CD

Nornír, live as well as on record, offer an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia. Their German origins notwithstanding, this is Norwegian Black Metal the way it was played in the 90s - the way it should be played.

Dwarrowdelf is back with their new full length album, Of Dying Lights, delving deeper into the lore of Tolkien. This album contains seven tracks of epic metal, one being a cover of both Sojourner and Summoning melded together into an incredible journey of a song. Moving more into his own style with each offering, this is an incredible album. 

Tom O'Dell - All instruments, vocals 

Jack Reynolds - Harsh Vocals (Track 7) 
Chloe Bray - Additional Vocals (Track 3) 
Music and lyrics by Tom O'Dell (Tracks 1 to 6) 
Track 7 covers "Homeward" by Sojourner (written by Mike Lamb and Chloe Bray) and "Land of the Dead" by Summoning (written by Silenius and Protector) 
Recorded by Tom O'Dell at Hair Force House Studios, UK 
Mixed and Mastered by Mike Lamb at Onieros Studios, UK 
 

NYCTOPHILIA runs riot across myriad classicist-minded black metal tropes

hypnotic Burzumic trance, rotten Darkthroned rocking, grim Immortalized fury, atmospheric.

Cryptopsy continues to be a leader when it comes to extreme Death Metal and this new EP is their latest delivery to completely wreck everything in their way!

As a follow up to their 2015 EP, "The Book of Suffering - Tome I", Cryptopsy will be releasing the next instalment, Tome II, in the fall of 2018. "The Book of Suffering - Tome II" was produced, mixed and mastered by, Cryptopsy’s guitarist, Chris Donaldson at The Grid studio in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Cryptopsy states, "The Book of Suffering - Tome II" is some of the most intense, gnarly, brutal yet organic material we have written to date.”

What we have here is what I would call a mixture of "Whisper Supremacy" with "And Then You’ll Beg", and that’s a very fine place to be for Cryptopsy. Back are the frenzied, seemingly out of control guitars, manic drumming, excellent bass playing and dare I say it... really good vocals. 

digisleeve

Majestic, epic, symphonic and cold black metal at its best