Review: Opsimath – As We Gaze Upon Ourselves
Mountainous blackened post-metal from the Dalmatian coast
Review: Fliege – One Day They’ll Wonder What Happened Here
“I dunno what the hell’s in there, but it’s weird and pissed off, whatever it is.”
Review: Firtan – Marter
Firtan express bleak lyrical prose in a way only the German language can convey and combine it with a somber atmospheric black metal tonality.
Review: Vauruvã – Por Nós da Ventania
Centered around a deep appreciation of the natural world, this album is both beautiful and vicious improvised black metal by none other than Caio Lemos–the man behind Bríi and Kaatayra.
Review: GUDSFORLADT – Friendship, Love and War
An hour of heavy metal infused black metal turns out to be way too much of a good thing.
Review: Marlugubre – Maladie
Have you ever wondered what a band trying their hardest to emulate 90s Opeth would sound like?
Review: Bríi – Corpos Transparentes
“Rhythm is everything” states Caio Lemos: He provides on Corpos Transparentes, one of the most unique and well composed albums you will hear this year.
Review: Negură Bunget – Zău
An emotional swansong from Romanian black metal giants.
Review: Vauruvã – Manso Queimor Dacordado
Raw atmospheric black metal with a ton of heart, enthralling melodies, and a unique spin on the genre.
Review: Windfaerer – Breaths of Elder Dawns
A lovely epic folk/black metal album that is NOT sketchy.