Ahriman - The Early Years (2008)

Counrty : Hungary
Genre    : Black Metal

01. Transylvania
02. The Gate (Intro)
03. Faceless
04. Idols from the Garden
05. Freezing Tears
06. Transylvania
07. Lord of the Winter
08. Song of the Wind (Outro)
09. Altars of Forest
10. The Moon
11. Darkness from the Firecircle
12. Prayer of my Sad Spirit in a Black Church
13. The Ancient Empire
14. Faceless
15. Beyond
16. Twilight Tillage Dawn (bonus track, previously unreleased)

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Demonic Resurrection - A Darkness Descends (2005)

Country : India
Genre    : Symphonic Black Metal

01. Prelude To Darkness
02. Dreams Of The Dead
03. Apocalyptic Dawn
04. Behind The Mask Of God
05. Carnival Of Depravity
06. Spirits Of The Mystic Mountains
07. Where Shadows Lie
08. A Darkness Descends
09. Invoking The Demons
10. Frozen Portrait
11. The Summoning
12. Overture To Glory

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Ancient - The Cainian Chronicle (1996)

Country : Norway
Genre    : Melodic Black Metal

01. Ponderous Moonlighting
02. The Curse
03. Lilith's Embrace
04. Disciplines Of Caine / Zillah And The Crone
05. At The Infernal Portal (Canto III)
06. Cry Of Mariamne
07. Prophecy Of Gehenna
08. Song Of Kaiaphas
09. Exu
10. The Pagan Cycle
11. Homage To Pan

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Legions of Hoar Frost - Bringers of the Black Flame (2009)

Country : USA
Genre    : Symphonic Black Metal

01. Birth of Fire
02. Bringers of the Black Flame
03. Virgins of the Black Sun
04. Victory in Death
05. Christian Genocide
06. Chosen to Rule
07. Thelema Xeper Deitus
08. Into Nothingness
09. Black Dragon Ov Chaos
10. Consume Eternity
11. With Air and Smoke
12. Blood of the Virgin
13. The Will of Darkness

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Oranssi Pazuzu - Muukalainen Puhuu (2009)

Country : Finland
Genre    : Psychedalic Black Metal

01. Korppi
02. Danjon Nolla
03. Kangastus 1968
04. Suuri Pää Taivaasta
05. Myöhempien Aikojen Pyhien Teatterin Rukoilijasirkka
06. Dub Kuolleen Porton Muistolle
07. Muukalainen Puhuu
08. Kerettiläinen Vuohi

My Comment
This is 1st album by them. Feeling like sitting in outerspace while enjoying scary and dark atmosphere. They mix with classical rythm, clean sound, spooky keyboard effect and good growl. its like in 70s song with black influence. Lyrics are in finnish lang. As putting BM component to their song, for me it just 40%. Other was emotinonal and bit depressive. To be as 1st album, they give good effort to make their own music. Originality is most important for them. They succesfully made their unique style to lead the band. Furthermore i recommended this album for all listener. Salute them and cant wait for their next album.

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Hermh - Cold+Blood+Messiah (2008)

Country : Poland
Genre    : Symphonic Black Metal

01.Hairesis
02.Instrumentum Diaboli
03.Eyes of the Blind Lamb
04.Lord Shall Be Revealed
05.I Bring You Fear
06.Sin Is The Law
07.Gnosis
08.Who Can Be Against Us
09.In My Flesh I See God

My Comment
Vampiric Poland come to life. Hermh followed few Polish band such as Behemoth (ex former member b4), Darzamat, Vesania, Graveland. Well nothing much can expected to their path following symphonic BM like Vesania. Despite the theatrical BM that they mix with symphonical image, they had open new wave for symponic era. With full grim and blasphemy over all the song, i bet this album gonna rape u up. The guitars and the keyboards (the main melody makers) are bound by an almost anarchic structure that characterizes the whole album. Much talented band. Well, i recommended this album as your collection.

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Ethereal - Shroud of Flesh (2000)

Country: Colombia
Genre   : Symphonic Black Metal

01. Of Pleasure And Pain
02. Withered Within
03. Evil's Black Sweetheart
04. My Dearest Dread
05. Leave Me Torture
06. Behind Angel's Purity
07. I'm Feeling
08. Scent Of Lure
09. As Sad As Beautiful
10. Scent Of Skin
11. Fear Of The Dark (Iron Maiden Cover)

My Comment
For me this album is quite preferred to Symp BM lover. "Of Pleasure and Pain" start with noisy technical riff + violin and female choir (Ana). Its not very good start but manage to make good rythm later. Maybe i can say it like Draconian + COF. Rythm was epic. Vocal are in high pitch scream. Now with "Withered Within".  I bet this will be my fav track among others. Rythm was catchy following by epical flute and synth to make an awesome atmosphere. Really good combination and elaboration. "Evil Black Sweetheart" for me not really good standup track. They drag up rythm too much. "My Dearest Dread" won as horrible spooky underwater atmosphere. Skip it. I feel sad for next other track. Btw i still like Ana voice in "Leave me torture" rather than "Im feeling". "Scent of lure" is some sort like Sin of Thy Beloved. "As sad as beautiful" is good song and atmosphere (oh finally). Then come last maiden cover. Originality 9/10. Wonderful rythm !!!
Keep up good work.
Salute !!

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Darkestrah - Embrace of Memory (2005)

Counrty : Germany
Genre    : Epic Black Metal

01. Embrace of Memory
02. Black Cathedral
03. Sign of War
04. Akyr Zaman
05. Human Hopes
06. Primitive Dance
07. Marching of the Hordes (Pagan cover)

My Comment
They are only among of five metaller band of Kyrgyzstan but thats not stop them to supporting the horde.
Their contribution in "Akyr Zaman" from Stimme aus der Tiefe #1 compilation had lift up thier named and to well known now. "Black Cathedral" starts with energic rythm (em..remind me to Graveworm), raw disorted riff, blasting double pedal, epic synth and high pitch scream. However i like if guitar riff more technical and fast picking due to lack good riff (can be improve this one). Well "Sign of War" is changing, riff more to epic and well nice atmosphere. Now their standup track "Akyr Zaman". Good starting folk keyboard (or this violin?) remind me to Adorned Brood song in Metal Museum Vol 3 and then rising Black influence. Others last song was not bad also. Recommended this album !!!

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Aktarum - Gang of Trolls (2010)

Country : Belgium
Genre    : Black Viking Metal

01. Troll's Story
02. Fight To Death
03. Black Troll
04. Jurassik Troll
05. Gang Of Trolls
06. Troll In The Forest
07. Rock'n Troll
08. Spiritual Troll
09. Introll Army
10. Troll Army
11. March of the Trolls
12. Victory Troll
13. Troll Bard
14. Imperial Troll

My Comment
Hail Aktarum for joining viking horde with this new and 1st album "Gang Of Troll". Supporting viking scene with belgium biggest band "Ancient Rites !!!! ". This album start with folkish ambient + orchestra music in "Troll Story". The Troll begin in "Fight of Death" , the good thing belgium have their own viking music comparing norwegian. Look like their using every Troll name in most their track (-_-) .
Keyboard using orchestra and ambient effect making a good black viking atmophere. Guitar riff was really catchy. I cant stop headbanging. Drum also awesome. good galloping through. Vocal are in harsh scream. Not really bad vocal. The journey continue with Black Troll (best track for me) and rest of other track. Their really had their own strength alhough they still new. Whatever it is, grab this album. they do talented.
Best of good luck for them. Highly recommended.

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Mysticum - Lost Masters of the Universe (2004)

Country : Norway
Genre    : Industrial Black Metal

01. Intro
02. The Rest
03. Wintermass
04. Mourning
05. Father Beyond
06. Forces of Darkness
07. Outro
08. Demons Never Sleep
09. Crypt of Fear
10. The Shattered Soul
11. The Grave of Petrified Souls
12. Mourning
13. Where the Raven Flies
14. Kingdom Comes
15. Eriaminell
16. Black Magic Mushrooms

My Comment
This is their Best of Compilation album. Too bad their been split up. Maybe they is earliest to bring Industrial in BM scene. "The Rest" was really amazing track from their 1st demo in 1993. Great programming effect (ambient effect), raw disorted riff, fast drum beat with thrash influence, harsh pain vocal. As their Industrial theme, its not really an influence coz they maintaning raw occult BM.  "Wintermass" also quite good for me. First 7 track was poor recording (zz....cant enjoy all good song). Track 8 and after is from their 2nd demo. Look like vocal has been change to bad (haha). Well music arrangement also had change. Good devoloping and unique. Overall, good to hear (they had many idea). Sound was sucky. Good for collection.
Live Long Life to Mysticum !!

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Gehenna - Seen Through the Veils of Darkness (The Second Spell) - (1999)

Country : Norway
Genre    : Black (early), Black/Death Metal (now)

01. Lord of Flies
02. Shairak Kinnummh
03. Vinterriket
04. A Witch Is Born
05. Through the Veils of Darkness
06. The Mystical Play of Shadows
07. The Eyes of the Sun
08. A Myth...
09. Dark Poems Author

My Comment
When it come to 1995, Gehenna manage to raise above many flooded band under Darkthrone, Mayhem, Emperor skirt.
I rather like early Gehenna album due to their dark music. Well it not fast as Darkthrone or any earlier BM band but they had many good riff and awesome dark atmosphere. Guitar riff quite mellow. Keyboard was very very good. really a slab and diff approach from Emperor that time. It also a key to lead all rythm and dark atmosphere. It coins to many & many symphonic BM band afterwards. The harsh vocal manage to show dark and evil theme. Well in next after "Vinterriket", they have some Bathory sound like yet still maintaining Black as main purpose. I pick "Dark Poems Author", "A Witch is Born", "Throught Veil of Darkness" and "A Myth.." as good stand up track. Recommended !!!
Salute !!!

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Forlorn - The Crystal Palace (1997)

Country : Norway
Genre    : Black Viking Metal

01. Lik Av Falne Menn
02. Aerefull Ferd
03. Baerer av Nordstjernen
04. The Magellanic Clouds
05. The Crystal Palace
06. Ragnarok
07. Gate of Mystic
08. Lunar Eclipse

My Comment
This album is quite good. When it come to viking, Forlorn manage to find best melodies with good epic sound. To be as their genre black viking i thought it same like Windir or Enslaved. Yet no coz they more into viking than black. Music was slower. More Bathory influence and much similar to Borknagar. More melodies are really calm and elaborated very smoothly. Thanks to ambient keyboard that bring dark cold night thus make the atmosphere live. Well i quite shock with industrial beat at "Crystal Palace" (booooo). Drum had many variation and awesome. "Ragnarok" had diff riff than other track. Much show the glory of viking instead not dark cold music. Well overall recommended this album also. Ty Forlorn. keep up good work. Salute.

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Krohm - The Haunting Presence (2007)

Country : USA
Genre    : Black Metal

01. Bleak Shores
02. Lifeless Serenade
03. I Respiri Delle Ombre
04. Relic
05. Memories of the Flesh
06. Tra la Carne e Il Nulla
07. Syndrome

My Comment
Now back to back with 3rd album by Krohm. Guitar disorted more sharp, more pain vocal, many fast rythm and still depressive misanthrophy. Yet this time music arrangement been change to make different interval in rythm. Atmospheric was really dark ,full variation, and disolation. Synth has become role key to lead the arrangement. As vocal i rather like their previous album. Drum become more fast this time. What happen after track 3 and others? are they experimental new music?(fast music combining with depressive). Well quite good but i want glory of "World through Dead Eyes" rise again. My fav track for this album is Lifeless Serenade.
Good job Numinas, Salute !!

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Krohm - A World Through Dead Eyes (2004)

Country : USA
Genre    : Black Metal

01. I Suffer the Astral Woe
02. A Lurking Dream
03. The Waning
04. When Morning Never Returned
05. A World Through Dead Eyes
06. Silence Turns to Gray
07. My Hearse

My Comment
This are one mand band that really attract me. This album limited to 500 copy only. Also this 1st their album after two demos. Krohm is full with depressive misantrophy element. Music arrangement was great. Actually i never thought american cant do like this (lol now im wrong). Atmospheric is superb. Guitar riff full disorted with bringing dark melodies and depressive. Drum do great job in mixing double paddle with slow mode beat following dark synth rythm. All song here full with memoriable magical darkness atmosphere. I bet this is the best depressive band that i couldnt imagine. Lazy to review more so behold youself and hear it.
Recommended to all metallers.

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Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue with the Stars (2009)

Country : France
Genre    : Black Metal

01. Acceptance (Aske)
02. Disciple's Libration (Lost in the Nine Worlds)
03. The Cosmic Echoes of Non-Matter (Immaterial Voices of the Fathers)
04. Translucent Body of Air (Sutta Anapanasati)
05. The Formless Sphere (Beyond the Reason)
06. ...the Meditant (Dialogue With the Stars)
07. The Alcove of Angels (Vipassana)
08. Antithesis of the Flesh (...and Then Arises a New Essence)
09. Elevation

My Comment
Blut Aus Nord has been among 1994 yet still struggle to spread BM legacy. They also place themselves as a good french band following biggest name like Aneroxia Nervosa and Antaeus. "Acceptance" will calm u down with peace and cold synth. What i like about this album is their atmosphere. it was dark, deepressive, melodies and calm. Riff and rythm are plenty and elaborating perfectly. Heavy and clean sound with fast tremolo sometime. Disolating keyboard effect that sometime lead the melodies, make the song mixing heavy and calm atmosphere. Scream was great pain although not a key that lead all melodies. Blut Aus Nord had really make this album one step higher to variate BM defeating "monopolise" band. All the song just flow and flow bringing ur soul and emotion to new dimension.
Well to look back at greatest effort in 2009 i pick this one as the best.  Recommended to All.

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Istidraj - Blasphemous Ritual (2006)

Country : Singapore
Genre    : Black Metal

01. Spawn Forth... Inferno
02. Bidadari Desekration
03. The Burning Twillight
04. Blackened Prophecy Of Doom
05. Blackstorm
06. Blasphemic Conquest
07. Morbid Blasphemic Cult
08. Crucified (Impaled Nazerene Cover)
09. The Burning Twillight (Striid)
10. The Burning Twillight (Lurker)

My Comment
After "Impiety", here one more band from lion island (singapore). Istidraj influence based on early Belphegor and Mayhem (hell ya). Yet giving blasphemic old skoll BM to rise. Brutal raw attacking guitar riff, with satanic lyric, this trully BM horde ready to fuck u hardly. one problem is the sound quality. Hope next time they will find good production. At track 7 and aftwerwards, they changed their concept a bit. More melodies and now i can hear the music (wtf). Maybe just for...fullfill the album (-_-).Fans of true raw BM must lookout for ISTIDRAJ or die in mercyful fate!
Support Asian Horde !!

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Surrender of Divinity - Manifest Blasphemy: The Abortion of the Immaculate Conception (2006)

Country : Thailand
Genre    : Black Metal

01. Manifest Blasphemy
02. Consecration of the Heathen Messiah
03. Deglorification of the Dogs
04. (Tale I) Satanic Storm
05. (Tale II) Rise of the Possessed Ones
06. (Tale III) The Apocalyptic Catharsis

My Comment
So this is their 2nd album. Well nothing much changed at this album. Blasting drum beat with more raw and blasphemy !!! Also not many thrash element comparing b4. Recording was bit better than "Oriental Hell Rhythmics". In interviewed with Bloodaxe Magazine b4, Whathayakorn (guitarist) said "As I said the new war hymns will be much faster, less melody and pure blasphemy to the bone, so you can expect a fucking brutal and rawest record from us". Yeah it true..less melody comparing Oriental Hell. Sometime i feel annoying with so many scream in this album. still enjoyable ofc. Yet, Surrender Of Devinity still standing to be 1st and greatest Siamese BM. Good luck and Salute !!

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Surrender Of Divinity - Oriental Hell Rhythmics (2001)

   









 
Country : Thailand
Genre    : Black Metal

01. Conquerors of the Apocalypse
02. The Darkness Against Light
03. To Reach Out for Eternity
04. Satan's Malicious Fire
05. Blasphemous Beast Rising
06. Paradise's Brothel

My Comment
Here BM scene from our neighbour, Thailand. They are raw, old school BM. Some sort like early Immortal and Impaled Nazarene. Vocal are evil, high pitch scream. I like his vocal. Lyrics based on anti christian. (hmm..satanic will be great). Guitar riff was noisy disorted and raw. Quite catchy. Drum beat was blast. Fast yet enjoyable. "Conquerors of the Apocalypse" has 10min length full with energic evil atmospheric. Very interesting song to hear. "To Reach Out for Eternity" had some thrash element. Not very well arrangement rythm (lol). Exitement continue with "Satans Malicious Fire", a well technical riff, old school sound. Not much change concept on "Blasphemous Beast Rising" and "Paradise Brothel". Good track to hear. i choose "Paradise Brothel" and "Conquer of Apocalype" as best track.Conclusion, this album will fuvk u hardly. Recommended to raw fans. Salute Asian Scene !!!

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Aosoth - Ashes Of Angels (2009)

Country : France
Genre    : Black Metal

01. Songs Without Lungs
02. Ashes of Angels
03. Path of Twisted Light
04. Embrace and Enlightment
05. Teaching/Erasing
06. Summon the dead
07. Cries Out the Heaven
08. Communion Through Pain
09. Banished
10. Inner War (Antaeus cover)

My Comment
Aosoth is back with this new album Ashes of Angel that produce in october. their sound was griffy, and pure BM. Full with heavyiness riff, tremolo picking, deep scream and super drum blast beat. Sound quality was not bad. The album start with "Song without lungs". Drum was really sharp and really fast. Many variation beat.
The song continue with "Ashes to Angels" that continuing from "Song without lungs". "Path of twisted light" is the best track among others. Good noisy dark riff with fastpicking, much slower other song, very awesome dark atmosphere aswell. Lastly cover song from Antaenus (raw BM). The cover was not bad. i give 7/10 for originality. Overall, good album for collection. Salute !!!!

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Maleficentia - Revelation From The Ancestral Whisper (2008)

Country : France
Genre    : Melodic Black Metal

01. Through the Mirror of Flesh
02. Between Tiffauges Walls
03. Scarlet Legacy
04. Heuristic Embrace
05. A Forgotten Sanctuary
06. In the Shadow of the Labarum
07. Twilight Synod
08. Revelation From the Ancestral Whisper

My Comment
Well here one more melodical BM band. Most of their song over than 5 minute which if they cant make a good song, it will be hell boring. Technical riff with many fast picking solo, and kind of repetitive. Drum also not many variation (fast snare ofc). the vocal are quite good. Keyboard just supporting the rythm. Sometime they perform in slow rythm. In 1st two track i was ..... -_- .  I pick "In the Shadow of the Labarum" and  "Twilight Synod" as best track.
Hope they can improved later.

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