Black Metal Album reviews - Page 2

GenresBlack Metal

Funeral Sanctum

Witch Vomit

Witch Vomit - Funeral Sanctum 8.1

Album review

Black Metal
Death Metal
Metal
The melodies on Funeral Sanctum matter almost as much as the heavy riffs. Witch Vomit stick with deep growls, rattling drums and…

Blackbraid I

Blackbraid

Blackbraid - Blackbraid I 8.4

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Blackbraid I is a compact record with a clear balance between aggression and calm. The heavier songs combine fast drums, rough…

The Shit ov God

Behemoth

Behemoth - The Shit ov God 7.8

Album review

Black Metal
Death Metal
Metal
Rock
The title of The Shit ov God does a fairly efficient job of introducing Behemoth's position. Subtlety has taken the day off. The…

Exercises in Futility

Mgła

Mgła - Exercises in Futility 9.0

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Exercises in Futility shows how powerful repetition can be when the details keep moving. Mgła build their black metal from clear…

Vikingligr Veldi

Enslaved

Enslaved - Vikingligr Veldi 8.4

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Vikingligr Veldi immediately gives Enslaved a notably broad approach. The guitars and drums have early black metal's aggression…

Two Hunters

Wolves in the Throne Room

Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters 9.1

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Two Hunters builds its strength through the difference between calm and full attack. Wolves in the Throne Room brings guitars…

Transilvanian Hunger

Darkthrone

Darkthrone - Transilvanian Hunger 8.7

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Transilvanian Hunger chooses a direction and rarely moves away from it. The guitars repeat, the drums maintain pressure and the…

Diotima

Krallice

Krallice - Diotima 8.5

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
For Krallice, playing together means much more than delivering the same riff at once. Diotima continually changes the…

Melinoë

Akhlys

Akhlys - Melinoë 8.8

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Melinoë gives its dark atmosphere a very physical form. Akhlys place fast drums, sharp guitars and distorted voices over one…

Luminiferous Aether

Mare Cognitum

Mare Cognitum - Luminiferous Aether 8.3

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Luminiferous Aether creates atmospheric black metal through its guitars rather than adding atmosphere afterwards. The sound is…

Age of Excuse

Mgła

Mgła - Age of Excuse 8.7

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Age of Excuse remains recognisably Mgła: melodic guitars move above precise drums and a harsh voice which never eases the tension…

The Dreaming I

Akhlys

Akhlys - The Dreaming I 8.2

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
The Dreaming I builds tension from a sound which is difficult to see through immediately. Akhlys layer rough guitars…

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