Thyrkron – Descendente Arcanjo Gabriel
Feast upon the obscure, dishevelled black metal of Brazil's Thyrkron within.
Impiety – Ravage & Conquer
This incarnation of Impiety is a taut and disciplined force of destruction that more than lives up to the album's title.
One Tail, One Head
"What is black metal? How much of yourself should you invest in these two words? Maybe this energy should be invested in ourselves instead. Existence would perhaps begin to actually mean something."
Mgła – With Hearts Toward None
Mgła of Poland have long ruled the upper echelons of intelligent black metal with an iron fist – this year they return to unleash With Hearts Toward None and assert their dominance.
The Cape of No Hope: An interview with Wildernessking
South Africa's black metal underdogs speak of their journey from the practice room to grooves in wax.
Lunar Aurora – Hoagascht
Only a band with all the mystique, prestige and influence of Lunar Aurora can reawaken something quite profound within this cold husk.
Profetus – …to Open the Passages in Dusk
As is tradition, it takes a Finnish band to show the others how to play funeral doom fit for the house of God.
Death or Sovngarde: The music of Jeremy Soule
The virtual mountains and glaciers of Skyrim are made all the more imposing by the grand soundtrack that accompanies the Dragonborn's adventures. LURKER puts the video game to one side to discover the artist responsible for these battle anthems.
Orange Goblin – A Eulogy for the Damned
The UK stoner rock heavyweights return with spliffs a-blazing to unleash this surprise hit.
Mario Diaz de Leon – Hypnos
"Pulsating hypnotic ecstasy" seems to aptly sum up composer Mario Diaz de Leon's new album.
Dodecahedron
Lurking in the heart of the Netherlands, another faceless unit rises to rend black metal's corpse asunder.
Demos from the dark past: Timeghoul
A masterclass in true-to-form death metal. Dark Decent Records have released Timeghoul's demos as a compilation, and about time too.
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