Xisuma's Musical Journey

  Thirteen albums deep, masters of craft, juggernauts within their niche, Behemoth have little to prove. Although the bands efforts have re...

  Champions of last years musical discoveries , Labyrinthus Stellarum's exotic take on Atmospheric Black Metal runs its course, returnin...

   Spinning out another web of shadowy shoe-gazing extremity, Deafheaven return from the captivating Infinite Granite with renewed spite. ...

  As the years stretch on, I find the frequent return of familiar acts to be hit and miss process. Fortunately for a reunited In The Woods.....

With foundations of extreme and cultural aesthetic resolute and intact, Saor embarks on this latest venture through the shackles of familiar...

  The purist pleasures of these peaceful yet esoteric atmospheres has affirmed Gelure's elevated stature. My initial fondness for The Ca...

Having tuned into Blut Aus Nord in recent years, my exploratory return into Black Metal origins had me picking out this first installment o...

  Armed with shadowy, ever present grisly distortion guitars, The Dawn Of The Dying Sun preserves the droning heathen atmosphere its predece...

  With a stroke of genius, Hvis Lyset Tar Oss broke ground on what Black Metal could be. Its popular predecessor Filosofem, further explo...

  Exploring the other works of Burzum 's producer Pytten, I happened across ...Again Shall Be. I'd probably checked them out decade...

Paired with yet another demo of Lost Wisdom, Et Hvitt Lys Over Skogen reaches us via bootleg release. Its a nine minute epic pulled from Hv...

  Enter a naturalist sublime, as inspiration finds it form, the stars align. Opening with a spirited union of mystic synthtone and sizzling ...

     The blemishes of Burzum 's growing pains fade as Varg's sophomore effort plays concise, sharp, effortlessly flowing through the...

To my ears, Aske is where things take off. Consisting of three solid songs, refined aesthetics compliment their musical vision. Gnarly guita...

Armed with iconic, eerie, unsettling and darkly album art, upon its release, this debut was a freighting extremity, unleashing a new, esoter...

  Depending on where you venture to hear this follow up to Demo I , the quality varies greatly. This fidelity mess is further muddied by its...

With the coldest wintery months of the year upon us, the isolating weather apt for a nostalgic journey into the heart of Black Metal's m...

With the ominous lurch of self titled significance, esteemed musician Ihsahn , formerly of Emperor notoriety, returns on ambitious footing....

Recently discovering Dimmu Bongir resurfaced a desire for more nefarious Black Metal. Spotify offered me up Finnish outfit Behexen, an act ...

  After running the For All Tid playbook, our comedic stoners return with an incremental progression on the nostalgic 90s sound I adore. Mu...