The best albums of 2020 so far…three months in
Some people have suggested that 2020 has been a poor year for music. Whilst I’d never dare to disagree with you, I do believe that this opinion will depend greatly…
Tag: blackened death metal
Kvaen – The Funeral Pyre – Album Review
Artist: Kvaen Album Title: The Funeral Pyre Label: Black Lion Records Date of Release: 28 February 2020 The black metal scene is littered, arguably more than any other, with one-man…
Night Crowned – Impius Viam – Album Review
Artist: Night Crowned Album Title: Impius Viam Label: Noble Demon Date of Release: 28 February 2020 I remember, like it was yesterday, the moment when I was first introduced to…
God Dethroned – Illuminati – Album Review
Artist: God Dethroned Album Title: Illuminati Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 7 February 2020 Dutch blackened death metal stalwarts God Dethroned return in 2020 with their eleventh album…
Blasphemer – The Sixth Hour – Album Review
Artist: Blasphemer Album Title: The Sixth Hour Label: Candlelight Records Date of Release: 24 January 2020 Occasionally, a little unrepentant aggression and brutality is necessary. Normally I want more finesse…
Bloodbath – The Arrow Of Satan Is Drawn – Album Review
Artist: Bloodbath Album Title: The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn Label: Peaceville Date of Release: 26 October 2018 It has been four years since death metal ‘supergroup’ Bloodbath last butchered…
Cast the Stone – Empyrean Atrophy – EP Review
Artist: Cast the Stone Album Title: Empyrean Atrophy EP Label: Agonia Records Date of Release: 31 August 2018 When a band features musicians that can boast connections past and present…
Svart Crown – Abreaction- Album Review
Artist: Svart Crown Album Title: Abreaction Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 3 March 2017 The slow, churning and slightly discordant opening notes of ‘Golden Sacrament’ usher in ‘Abreaction’,…
