Throne – That Who Sat Upon Him, Was Death
A new creature has arisen from the DNA of these older monsters, and it won’t be stopped!
REVIEW AND INTERVIEW: Thlipsis – Thlipsis/Θλίψις and Servants of Apathy
Band – Thlipsis Album – Thlipsis/Θλίψις EP and Servants of Apathy EP Country of Origin – Greece Genre – Black Metal Release Date – January 25, 2025 Label – FYC Records Author – Hayduke X Review On January 25, FYC...
FEATURE: Gråt Strigoi – The Prophetic Silence (Review + Interview)
This is one of those goosebump raising albums that requires a few moments of stillness to recenter yourself when it ends.
CONCERT COVERAGE: 1349, Spectral Wound, Antichrist Siege Machine, Spirit Possession
Belated coverage of the big black metal show in Grand Rapids at the end of May.
FEATURE: Hail – Transgression (review + interview)
They remain one of the freshest boundary pushers on the edge of heavy music and are worth exploring.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Malconfort – Compulsion (Ecstasy)
Band – Malconfort Album – Humanism Country of Origin – UK Genre – Experimental Black Metal Release Date – July 5, 2024 Label – Transcending Obscurity Records Author – Hayduke X Today, we are streaming the opening track...
Lust Hag – Lust Hag (Review plus Interview)
TL;DR – Lust Hag by Lust Hag is a dark, swirling, yet well balanced masterpiece of raw black metal tension.
EXCLUSIVE FULL ALBUM STREAM: Done – Rest to Rust EP
The six tracks are more nuanced, more blackened, and meaner than what was found on the already stellar prior releases.
TRACK PREMIERE: Glyph – Of The Caverns
The evolution happens bit by bit, piece by piece, almost under the radar, and all in service to the ‘stretching of wings, to fly into the sun.’