Magic – Upon the Black Soil
English: The American/Australian band Faerie Magic is part of the mysterious collective *Cultus Caliginous Circle*, an underground circle that also houses names
Review: Oldowan Gash – 1000 dreams of war
English: From sunny L.A., we are presented here with the anything-but-sunny Oldowan Gash. As for the name, we are dealing with an
Review: Enthroning Nightfall – The Eternal Masquerade
ENGLISH: USBM strikes again, Enthroning Nightfall hits us with their first EP The infernal masquerade. Making great black metal is not exclusive