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  • Invunche Concert Review

    Invunche Concert Review

    The mystical and spiritual force known as Invunche are in the midst of spreading their unique and pummeling version of ancestral summoning, primitive, punk tinged black metal to the US.  Technically based out of The Netherlands, the creator and inhibitor of El Invunche began his life in Chile and was uprooted at a young age to…

  • Iron Firmament – In the Land of Pre-human Kings

    Iron Firmament – In the Land of Pre-human Kings

    “Advance on sungrazing aquarids Into a fabric of horizons”

  • 2025 Favorites

    2025 Favorites

    13 favs plus one!

  • Worm – Necropalace Review

    Worm – Necropalace Review

    Release Date: February 13, 2026 Label: Century Media Country: USA Genre: Black/Death/Doom Metal Moving away from the murky depths of the swamp, Worm have relocated to an ancient vampiric castle overflowing with fog. This evolution reveals a different facet of the band, albeit keeping the atmosphere that Worm has become known for. Straying somewhat further from death and…

  • MØL – Dreamcrush Review

    MØL – Dreamcrush Review

    Release Date: January 30, 2026 Label: Nuclear Blast Records Country: Denmark Genre: Post-Black Metal/Shoegaze Words truly cannot do this album justice. MØL have fully mastered the language of emotion with their 3rd full-length album, Dreamcrush. As strong as their previous releases Jord (2019) and Diorama (2021) are, Dreamcrush somehow manages to surpass both in musicality…

  • Mayhem – Liturgy of Death Review

    Mayhem – Liturgy of Death Review

    Century Media, released on 6 February 2026 Two thoughts kept bouncing around my head as I listened to the new Mayhem album, Liturgy of Death; firstly, ‘no compromise’. This album makes no concessions to anyone, except the musicians themselves. That, as a result, leaves the album in danger of ‘polarising’ the fan base. It is…

  • 2025 favorite albums

    Coffret De Bijoux – 8 EPs Alice Simard continues her fervent output in the year 2025 releasing 8 EPs of beautiful and interesting atmospheric Black Metal. Hailing from Quebec their is a tinge of  the Quebecoise sound but it is mixed with new ideas to create a new and distinct sound. They infuse the suspected…

  • Bri’s 2025 in Review

    Bri’s 2025 in Review

    2025 has been a year. A year full of ups and downs for us all, but thankfully with a ton of good music to make everything better. As I reflect on the past and the future, I am extremely thankful and lucky that I get to live in a time with such amazing music to…