The Omega Swarm’s debut full length album ‘Crimson Demise’ parades into the grim and dark realms of atmospheric death/black metal. This is a conceptual album based on themes of the apocalypse and comes highly recommended for fans of Hypocrisy. Out on Ván Records.
Árstíðir Lífsins on its sixth full length album “Aldrlok” recounts the timeless tales of old Norse history and turbulent times of change in Iceland. The nine cuts combine modern and classic black metal into an epic black metal album that stands unique in the band’s musical works, out via Ván Records.
German occult heavy metal outfit Attic offers a brilliant album for fans of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate. The third album ‘Return of the Witchfinder’ is an old-school heavy metal drenched in dark occultism, released via Ván Records on April 5th.
Chapel of Disease takes another sonic twist with their fourth album, “Echoes of Light”. Though they haven’t abandoned their death metal sound fully, the new songs focus on elements of progressive/modern rock, out since February 9th via Ván Records.
The fourth dreadful opus “Seven Crowns and Seven Seals” from North Rhine-Westphalia blackened death outfit Sulphur Aeon conveys an otherworldly sense of might to the ancient creatures that lurk beneath the seas out now via Ván Records on October 13th.
Hail Cthulhu!!!
Hail Sulphur Aeon!!!!
Germany has been a home for many heavy metal and thrash metal bands in the past, and The Night Eternal is no exception. “Fatale” combines many elements from the NWOBHM era and occult heavy metal, this is a very catchy and infectious album, released via Ván Records.
Erzfeynd second full-length album “Muspilli” invokes pagan and medieval atmospheres, mastermind Nahdrut Herlarecks utilizes a vast composition and brings a grandeur saga to his sonic oeuvre and with the music woven into grand atmospheric qualities. Out on Ván Records.
Erzfeynd’s full-length album “Behaft Behert” takes you back to the ancient medieval times, this is a fresh take on atmospheric and raw black metal, if you are into bands like Troll, Manes and Abigor then this is for you. Out via Ván Records.
Sumerian Tombs’ full-length album offers a parallel style of melodic black metal. With a style and inspiration of their own they have redefined themselves as a vampiric black metal band.
With the latest EP Bavarian death metal act Nekrovault continues to sculpt its reputation as a promising newcomer into the genre of death metal.
Our resident extreme metal reviewer Mazen has a selection of stellar (mostly) black and death metal releases as his favorite of the year with Sulphur Aeon, Varathron, Moonlight Sorcery, Cruciamentum, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Asphodelus, Marduk, …And Oceans, and Cirith Ungol!
