[REVIEW] ᛋᚢᚱᛏᚱ ᚹᛟᚢᚾᛞᛋ - ᛋᚢᚱᛏᚱ ᚹᛟᚢᚾᛞᛋ [2022] Inverse Solar Reqvriem

 

Band: ᛋᚢᚱᛏᚱ ᚹᛟᚢᚾᛞᛋ
Release: ᛋᚢᚱᛏᚱ ᚹᛟᚢᚾᛞᛋ
Label: INVERSE SOLAR REQVRIEM
Genre: RAW BLACK/DEATH/DOOM METAL
Location: RURAL LANDS, UK
Year: 2022
Reviewer: LUKE HAYHURST

[REVIEW] POISONOUS REFLECTION / RAZORWIRE HANDCUFFS - Split [2022] Matriarch Records

Band: POISONOUS REFLECTION / RAZORWIRE HANDCUFFS
Location: UK / US
Genre: NOISE / BLACK METAL
Label: MATRIARCH RECORDS
Year: 2022
Reviewer: LUKE HAYHURST

[INTERVIEW] With brand new Welsh Atmospheric Black Metal band OFNUS!

Band: OFNUS
Location, SOUTH WALES
Genre: ATMOSPHERIC BLACK METAL
Interviewer: LUKE HAYHURST

It's always exciting to discover new music, but in the case of Welsh Atmospheric Black Metal band Ofnus, they are still in the process of creating said music. However, with a much anticipated live debut in York this coming January, it felt like a good time to get the lads thoughts on studio life, life in Wales, recording in heatwaves and much more. Read on...

[REVIEW] DEFOD - The Lengthening Shadow [2021] Cavernous Records

 

Band: DEFOD
Location: NORTH WALES
Release: THE LENGTHENING SHADOW
Genre: ATMOSPHERIC BLACK METAL
Label: CAVERNOUS RECORDS
Year: 2021
Reviewer: LUKE HAYHURST

[REVIEW] MORKTAR - Deeds of Misanthropia - Live EP [2020] Forgotten Sorcery Productions / Wulfhere Productions

Band: MORKTAR
Location: LONDON, UK
Release: DEEDS OF MISANTHROPIA [Live EP]
Label: FORGOTTEN SORCERY PRODUCTIONS / WULFHERE PRODUCTIONS
Year: 2020
Genre: BLACK METAL
Reviewer: LUKE HAYHURST

[REVIEW] SIDIOUS - Blackest Insurrection [2022] Clobber Records

Band: SIDIOUS
Location: LONDON, UK
Release: BLACKEST INSURRECTION
Label: CLOBBER RECORDS
Year: 2022
Genre: BLACK METAL
Reviewer: SANDY WILLIAMSON

[INTERVIEW] With New UK Black Metal Band OAKENTHRONE!

Oakenthrone is a brand new one man Black Metal band from the UK with a killer debut demo available to stream and download. Here is a short interview to introduce and discover what Oakenthrone is all about.

[INTERVIEW] With UK Black Metal/Noise Duo POISONOUS REFLECTION!

Poisonous Reflection are a Black Metal/Noise duo from the UK. Having released two demos and with a new split release looming, I spoke to T and J to find out more about the band, their noise and their goals!

[REVIEW] OAKENTHRONE - Blood Moon Demo [2022] Self Released

Oakenthrone are a brand new Black Metal project hailing from the UK, and 'Blood Moon' is their brand new debut two track demo.

[REVIEW] SUFFERING - Temen​-​Ni​-​Gru (11​:​11) EP [2022] Matriarch Records

Suffering’s latest four-track EP takes inspiration from Devil May Cry “Temen-Ni-Gru” being the unholy tower that harbours the true gateway to the demon world.

[REVIEW] WRITTEN IN TORMENT - Black Command [2022] Purity Through Fire

Harrogate’s Written In Torment has been active since 2003 and the sole member, Mike ‘Leviathan’ Hardisty, is responsible for all instruments and vocals. ‘Black Command’ is the fourth full-length from him, following 2019’s ‘Maledictus Dies Illa’, and came out on 4th July 2022 through Purity Through Fire.

[REVIEW] ANDRACCA - A Sermon in the Universal Language of Suffering [2020] Wulfhere Productions

There was a time when UK Black Metal project Andracca would wax lyrical on Tolkienian mythology, but come 2020 and the 'A Sermon in the Universal Language of Suffering' EP, things have taken on a far darker and more real world complexion. 

[INTERVIEW] With UK Black Metal Band ANDRACCA!

September 2022 sees an epic looking mini tour of the UK taking place, with three Black Metal bands, Sidious, Andracca and Volniir taking in four dates around the country. So to get people prepared for this feast of darkness I've spoken to each band, starting here and now with Andracca.

[REVIEW] TYRANT - 'Tales of Realms Forgotten' [2022] Wulfhere Productions

 

If the enigmatic title for this debut album - 'Tales of Realms Forgotten' - doesn't pique your interest, then the deeply atmospheric and beautifully rendered artwork for the new Tyrant opus most surely will. There won't be many pieces of album art coming out this year that beats this one.