Black Metal Album reviews - Page 3

GenresBlack Metal

Solar Paroxysm

Mare Cognitum

Mare Cognitum - Solar Paroxysm 8.6

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Solar Paroxysm gives every song plenty of time, but rarely leaves that space unused. Mare Cognitum build five long pieces from…

Infernal Decadence

Spectral Wound

Spectral Wound - Infernal Decadence 8.4

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Infernal Decadence shows how much force a familiar approach can retain when the riffs are good enough. Spectral Wound play fast…

Kodama

Alcest

Alcest - Kodama 8.5

Album review

Black Metal
Post-Rock
Shoegaze
Kodama brings a strong sense of movement to Alcest's mixture of soft melody and heavy guitar. The French duo allow the quieter…

At the Heart of Winter

Immortal

Immortal - At the Heart of Winter 9.0

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
At the Heart of Winter gives Immortal more space without losing its aggression. The guitars sound firm and clear, melodies carry…

Under a Funeral Moon

Darkthrone

Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon 8.7

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Under a Funeral Moon makes its intention clear immediately: this music is meant to scrape. Darkthrone chooses thin guitars, dry…

Years Past Matter

Krallice

Krallice - Years Past Matter 8.6

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Years Past Matter takes its time explaining what is happening. Krallice creates so much simultaneous movement that the first…

Blackbraid II

Blackbraid

Blackbraid - Blackbraid II 8.6

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Blackbraid II gives the debut's recognisable approach much more space. Fierce black metal, clear guitar melodies and quieter…

Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk

Emperor

Emperor - Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk 9.4

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk makes Emperor's ambitions especially convincing. The sound is clear enough to follow the busy…

Écailles De Lune

Alcest

Alcest - Écailles De Lune 8.4

Album review

Black Metal
Post-Rock
Shoegaze
Écailles De Lune finds much of its strength in the distance between its gentlest and most forceful music. Alcest use soft singing…

The Weight Of The Mask

Svalbard

Svalbard - The Weight Of The Mask 8.0

Album review

Black Metal
Post-Hardcore
Post-Rock
The Weight Of The Mask brings heavy music and difficult feelings into close contact. Svalbard combine the urgency of hardcore with…

A Diabolic Thirst

Spectral Wound

Spectral Wound - A Diabolic Thirst 8.5

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
A Diabolic Thirst has the aggression of a band with no time to waste, but places its best ideas carefully. Spectral Wound use…

Immersion Trench Reverie

Yellow Eyes

Yellow Eyes - Immersion Trench Reverie 8.7

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Immersion Trench Reverie gives you little room to relax. Yellow Eyes piles guitar lines together, keeps the drums working hard and…

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