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This Week in Metal, 2023 Week 35

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Nuclear Power Trio, Grand Cadaver, Massen, Soen, Blut aus Nord, and Exmortus, you can do that too!

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Blut aus Nord – Disharmonium: Nahab Review

September 4, 2023September 4, 2023 Reviewed by Cosmo

I’m convinced that Vindsval, the figure behind peerless enigmatic Black Metal entity Blut aus Nord, picks which styles they want the next BaN album to sound on a whim. On any album, the listener could face beautiful Atmospheric or Melodic Black Metal, such as on one of the Memoria Vetusta albums or 2019’s Hallucinogen. Always bet on black.

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This Week in Metal, 2023 Week 34

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Deitus, Horrendous, Tongues, The Night Eternal, Mizmor, or 夢遊病者, you can do that too!

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Mizmor – Prosaic Review

August 31, 2023September 1, 2023 Reviewed by Metalligator

A.L.N has until now built a fascinating tool-set of sounds with his Blackened Doom Drone project Mizmor. Albums like Cairn and Yodh stand out as unique for their ability to mix genres that one could think should be at odds with each other. Though the loss of faith has fueled these journeys, should we still place our faith in Mizmor?

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Tongues – Formløse Stjerner Review

August 29, 2023September 1, 2023 Reviewed by Metalligator No comments

Tongues hits many taste centers with uncanny precision. From salty waves of Doom riffs echoing on the back half to spicy Death Metal outbursts to the sour and dramatic tremolo riffs of Black Metal… Tongues has licks. Taste the black metal.

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Deitus – Irreversible Review

August 28, 2023September 1, 2023 Reviewed by Scuttlegoat No comments

Indeed a lot of metal doesn’t riff anymore. Particularly, Black Metal is very willing to completely drop rhythmic interest a lot of the time and become a thick, soupy soundscape of trebly tremolo and monotonous blast beats. But what about Deitus? Are they too slaves to the anti-riff?

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Sacrenoir – Comme des Revenants Parmi les Ruines Review

July 1, 2023January 14, 2024 Reviewed by Cosmo No comments

Touted by the label as being a mix of various second wave bands, such as Darkthrone and Gorgoroth, this is an album that promises a throwback to the 90s with its icy style of black metal. It seems that 30 years on, the ice has melted.