Review by Jeger Inferno – The Anthropic Sophisms (On the Heights of Despair) Record Label: Debemur Morti Productions Year: 2026 Rating: 10/10 There are Occult-driven Black Metal bands where – if you study their discography – you can literally track the collective’s spiritual growth, or in some cases, their transformation as each album marks an … Seguir leyendo “Review: Inferno – The Anthropic Sophisms (On the Heights of Despair)”

Review by Jeger Stormkeep – The Nocturnes of Iswylm Record Label: Vesperian / Metal Blade Records Year: 2026 Rating: 10/10 In 2017, as Blood Moon rose over the mountainous regions of Denver, Colorado, USA and as the veil between our world and that of high fantasy was torn asunder, a new evil was born… Enter … Seguir leyendo “Review: Stormkeep – The Nocturnes of Iswylm”

40 years, 34 past and present members, over 230 releases credited in the archives, and one migration from Pennsylvania—this is the rap sheet for Cleveland, Ohio’s Nunslaughter, who have been jousting Jesus since 1987. Some 5 years1 further down the left-hand path from 2021’s Red Is the Color of Ripping Death, which our own El … Seguir leyendo “Nunslaughter – Satanic Chaos Legions Review”

In the game of reviews, expectations can either be a blessing or a curse. Whichever way they fall, one truth remains: expectations are a bitch. It’s a hard lesson that Canadian technical death metal outfit Apogean is about to learn firsthand. Back in 2024, the then largely unknown quintet—with little more than a single EP … Seguir leyendo “Apogean – Waste Where Life Begins Review”

Review by Jeger Mork – Monolitt Record Label: Peaceville Records Year: 2026 Rating: 9/10 From a strictly musical perspective, I’ve always been of the mind that the Norwegian school of Black Metal, without its status as a legendary Movement for obvious reasons, is perhaps the most boring school of Black Metal. Much of it sounds … Seguir leyendo “Review: Mork – Monolitt”

Review by Jeger Azaghal – Nekrohelios Record Label: Immortal Frost Productions Year: 2026 Rating: 10/10 To have listened to Azaghal is to have taken in true Finnish Black Metal of the most exacting consort. Standards way beyond the status quo and a vision that supersedes even the most stalwart of collectives are what Azaghal brings … Seguir leyendo “Review: Azaghal – Nekrohelios”

Review by Transmontanus Winterfylleth – The Unyielding Season Record Label: Napalm Records Year: 2026 Rating: 9/10 With “The Unyielding Season”, Winterfylleth once again affirm their standing as one of the United Kingdom’s most dependable voices in Atmospheric Black Metal. There is a renewed sense of steel within this record, less pastoral wandering, more forward momentum, … Seguir leyendo “Review: Winterfylleth – The Unyielding Season”

Less than a year after delivering one of my favorite albums of 2025,1 Sallow Moth flutters in to unload another monstrous helping of progressive death metal. Thematically, Hydrophilous Brood continues exploring the quantum entanglements of the Mossbane Lantern, a capriciously powerful artifact that can transport users across planes of existence—often with horrific consequences. I thoroughly … Seguir leyendo “Sallow Moth – Hydrophilous Brood Review”

As AMG readers surely know, death metal and science fiction go together like science and fiction. Foundational and contemporary examples alike confirm that atonal riffing, guttural growling, and machine-gun drumming pair well with spaceships, aliens, and exoplanets. On the surface, Italy’s Into Darkness fit nicely into this milieu—that cover recalls the content of Spheres (Pestilence) … Seguir leyendo “Into Darkness – Route to the Outer Side Review”