Calufrax – Wind In The Castle [Demo]

Artist: CalufraxCountry: CanadaLabel: Self-ReleasedFormats: Digital demoYear: 2022 Calufrax is quite a mysterious Black Metal act from Toronto, Canada. It is led by someone who goes under the name of Peon and released some demos and one full-length in the past,…

Korgonthurus – XX [EP]

Artist: KorgonthurusCountry: FinlandLabel: Woodcut RecordsFormats: 12″ EP / CD EPYear: 2021 The origin of Korgonthurus goes back to 2000, with the band releasing two demos before splitting up in 2001. It wouldn’t take long before the two core band members,…

Chevallier Skrog / Dracul’s Grasp – Split tape

Artist: Chevallier Skrog / Dracul’s GraspCountry: Sweden / CanadaLabel: Pant Y MeddygonFormats: Cassette split tapeYear: 2022 The fairly large flow of releases indicates the healthy work ethics of the Czech/Swedish Chevallier Skrog. We have covered this intriguing one-man act before…

Vampirblut – Black Metal Punks [EP]

Artist: VampirblutCountry: USALabel: Self-releasedFormats: Digital EPYear: 2022 When I think of Black Metal Punk, my thoughts automatically turn to the Darkthrone records of a few years ago. Not all fans were equally happy with those albums, for that matter, some…

Theotoxin – Fragment : Totenruhe

Artist: TheotoxinCountry: AustriaLabel: Art Of PropagandaFormats: LP / CDYear: 2022 After some changes in their sound on the first few albums, Theotoxin seemingly found their style of Black Metal on the album ‘Fragment : Erhabenheit’. Eager to bring this to…

Theotoxin – Fragment : Erhabenheit

Artist: TheotoxinCountry: AustriaLabel: Art Of PropagandaFormats: LP / CDYear: 2020 Austria’s Theotoxin have upheld a steady pace of releasing albums since its formation in 2016. The sound varied a bit from one album to the other, however. On the 2017…

Necrohell – Ravishing Funerals

Artist: Necrohell Country: Greece Label: Christhunt Productions Formats: CD Year: 2022 Greek Black Metal has always had a special place in the scene. Without bringing up the widely known history and naming the celebrated bands once again, we can safely…

Doedsvangr – Koinonia [EP]

Artist: DoedsvangrCountry: NorwayLabel: Devilry ProductionsFormats: 12″ EPYear: 2022 Straight after the release of their 2021 sophomore album ‘Serpents ov Old’, Doedsvangr didn’t rest on their laurels and quickly followed it up with an EP entitled ‘Koinonia’. The EP, available digitally…

Doedsvangr – Serpents ov Old

Artist: DoedsvangrCountry: Finland / France / NorwayLabel: Debemur Morti ProductionsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2021 In the Black Metal collective called Doedsvangr we find experienced musicians from Norway, Finland and France. The Norwegian nation is represented by drummer AntiChristian (Grimfist, ex-Tsjuder…

Self Execration – Demo I

Artist: Self Execration Country: USA Label: War Ritual Records Formats: Digital Demo Year: 2022 What we have here is yet another one-man Black Metal act from America. Self Execration is the brainchild of the somewhat misogynistic character of Slutslaughterer who…

Grave Troll – The Diseased And The Hunted [EP]

Artist: Grave Troll Country: USA Label: Narbentage Produktionen Formats: Cassette EP Year: 2023 Though having released two demo tapes in 2020 and a split tape with Drug Darkness last year, the anonymous entity of Grave Troll returns this year with…

Abysmal Spite – Demo MMXXII

Artist: Abysmal SpiteCountry: USALabel: Cult Of Oblivion RecordingsFormats: Demo tapeYear: 2022 With ‘Demo MMXXII’ this American Black Metal duo releases their first feat under their collective name of Abysmal Spite. On this firstling Antaeus is responsible for all the instrumentation…

Kêres- Flaming Ash [EP]

Artist: KêresCountry: FinlandLabel: Terratur PossessionsFormats: 12″ EP / CD EPYear: 2021 Kêres is one of the many vessels that the multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and Kuunpalvelus label boss Rauta (in the case of Kêres performing under the name of Atvar) uses to…

Sepulchral Triumph – Saturnian Mysticism

Artist: Sepulchral Triumph Country: Argentina Label: His Wounds Formats: LP Year: 2022 Argentina-based Sepulchral Triumph is ruled by a single soul, someone who calls himself Beulenpest. When you add this to that the enigmatic cover, you know you are dealing…

Whoredom Rife – Winds of Wrath

Artist: Whoredom RifeCountry: NorwayLabel: Cloven Hoof Brewing & Releasing / Terratur PossessionsFormats: LP / Cassette tape / CDYear: 2021 Whoredom rife, the Norwegian band consisting of K.R. (ex-Bloodthorn) on vocals and V. Einride (Syning, ex-Keep of Kalessin) playing all instruments,…

Tírad Dûr – Fell Light In Windy Cloud [Demo]

Artist: Tírad Dûr Country: USA Label: Night Of The Palemoon Formats: Demo Tape Year: 2022 After reviewing some of Kūka’ilimoku’s releases, a look at its spiritual father’s other projects was, of course, inevitable. Although Kūka’ilimoku is Kūwāha’ilo’s main musical vehicle,…

Mayhemic – The Darkest Age [Compilation]

Artist: Mayhemic Country: Chile Label: Awakening Records Formats: CD Year: 2022 This Chilean Thrash Metal band, formed in 2018, released several demos and EP’s over the past few years. However, none of these releases reached my ears before, so for…

Enevelde – Gravgang [EP]

Artist: EneveldeCountry: NorwayLabel: Terratur PossessionsFormats: Cassette EPYear: 2021 In the review of Enevelde’s debut record I already highlighted the bright current Nidrosian Black Metal scene that Trondheim has been enlightening the world with. But that Black Metal history is more…

Enevelde – Enevelde

Artist: EneveldeCountry: NorwayLabel: Cloven Hoof Brewing & Releasing / Terratur PossessionsFormats: LP / Cassette tape / CDYear: 2020 Located at the Trondheimfjord lies the city of Trondheim. Once the capitol of Norway and the centre of the Norwegian Vikings, Trondheim…

Herbstlethargie – Melancholie Im Blattfall

Artist: Herbstlethargie Country: Germany Label: Northern Silence Productions Formats: CD Year: 2022 It is a common phenomenon: with the leaves falling, the weather getting drizzly, the exchange of your summer coat for a waterproof one, the human psyche gets into…

Moonlight Sword – Elfenwinter [Demo]

Artist: Moonlight Sword Country: USA Label: Self-Released Formats: Digital Demo Year: 2022 From Greensboro, North Carolina, comes Moonlight Sword, a one-man Black Metal act. Or rather, a one-woman Black Metal act. The lady in question, who calls herself Carmilla II…

Moonlight Sword – Elven Blood [Demo]

Artist: Moonlight Sword Country: USA Label: Self-Released Formats: Digital Demo Year: 2022 With ‘Elven Blood’ Carmilla II Dracul returns with a follow-up to her ‘Elvenwinter’-demo, released earlier this year. The demo gave a nice first taste of the music of…

Frozen Graves – An Age of Emptiness

Artist: Frozen GravesCountry: FinlandLabel: KuunpalvelusFormats: LP / CDYear: 2022 Cosmic Church, the band whose later albums had iconic images of mastermind Luxixul Sumering Auter in a red robe on the cover, left quite an impression with their recordings. The release…

Deströyer 666 – Guillotine [EP]

Artist: Deströyer 666Country: AustraliaLabel: Burn RecordsFormats: 7″ EPYear: 2022 Seemingly out of the blue there is this new sign of life from one of the most iconic Black/Thrash bands. Although influential, Deströyer 666 has not been very productive in recent…

Thou Art Lord – Daemoniorum [EP]

Artist: Thou Art LordCountry: GreeceLabel: The Circle MusicFormats: 7″ EPYear: 2022 Fans of Greek Black Metal will all have a soft spot for Thou Art Lord, one of the founders of the Greek Black Metal scene and partly responsible for…

Denevér – Vámpír

Artist: DenevérCountry: HungaryLabel: Metal ör Die RecordsFormats: CDYear: 2022 At the turn of the 80’s, the Hungarian band Tormentor recorded a legendary demo entitled `Anno Domini’. The recording would end up influencing young souls far beyond the borders of Hungary…

Hail Conjurer – Earth Penetration

Artist: Hail Conjurer Country: Finland Label: Bestial Burst / Signal Rex Formats: LP / Cassette tape / CD Year: 2022 In case you have never heard of this illustrious one-man Black Metal act from Finland, in spite of the band’s…

Blessing Lycanthropy – Demo I [Demo]

Artist: Blessing LycanthropyCountry: SlovakiaLabel: Keepers Of The Flame / Pant Y MeddygonFormats: Demo tapeYear: 2022 From one of the oldest cities of Slovakia comes this new Black Metal act, Blessing Lycanthropy. The exact age of the city of Nitra is…

Unanimated – Victory in Blood

Artist: UnanimatedCountry: SwedenLabel: Century MediaFormats: LP / CDYear: 2021 With their demos, `In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead’ and `Ancient God of Evil’, Unanimated became one of the pioneers of the Swedish melodic Death/Black Metal scene that arose in the…

White Rune – The Spell Of Eternal Fire [Compilation]

Artist: White RuneCountry: FinlandLabel: Hammer Of Hate RecordsFormats: CDYear: 2022 At the same time as the release of White Rune’s debut album, Hammer Of Hate also releases this compilation containing both demo tapes from 2021 (both originally released by Cycle…

White Rune – Dawn Of The White Rune

Artist: White RuneCountry: FinlandLabel: Hammer Of Hate RecordsFormats: CDYear: 2022 From the ever impressive Finnish Black Metal scene comes this new band, formed in 2021. With two demos under their belt, their first full-length album has now been released via…

Chevallier Skrog – Dethrone De Imperial Bloodline

Artist: Chevallier SkrogCountry: SwedenLabel: Pant Y MeddygonFormats: Cassette tapeYear: 2022 Through the split tape with Kūka’ilimoku, I recently got to know Czech one-man Black Metal act Chevallier Skrog. This Swedish-based act had a few releases out before the aforementioned split…

Diabolical Fullmoon – The Depths Of The Slavic Country [EP]

Artist: Diabolical FullmoonCountry: PolandLabel: Medieval Prophecy RecordsFormats: 7″ EPYear: 2022 Contrary to what you might expect, this is not an Immortal cover band, nor does it have much to do musically with Norwegian Black Metal. For me, Diabolical Fullmoon’s previous…

Kūka’ilimoku / Chevallier Skrog [Split tape]

Artist: Kūka’ilimoku / Chevallier SkrogCountry: USA / SwedenLabel: Pant Y MeddygonFormats: Cassette split tapeYear: 2022 This split tape is a collaboration between US-based Kūka’ilimoku, of which I have previously reviewed some releases and Czech Chevallier Skrog, who now operate out…

Hetroertzen – Phosphorus, Vol. I

Artist: HetroertzenCountry: Chile / SwedenLabel: Listenable RecordsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2022 My first introduction into the art of the Chilean band Hetroertzen came upon the release of `Exaltation of Wisdom’. The band, that still features founding members Frater D and…

Geistlicht – Hidden in the Mists

Artist: GeistlichtCountry: GermanyLabel: Self-releasedFormats: DigitalYear: 2022 Sometimes I think about the good old days, when you wouldn’t know a thing about a band except for the appeal of the album cover, the excitement of discovering something based on a piece…

Daedric Armour – Daedric Armour

Artist: Daedric ArmourCountry: USALabel: Bitter Loss RecordsFormats: LP / CDYear: 2022 “Daedric Armour is the only true Elder Scrolls worship in the form of savagely fast and raw black metal.” Elder Scrolls? Hmmm… What the hell is that… something from…

Eucharist – I Am the Void

Artist: EucharistCountry: SwedenLabel: Regain RecordsFormats: LP / Cassette tape / CDYear: 2021 The history of Eucharist is one filled with split ups and reunions before the band called it quits in 1998. Still, the band managed to record two albums…