It isn’t every day that you come across black/death metal that is both melodic and venomous, but Lamenting Satanas achieve this and more with Scorn. While the music leans towards the melodic side of the genres, the sheer rawness and aggression of its delivery separates it from many of its peers. The band also hit us with moments of pure energy and aggression that feature rabid rapid fire vocal delivery and will have you holding out for more. The post Lamenting Satanas – Scorn appeared first on Cave Dweller Music ..read more

Albums & Reviews, T Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Dissonant Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal Artist: TATTVA Album: Naraka Label: Wilt-Shine & Geistraum Records & Pileofheads Release Date: 02/07/2022 Country: France French black metal entity TATTVA is never one to disappoint and their latest release Naraka continues this winning streak. The album was released on February 7th on Wilt-Shine & Geistraum Records & Pileofheads. The project’s sole member J is yet one more shining example of the power of solo black metal acts. The latest album features haunting Eastern i ..read more

Albums & Reviews, S Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Dungeon Synth, Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal Artist: Strixskog Album: The Hell We Have Chosen Label: Independent Release Date: January 18th, 2023 Location: Pennsylvania, USA I came across Strixskog when the band reached out to me on Instagram and offered me a Bandcamp code to check out their album. All I can say is that I’m extremely glad that they did, because goddamn does this release slays. The Pennsylvania based blackened death metal entity plays a style that’s hard to define simply and never remains ..read more

A, Albums & Reviews Black Metal, Folk/bluegrass, Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Prog rock/metal, Symphonic Metal Artist: Amyr AbadawnAlbum: The Next Chapter Label: Exuism RecordRelease Date: December 23rd, 2022 Location: Singapore Collaborative solo multi-instrumentalist and composer Amyr Abadawn presents the latest installment in his series of symphonic, progressive metal albums. Each release tells the story of another chapter in his ongoing saga, with The Next Chapter following his 2021 album The New Chapter. Amyr takes a unique approach to the symphonic elements of his m ..read more

Albums & Reviews, K, T Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Black n’ Roll, Folk/bluegrass, Melodic Black Metal Te Ruki – Marako Te Ruki Artist: Te RukiAlbum: Marako Te Ruki Label: Independent Release Date: 21/04/2022 Location: Windward Islands, French Polynesia Te Ruki present us with not just a killer album but a whole new sound in black metal, with their patented ‘Polynesian battle metal’ style. The band throw a highly charged black metal assault at the listener that hits them with wave after wave of melodic black metal with some atmospheric elements. What really makes the band an ..read more

Albums & Reviews, E Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Raw Black Metal Artist: EsoctrilihumAlbum: Astraal Constellations of the Majickal Zodiac Label: I Voidhanger Records Release Date: May 12, 2023 Location: France Esoctrilihum is a project that has been well respected in the black metal underground for some time now. The project’s sole member Asthâghul is known for his longform compositions, mastery of atmosphere, unusual time signatures amazing album art. However, his latest release Astraal Constellations of the Majickal Zodiac is a monolithic offering of complex black metal madness ..read more

Albums & Reviews, D Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal Artist: Deviser Album: Evil Summons Evil Label: Hammerheart Records Release Date: February 10, 2023 Location: Athens, Greece We’ve all heard the term “epic black metal” and sometimes this accurately describes what people are talking about, while at other times its way off. If anyone were to describe Evil Summons Evil as an epic black metal album I would wholeheartedly agree. Unholy Athenian entity Deviser have given us an album with more raw power, vocal dominance, subtle atmosphere and killer riffs than I’ve heard in some time. Helle ..read more

Albums & Reviews, B Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal Artist: Black Void Cult Release Title: Dysphoria Label: Independent Release Date: July 18, 2020 Location: Mexico City Digital Price: 3.5 USD in Bandcamp Length: 42 min 25 s Written by Guillermo Muñoz English Version (Español Abajo) What is anguish? what is sorrow? I’m sitting here in front of a large window, from here you can see hidden parts of the city, places I don’t know and will probably never know. That fills me with a strange anxiety, knowing that life is lost through an office window while I sit here ..read more