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Review by Jeger Inferno – The Anthropic Sophisms (On the Heights of Despair) Record Label: Debemur Morti Productions Year: 2026 Rating: 10/10 There are Occult-driven Black Metal bands where – if you study their discography – you can literally track the collective’s spiritual growth, or in some cases, their transformation as each album marks an […]
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Review by Jeger Arckanum – Motestandarin (EP) Record Label: Darkness Shall Rise Productions Year: 2026 Rating: 8/10 It goes without saying that the Swedes are the ones who put real Occult-driven Black Metal on the map: Ofermod, Arckanum, Dissection, Watain. And it also goes without saying that to this day, the Sverige scene consists of […]
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Review by Rick Eaglestone Flykt – Sinister Strain Record Label: Hammerheart Records Year: 2026 Rating: 7/10 Seven years is a long time to hold your tongue. Since Charnel Heart announced Flykt to the Swedish Black Metal scene in 2019, the Stockholm duo of Andreas (ex-Valkyrja, vocals) and Joel (ex-Rev 16:8, guitars) have said almost nothing: no […]
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Review by Transmontanus Kalmansurma – Sysimaa (EP) Record Label: Independent Year: 2026 Rating: 7/10 Finland has long possessed a unique relationship with darkness, and Kalmansurma appear intent on continuing that tradition through a sound that occupies the bleak territory between Black Metal and Doom. Hailing from Kärkölä, the duo have quickly established an identity rooted ...
Review by Jeger Autrest – Burning Embers, Forgotten Wolves Record Label: Northern Silence Productions Year: 2025 Rating: 8.5/10 What is the return on life’s eager investment? Never what you would think. For each individual, a bitter tale to be told; one of longing, of suffering and of hiding. But what of the Wolf? Beyond ancient […]
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