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Tag Archives: black metal

Ofnus – Valediction

August 19, 2025 by Ralph Plug

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Welsh black metallers Ofnus have released their second album all the way back in February, so it’s about time we gave it a well-deserved listen. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2025, album review, Bandcamp, black, black metal, Cardiff, February, Music, Naturmacht Productions, Ofnus, progressive black, review, reviews, Rock, Valediction, Wales

Perchta – D’Muata

July 29, 2024 by Ralph Plug

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Perchta - DMuataAustrian folk black metallers Perchta are back with their sophomore effort and I’ll be damned if it’s not the craziest shit you’ll hear all year. Let’s investigate. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2024, album review, Austria, black metal, D'Muata, feminism, feminist, folk, folk metal, Frau Percht, Heilung, Metal, Ne Obliviscaris, Perchta, Prophecy Productions, Tyrol, Ufång

Codex Mortis – Tales of Woe

May 26, 2024 by Ralph Plug

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Codex Mortis - Tales of WoeDutch death/black/grind metallers Codex Mortis are back with their second sonic assault. We withstood the attack. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2024, album review, Black Lion Records, black metal, Codex Mortis, death metal, Dissection, extreme metal, Tales of Woe

Ponte del Diavolo – Fire Blades from the Tomb

April 29, 2024 by Ralph Plug

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Ponte del Diavolo - Fire Blades from the TombTurin’s Ponte del Diavolo has just released their debut platter of occult doom-ish metal. We investigated and came out with a verdict. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2024, album review, Avant-garde, black metal, Bruce Dickinson, debut album, Doom Metal, erotica, Fire Blades from the Tomb, Italy, Messa, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Ponte del Diavolo, post-punk, Season of Mist, Steve Hackett, Turin

Wayfarer – American Gothic

December 11, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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Wayfarer - American GothicRound up the horses and saddle up! Wayfarer is back for more tales from the old American West. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged album review, American Gothic, black metal, Colorado, death metal, Denver, Old West, review, USA, Wayfarer, Western, western metal

Cruachan – The Living and the Dead

April 17, 2023 by Ralph Plug

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After five years of almost complete silence, Cruachan are finally back to pummel you with Irish folk metal. We checked out their new album.Cruachan - The Living and the Dead Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2023, album review, black metal, Celtic, Cruachan, Despotz Records, Dublin, folk, folk metal, Folk-Lore, Ireland, Irish, Keith Fay, The Living and the Dead

Sigh – Shiki

October 20, 2022 by Ralph Plug

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Sigh - ShikiJapanese black metal horror maestros are back with their twelfth effort Shiki. And since we like our music unpredictable and creepy once in a while, we dug in. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2022, album review, Avant-garde, avant-garde metal, black metal, Heir to Despair, Japan, Metal, Shiki, Sigh

Sakis Tolis – Among the Fires of Hell

August 14, 2022 by Ralph Plug

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Sakis Tolis - Among the Fires of HellAfter more than 30 years of fronting Greek black metal legends Rotting Christ, Sakis Tolis releases his first solo album. We investigated. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2022, Among the Fires of Hell, Bandcamp, black metal, Greece, Rotting Christ, Sakis Tolis, The Heretics

Sylvaine – Nova

April 25, 2022 by Ralph Plug

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a3009532191_16It’s time to dive into the dark depths of Nova, the fourth album by French/Norwegian one woman act Sylvaine. Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2022, black metal, Clannad, darkgaze, dreampop, Enya, Nova, Season of Mist, Sylvaine

Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû – Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû

January 15, 2022 by Ralph Plug

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ApsuAbsu is dead, long live Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû! Here, we review Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû by Proscriptor McGovern’s Apsû.
Continue reading →

Posted in RP. Tagged 2022, Absu, Apsu, black metal, Proscriptor McGovern, Texas

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