It came as a bit of a surprise to find out that Romania’s pagan black metal band Negură Bunget (translating to dark, misty forest), would release a new album. The group, widely known to...
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Thyrfing – Vanagandr
One of the most prominent bands in viking metal and most unique bands in the Swedish extreme metal scene has left us waiting for eight years before releasing Vanagandr. More than 20 years after...
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Fluisteraars – Gegrepen door de Geest der Zielsontluiking
'Gegrepen door de Geest der Zielsontluiking' is not the album you would expect after 'Bloem', but certainly one you would expect from Fluisteraars....
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Night Crowned – Hädanfärd
With 'Hädanfärd', Night Crowned have delivered another strong album on which they've found the perfect blend between melody, aggression, technical prowess and with a nod to the Scandinavian metal heritage. ...
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Dödsrit – Mortail Coil
Originally starting out as a one man band, Dödsrit released its self titled debut in 2017, and only a short while after, Spirit Crusher in 2018. Multi instrumentalist Christoffer Öster was thereafter joined by...
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Enslaved – Utgard
Having long forsaken the path of raw black metal, it has almost turned into a sport to see what the Norwegian extreme progessive metal act Enslaved conjure up whenever they announce a new album....
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Forgotten Tomb – Nihilistic Estrangement
Italy's blackened sludge / doom band<strong> Forgotten Tomb </strong>are about to release their tenth full-length Nihilistic Estrangement via Agonia Records....
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Ritual Dictates – Given To Despair Review
‘Given to Despair’ by Ritual Dictates is a strong debut that combines genres that seemingly do not fit well together in a very skillful manner, resulting in some of the best songs I’ve heard...
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Ihsahn – Telemark
Ihsahn‘s solo work has always had a divisive character to me. The roots in extreme metal, the progressive and complex music, combined with the influences and a brass ensemble, leaves me somewhere between being...
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Necronautical – Apotheosis
It’s been nearly 10 years since an album of a (extreme / black) symphonic metal band has stuck with yours truly as much as Necronautical recently (Carach Angren’s ‘Death Came Through A Phantom Ship’...
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