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A battle is joined! We have the famous goblin slayer Blades of Folmär – The Endless Descent To Undying Depths and the rise of the cheese eating goblin himself Trasgo – Nightfall Who wins? Dungeon synth wins…
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Variety is the word of today. UKBM enigma Ghül return with a thoughtful, ambient work Ghül – A Forest, A Temple, A Grave , we go into heroic heavy metal battle with the debut EP from Bloodstone – The Ecstasy Of Battle and then simply rip reality apart with Azkaroth – Demo
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Our Roving Reporter (!) Andy Pountney (@shot_in_the_dark_photography2) has a fine night indeed celebrating twenty (count them) years of Burial with friends Blood Countess, Argesk and OmegaThrone there supporting Burial, Blood Countess, Argesk, OmegaThrone – Star & Garter, Manchester 30th August 2025
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We take a step that grows into a story. The Ashen Codex – Sepia Realms becomes our companion on a path of a life well lived.
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Today is a day of black metal in three distinct forms. Firstly we have probably the breakout band of the last handful of years, the superb Blackbraid – III (review by Andy Pountney, @shot_in_the_dark_photography2 ), then the violent dark and chaotic vision of Ash Magick – Rituals Of Anathematic East and thirdly a new EP
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We start this week with the huge, cinematic epic that is Atlantean Sword – Ironmaster
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Today we step into the world of Abigail Williams – A Void Within Existence We stay in the darkness, with the debut from Eowa – The Year Without A Summer and an introduction to new Vancouver band Ashen Pall – False Idol, Hollow Crown Guest review from Andy Pountney of @shot_in_the_dark_photography2
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This Monday, we have a beautifully balanced split between seeming kindred spirits Archer / Skelm – Split via Fogged Entity
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The diversity of sound and feel in black metal never ceases to amaze me. Today we get the pulverizing aggression from Ara Subversor – Retribution and the huge eclectic energy and power from Minneapolis based but Incan souled Ukhu Pacha – Yanantin
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First today one of the greatest bands who never ‘made it’. Their end was quick and utterly tragic but this, their last album before the in hindsight doomed relocation to the US, is still an absolute classic and a trailblazer Tengger Cavalry – Ancient Call (Metal Hell 2014) . Please: Listen and celebrate the life
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