Tag: Black Metal
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Frozen Dawn – The Decline of the Enlightened Gods Review
The trio from Madrid success delivering a great melodeath-black record that drinks directly from Dissection and Necrophobic -being the closer a cover of theirs-, or more specifically from Dissection‘s copycat band Naglfar circa 2003, when they released Sheol. What’s interesting in The Decline of the Enlightened Gods is both songwrittng and production are more interesting…
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Mantar – Pain is Forever and This is the End Review
Erinc (drums) and Hanno (vocals, guitars) are back with their most accessible (and yet still extreme) work to date. The approach is the same blackened doom-ish punk but presented in a way more modern and fresh way that fits the extreme alternative metal moniker. This is a huge step up from the solid but banger-lacking…
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Darkthrone – Astral Fortress Review
Way past the Unholy Trinity and far from the sound that made them popular, Darkthrone don’t give a fuck what others have to say about their music endeavours. They just record whatever they feel like and maybe that’s the reason why they have been relevant for over 35 years and they still are. Forever changing,…
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Sigh サイ – Shiki Review
Sigh bring significant changes to their sound with »Shiki«: Guitarist You Oshima has been fired and replaced by session soloist Frédéric Leclercq (Kreator), adding leads to every track. The drums have been recorded by Mike Heller (Fear Factory, Raven) and sound sharp and energetic. It feels much better written as a whole, with Mirai’s vocals…