Kalandra – The Other Side 9/10 The Other Side is the Third studio album from Norway’s Kalandra. It is wonderful expression and journey into the world of dreams, which captures their vital yet ethereal sound that is progressive, based in folk and defined by emotion. As a gateway to the realms of dreaming The Other Side is a sumptuous multifaceted expression of desires and passions, delivered with an honesty and purity that makes this record uncluttered. It is such a vibran

Mannveira – Vesöld 8/10 From their formation in 2010 and after a five year wait from their debut Vítahringur in 2021, Reykjavík, Iceland’s Mannveira return with an ever-bleaker effort that is Vesöld, an album that epitomise black metal, not only its past but its future\. From the opening of ‘’Lygar himinsins’’ Vesöld is an album that captures the spirit and essence of black metal, yet also its modern speed, the harshness Illugi Kristinsson’s voice and lurk

From The Dark – In the Night Of Pan 8/10 In the Night Pan was intended to be the debut album of New Zealand Black metal act From The Dark. Recorded in 1999 and then abandoned, it has remained unheard for over 25 years, now for the first time its occult darkness is able to be heard for the first time. From The Dark represent black metal of the era, elite, utterly uncompromising and steadfast. Inused with a European sensibility In the Night of Pan is an album that

Uhritulet- Ruumissavotta 7.7/10 Formed in 2023 by its sole member V.P is Finland’s Uhritulet. It is a raw Teutonic manifestation of Black Metal that is utterly uncompromising in its stance and delivery. Ruumissavotta is the second release born of clear vison and clarity. Ruumissavotta is quite simply diabolical. It is a merciless pounding that is openly confrontational and antagonistic as Väärä profeetta (False Prophet) proves, the riffing is cold and the

Elfor / Hyver / Erroiak – Roi des Forêts - Basoen Jauna 7.7/10 There are split release and then there are split releases. ‘’Roi des Forêts - Basoen Jauna’’ is a combined effort from single band artists Elffor (Spain), Hyver (France), and Erroiak (France). It is the exploration of a universal theme surrounding the myth, folklore, and cult of the bear in the Pyrenean interpretated through dungeon synth and black metal. A split that explores the entire extreme musical spectrum