Zebulon Kosted – Die Groot Korkodil Pieter Willem Botha
The reality is that it draws you into a trance with it’s droning rhythms, building tension and beauty slowly, Ghafur revealing more of this monster with each bile filled invective.
Ossaert – Pelgrimsoord
So what’s the verdict? Simply put, while it languishes a bit in some places (mostly the latter half of track 3 and track 4), Pelgrimsoord seems to take the sound of Bedenhuis and capitalize on it by inserting a handful of really cool extras.
LABEL FEATURE: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
I can count on any Sentient Ruin release to be well crafted, challenging in some way, and aesthetically interesting.
Wrekan – Gevurah
There is really a lot going on here, yet the eight tracks remain (mostly) within the confines of Raw Black Metal as a distinct subgenre.
Void Angel – Winds From Paradise
This release has real riffs, played well, and yet retains that rugged feeling through production choices.
Grab – The Inevitable Filth of Mankind
The righteous hatred of humanity is strong, but restrained, methodical in its obliterating power.
Sulpur – Embracing Hatred and Beckoning Darkness
The ethos of black metal continues to burn its black flame with its mischief through the night sky.
Plague Weaver – Ascendant Blasphemy
Foul atmosphere and pugilistic attacks leave the listener mentally bloody, with bruised psyche, ready to relent the demands of the artists.
Mare Cognitum – Solar Paroxysm
What is really interesting and I’m not sure if it’s just ME, but it feels and sounds really good to restart this album immediately after it finishes.
Satanize – Baphomet Altar Worship
Satanize has been terrorizing the scene since 2001 and shows no sign of slowing down their tyrannical train.