ALBUM REVIEW: Woe – Legacies of Human Frailty


 

The first two months of the year in the Northern hemisphere (especially here in New England) the cold digs itself into your bones and your very psyche. During these times, black metal with some atmosphere and emotion can go a long way to fighting back against the heart of winter. As prescribed by the doctor, Woe has released Legacies of Human Frailty (Self-Released), another take at the previous, Covid-era album, Legacies of Frailty (Vendetta Records). It was an ambitious decision to revisit these songs and evolve them into something true to the core, but adding more character.

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Petrichor (Blackbraid) Drops The New EP “Seduced By Conquering Darkness”


Petrichor is a solo black metal project, from Blackbraid’s Jon Krieger (aka Sgah’gahsowáh). He has now independently unleashed the debut EP, Seduced By Conquering Darkness. It is available cross streaming services, with physical pre-orders coming soon. Check it out below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: All Hell – Sunsetter




Released under Terminus Hate City, Asheville-based All Hell releases their fifth full length album entitled Sunsetter– fusing altogether first wave Black Metal references with many other references too such as Deathrock, Punk, and film score type of atmospheres. Best known for occult-horror storytelling and narratively transgressive sounds, this time they conceptualized an album with a vast range from ancient myth to modern day apocalyptic undertones. The core themes being explored on this album include exile, rebirth, cosmic vengeance, lineage, vices and virtues, as well as the ordeals of surviving as well as apocalyptic worlds– incorporating references like Lilith, the curse of Cain, and a bloodline that is damned. Continue reading →