ALBUM REVIEW: 1349 – Winter Mass


Though recorded in the wake of lifted lockdowns, Winter Mass (Season of Mist) wastes no time reminding the world what true black metal combustion sounds like. Captured live at Oslo’s Parkteatret, the set explodes open with 1349’s signature aural hellfire, searing an unfiltered surge of energy that feels less like a concert and more like an exorcism. For over an hour, the band command the stage with a career-spanning selection of apocalyptic incantations drawn from their ever-boiling cauldron of chaos.  Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Dysentery – Dejection Chrysalis 


A decennary of anticipation since their last full-length, Fragments, brutal slam titans Dysentery have blessed the world with their fourth full-length bloody flux, Dejection Chrysalis (Comatose Music Records), an eruption of decay turned divine, mixed and mastered by Randy LeBoeuf (Graphic Nature Audio).  Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: 1349 – The Infernal Pathway


 

Norweigian plaguebourne Black Metal act 1349 unforgivingly unveil their new album, The Infernal Pathway (Season Of Mist), a long-awaited LP for 2019. Their centralized coherency has stayed true to its path since 1997. Their construct of aggressive black metal has remained consistent as they’ve impressively demonstrated a threshold of effective releases. 1349 is nothing short of innovative, corpse paint driven, and a cause to exist, ultra-aggressive, that is to put in simpler words, well-executed. Continue reading →