Cover art by Julius von Klever The impossible has become possible. AQUILUS returns with Bellum I on December 3 via Blood Music. The enigmatic, atmospheric metal band became one of the most whispered-about secrets in the metal scene, following the quiet release of their debut album Griseus in 2011. A…
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Quick Jabs for December 2020
This is a new monthly section where we will post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on previously. The reviews are short and to the point, thus the tile “Quick Jabs”. Salem’s Childe – The Sin That Saves You…
Aphonic Threnody – The Great Hatred
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020, Transcending Obscurity Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine International death-doom outfit Aphonic Threnody (formed in 2012) are set to release their third full-length, The Great Hatred on October 16th. An excerpt from their press release statement reads: “Members of Towards Atlantis Lights, Dea Marica, Arrant Saudade and more collaborate to…
Ad Nemori – Akrateia
Reviewed: January 2020 Released: 2019, independent Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Akrateia is the debut full length from Ad Nemori, hailing from Berlin, Germany. It follows their EP Pyre, which was released three years prior. Instrumental ‘Miasma’ is a delicate melodic track, which leads nicely into ‘Tellurian Doom’, transforming the…