Heavy Negative Wizard Metal Feb. 8, 2016

Invocation of the Miserable Ones
by Rebel Wizard

The banner for Melbourne, Australia's Rebel Wizard reads "Heavy Negative Wizard Metal." Yes. End of review. Fine, a little more info for you. The band has been recommended for fans of AURA NOIR, USURPER, BULLETBELT, SKELETONWITCH, CAULDRON, ENFORCER. When I read that this was heavy metal + black met...

Unshakeable Dread Feb. 5, 2016

A Desolação
by Ocerco

Portugal. Once again, you bring me the good stuff. If I want some wretched, atmospheric black metal; this is the region I'm going to these days. I did a little homework, but I wan't able to pull up much on this project other than the country of origin and that this is their second EP, A Desolao (The...

This Year's Beautality? Feb. 4, 2016

An Outsider
by Rhine

Seattles Rhine are reportedly on a mission to "connect German thrash metal with Swedish death metal much like their namesake, the Rhine River." The band started in 2011 with the release of their first album Duality which was at first a solo effort by Tachell (guitar and vocals) and eventually led to...

Saddle Up Feb. 3, 2016

Padre
by Hordak

Hordak is a folk-tinged pagan black metal band from Spain. Saddle up and grab your sword, we're going to battle. Featuring guest appearances from Forefather, CrystalMoors, and Folkearth; Padre serves in many ways as a tribute to folkier moments of early second wave BM fused with plenty neoclassical ...

Realm of Vile Lamentations Feb. 2, 2016

LifeDeathBeyond
by Xantam

Founding vocalist/guitarist Xantam the Beholder gives some background on the album: "XANTAM started when I became dissatisfied with only playing drums. I'm originally a drummer, and I played drums in a death metal band called Abscission for eight years. Two years ago, I wanted to expand from not...

Throbbing Death Metal Feb. 1, 2016

Endarkenment (2016)
by Eucharist

Mere months after releasing Demise Rites, ademo collection released on vinyl by IRON BONEHEAD PRODUCTIONS, Australia's Eucharist are back with a two-song EP entitled Endarkenment. This is the band's first new material inalmost five years. I am not familiar with the group's history, but I am told tha...

Of the Everything and Nothing Jan. 29, 2016

Kadingir
by Titaan

This is another case where introducing the ideals of the project are best left to the artist: From the deeper and most ancient past of the Mesopotamic Culture, those who live heavens and subsoils, Gods and Demons, fight one against the other to reach the Eternity, sustaining the entire balance of...

Issue #3: Paradigm Symphony, Absala, Tyranny Enthroned, Nile Jan. 28, 2016

Another issue of The Rager Review today. This time our metal journey finds us at Fubar... ...

Not the James Bond Movie Jan. 28, 2016

The Art to Disappear
by SPEKTR

So wonderful to hear all of these new, experimental black metal groups that get the kvlt middle finger right while still exploring new territories. SPEKTR is aBM duo from France, the land of the avantgarde elite. This is actually their 4th studio album, but despite my usual tardiness, I feel like I ...

They're Burning Jan. 27, 2016

People, when you see the smoke, do not think it is fields they're burning
by The Black Heart Rebellion

This album, with lengthy title I will henceforth refer to as When You See the Smoke, came out in October of 2015. I passed on it for a myriad of possible reasons, most likely time restraints. I sample pretty much everything that passes through my inbox, and it is easy to see how just listening to a ...

Raise Your Weapon Jan. 26, 2016

Progenitor
by Mechina

Mechina are a band I was made aware of via my promoter buddy back in my hometown of Chicago. They are local to the area and making some waves with their particular brand of symphonic metal. You don't hear a lot of this genre coming out of the Windy City, so it was worth taking notice of the bandcamp...

FlightOvIcarvs Kvlt Guide to 2015 Jan. 25, 2016

Ah look, Akhlys managed to sneak its way onto both of these lists. Well, it's for good reason. The Dreaming I is a really interesting album that only grows on me each time I muster the strength to press play. It's experiential, but never boring. Truly, this is the sound of nightmares. And it never c...

Mountain of an Album Jan. 22, 2016

Vol. 1 & 2
by Seer

Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, Seer was formed in the fall of 2014. Art of Propaganda is proud to present the full-length debut of Canada's Seer, Vol. 1 2. Reportedly a "product of their environment," the band draws inspiration from the Pacific Northwest, turning it into massive walls of...

May the Mead Flow Jan. 21, 2016

Towards the Gates of the North
by Wolfhorde

Wolfhorde is a Folk Metal band from Finland. The theme of Towards The Gates of North supposedly takes us on a Nordic journey from the beginning of the end...beyond the gates, unspoiled by the reach of men...Instead of telling stories of great heroes fighting battles in a fantasy land, the story behi...

Misery Loves Company Jan. 20, 2016

Grieved
by Grieved

Grieved are a dark hardcore act out of Stockholm, Sweden. I wasn't aware that there was much of a scene for this genre in a country far more known for melodic death metal and black metal, but don't count these guys out of the pit. In fact, especially for a debut album, this is some really impressive...

Bound in Ash Jan. 19, 2016

Askebundet
by Svartelder

Originally formed by frontman Doedsadmiral (NORDJEVEL, DOEDSVANGR), Norwegian Black Metallers Svartelder are back after a lengthy hiatus. With a a new two-album deal with the Dusktone label, and a new lineup that includes members of CARPATHIAN FOREST, IN THE WOODS, DEN SAAKALDTE, PANTHEON I and OLD ...

Better than Expected Jan. 18, 2016

Arkanum
by Cult of Lilith

Cult of Lilith is a death metal band out of Reykjavk, Iceland. They certainly play up their technical chops, but CoL is far from your average "tech death" band. Favoring the more eccentric take on the genre as bands like Gigan and Plague Rider, they take us on a more blackened and somewhat experimen...

The Lion's Daughter Jan. 18, 2016

Existence is Horror
by The Lion's Daughter

From St. Louis, Missouri, The Lion's Daughter cracked me over the head with its new album, Existence is Horror, which came out January 1st via the always impressive Season of Mist. This is not their first album, but the first with the label. Even so, I had never so much as caught a glimpse at the go...

More Sinful than Sodom Jan. 15, 2016

The Haruspex
by Gomorrah

Gomorrah was formed in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia in 2006. Originally a black metal outfit, their name is associated with a historical reference to the city mentioned in the Book of Genesis. Gomorrah has shared the stage with Suffocation, Cryptopsy, King Parrot, KenMode, The Agonist, Fu...

A Dedication to Terre Arpitane Jan. 14, 2016

Arpitanian Lands
by Enisum

Arpitanian Lands purportedly is an album dedicated to the Enisum native lands originally named Terre Arpitane with lyrics and themes surrounding the same. Their second album, Enisum have clearly set out to conquer the atmospheric and post black sensibilities without adding too many bells and whistle...
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