Xisuma's Musical Journey

Further wallowing in the ghoulish theatric horrors of The Grand Psychotic Castle , Charmand Grimlock's Tartaros returns with The Red Jew...

This musical traveller is always keen to unearth hidden gems. Debut extended play The Grand Psychotic Castle is almost such a blasphemous tr...

  This tenth and possibly final chapter of a fine legacy sees inspirations grace a distinct and charactered return to form. The band's s...

  Emyn Muil 's own epic Middle-Earth trilogy ends on a high note, coming full circle in a feat of utter mastery. The stars align as spir...

For fans of the Austrian visionaries Summoning , here plays a love letter to their cast of Tolkien led Black Metal. With passion and talent ...

  I only have praise to bestow upon this glorious union of two distinct sounds I adore. Moonlight Sorcery, a fresh faced act from Finland, b...

  In our age of nostalgic recreation, here comes another classy modern Metal band turning an ear to a Nordic past. Comprised of experienced ...

  It turns out that the twenty minute epic Magick Truimph was not a lone anomaly but the lead single and opening track of this fervent marc...

  Current darlings of Extreme Metal, with a swiftly growing popularity, Lorna Shore seem poised to take off. This second incarnation with i...

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

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

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

    What on earth is this? A stoner's parody of my beloved Dimmu Borgir ? Perfect! Well, that's actually so... what comedic kicks ar...

    Progenitor to Vortex Of The Worlds , this inaugural effort suffers the knowledge of its own infancy. In light of a stellar brilliance ye...

    Thematically esoteric with astral overtones, this stunning album art strips away any doubts to its lovecraftian cosmic horror influences...

     Pulling no surprises, another intense installment of Symphonic Black Metal plunges into a familiar abyss. Using blast beats as its unre...

Following up on the competently executed yet mediocre Riddles Of The Sycophants , this debut record managed to grab more of my attention. De...

  Far beyond the prime of their active years as a band, Dimmu Borgir blow the dust of old covers alongside new offerings. Its a release of ...

  Even as I sit to write, the words don't come to me. Riddles Of The Sycophants is fantastically competent and yet distinctly generic. T...

  Scouring the web for more unturned stones within Symphonic Black Metal, I found my way to fellow Brits Bal-Sagoth. Although not akin to my...