Mittags-Abgrund – Mittags-Abgrund Review | Angry Metal Guy
At face value, Mittags-Abgrund appear to be an act after my own heart. Their name—which translates from German…
Krallice – Scour Order Review
It only takes the opening 1-2-3-4 salvo of Scour Order to dare believe the eternally divisive Krallice are…
Nihil Admiral – The Axes, the Flesh Hooks and the Spits Review
Veiled in mystique, Nihil Admiral proves elusive as details about them dance outside my reach. Lacking a traditional…
Cairiss – Wilderness Review | Angry Metal Guy
Towards the tail end of last year, a humble group from the UK called Asira shook up my…
Emptiness – Nowhere Speaks Review
Emptiness, nothingness, absence, non-being: such evocations of negation abound in extreme metal, often justifiably given the visceral analogy…
Mortem – Mørketid Review | Angry Metal Guy
Now here’s a band with pedigree! Norway’s black metal squad Mortem have been around since 1987, right at…
Serpent Lord – The Once Forgotten Ways of Old Review
After reviewing Crotaline in April and Dimmu Borgir’s Grand Serpent Rising earlier this month, 2026 is shaping up…
Crocell – Swarm of Insects Review
Spawned in 2007, Danish quintet Crocell started life as a humble, but prolifically productive melodic death metal troupe,…
Malist – Eternal Echo of the Fall Review
Public opinion on Moscow’s once one-man black metal project Malist varies quite a lot more than I realized.…
Graveir – The Festering Triad Review
Previously, I have banged on about my relationship with black metal being a slightly strange one, and rarely…
Apostle – A Splinter in the Infinite Noumenon Review
Some things are acquired tastes—coffee, vegetables, Mrs. Forrest, to name a few. While some of us instantly and…
Hecate Enthroned – The Corpse of a Titan, a Lament Long Buried Review
Black metal veterans Hecate Enthroned have spent decades trying to step out of Cradle of Filth’s shadow—and not…