Reviews
Bootblacks : Narrowed

Bootblacks : Narrowed

Gorgeous industrialized post-punk from the nightside of Brooklyn.
Asymmetry "Ashes Into Wood"

Asymmetry “Ashes Into Wood”

New York meets Tampere in brumal union.
Dethroned Emperor: Obsessed by Speed & Death

Dethroned Emperor: Obsessed by Speed & Death

While regressive death metal outfits propound their subject matter beyond the realms of believability and grindcore naively protests its political and cultural impotence, Dethroned Emperor just do not have any fucks to give.
Vorde - Demo I

Vorde – Demo I

Deftly under-produced mysteries from some grotspot in Brooklyn.
Sodb - Don Seantalamh A Chuid Féin

Sodb – Don Seantalamh A Chuid Féin

Imaginative black metal atmospherics from the Emerald Isle.
Isenscur - Mónaþfylen

Isenscur – Mónaþfylen

Unknown black metallers Isenscur's debut album is the UKBM album we've been waiting for.
JK Flesh/Prurient - Worship Is the Cleansing of the Imagination

JK Flesh/Prurient – Worship Is the Cleansing of the Imagination

Hydra Head's swansong release finds Justin Broadrick and Dominick Fernow in exciting, transitory form .
Serafina Steer - The Moths are Real

Serafina Steer – The Moths are Real

An English girl with a voice, harp and synthesizer. Seriously, what's not to love?
Vemod - Venter på stormene

Vemod – Venter på stormene

Vemod prove their full-length debut was worth the wait.
Katechon

Katechon

More tantalising demos of occult metal forged in the fires of Nidaros.
Rob's demo of the year

Rob’s demo of the year

A fantastic release from one of England's finest Black Metal craftsmen.
Dead River Runs Dry - Winter 2012 Demo

Dead River Runs Dry – Winter 2012 Demo

The commingling of barbarism and nobility that is the highest end of black metal.