Time is a flat circle: A year in retrospect (II)
Looking back into the introduction to the EOY list I wrote around the same date in 2013, I realize how little things have changed…
black metal
Dub Buk – Talented & Defiant
Dub Buk is no longer among the living. After releasing its album Tsvyach in March this year, it became known that the band would…
When the Flame Turns to Ashes: A Review of Black Metal of the Americas vol. VI
A very raw review of volume VI of the zine Black Metal of the Americas. Trigger warnings: That asshole from Black Ivory Tower.
Blut aus Nord & P.H.O.B.O.S. – Triunity
Breaking the stereotype of one-sided split releases, don’t ignore P.H.O.B.O.S. just because this is Blut aus Nord’s best work to date.
Bland Vargar – Perpetual Return
A language of romance and anguish worthy of the Italian masters. Stream it here.
Those Once Mighty Mislabelled: Nidhogg speaks
Record label releases record, gets band wrong.
Hateful Abandon – Liars/Bastards
Bristol’s genre-scorning visionaries offer up a horrific portrait of past, present and future on their finest album by far.