Like a burning flame to the materialism and vacuousness   of modern society is Ernte . Black metal, pure in its authenticity and uncompromising stance both musically and ideologically . The Swiss duo of Askahex and Haxar represent the visceral and violent nature of music over their impressive catalogue. The excellent new album is Der Schwarzen Flamme vermächtnis warlike in its presentation and representing the very core of the ideals Of Ernte and its legacy to tradition Aska

Unverkalt – Héréditaire                          9/10 Hailing from Athens, Greece and Berlin Unverkalt have been creating original experimental music since their creation in 2017. From their L'origine du monde, through to their follow up A Lump of Death: A Chaos of Dead Lovers , the promise of excellence has grown closer with each release. Their potential has been realized on Héréditaire,  their darkest, heaviest album. It is also incredibly passionate and personal, a descent

Mayhem – Liturgy of Death                  8/10 A band that needs no introduction. Norway’s Mayehm (The True Mayhem) have been a cornerstone of Black metal for over four decades where their reputation exceeds expectation and the wait between albums is at times interminable. Whereas the name often overshadows the music Liturgy of Death is their seventh studio album and is pure unadulterated black metal and effortlessly extreme. Liturgy of Death is an excellently recorded album

Phasma – Purgatory                  8//10   Greek Duo Phasma have returned with their third full-length offering, the extreme death metal excellence that is Purgatory, an album that is as unrelenting as it is uncompromising, death metal as it should be, dangerous unhinged and extreme at its very core. Intricate yet instantly memorable Luis Ferre’s multiple extreme vocal approach drives Phasma’s delirium, this is music that teeters on the brink of insanity, hurling the listene

S lepowron and Sida are Ciomny Doł  a new project that captures the ideology of pure second wave black metal  yet contains its own inherit darkness that incorporates melody, ideologies and inspirations that transcend the genre. It is music that is intrinsically connected to nature, tradition and authenticity. Untamed in its aggression the debut album Zabytaja Karcma is also haunting and atmospheric, a duality that is deeply connected to its name and meaning. Slepowron:  The n