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Contrasts today. For the raise your fist in the air, draw your sword and sing along like a loon brigade (me) we have the phenomenal Fer De Lance – Fires On The Mountainside. And for those of you who like to have your head messed with in the outer reaches of black metal we have
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A little different for the blog maybe, but in 2017 the impact of this album cannot be overestimated. I give you the opening howl of Zeal & Ardor – Devil Is Fine (MVKA 2017)
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Our explorer of the extreme, Mr Andy Pountney (@shot_in_the_dark_photography2) dares the baffling and the extreme with one of the most incredible lineups this year: Portal, Impetuous Ritual & Abduction – Rebellion, Manchester
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This Monday, a tour of some corners of the Forgotten Realms, our guide Faydark – Lost Empires
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Two bands with contrasting lengths to their history. First the extraordinary, devastating new black metal album from the legendary Elffor – Utmost Antiquity and then the debut of hihgly promising new Italian duo Abadir – Antikosmos
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Back to the Plague Years once more and a band who have shaped my love of the slow and the dark since Stormcrowfleet Skepticism – Companion (Svart 2021)
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After an excellent split with Archer, I had the urge to explore Skelm some more, and just in time came Skelm – Susurrus Whispers From Unwelcoming Realms
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Today a simply excellent new EP, Nightspell – Darkness Spreads Around
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A belated but necessary correction of an omission and offering praise due to one of the best demos I have heard this year Barbarian Ring – Demo
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Back to 2017 and one of my earlier meetings with the music of Dis Dapter, the mind behind the mesmeric Midnight Odyssey – Silhouettes Of Stars (I, Voidhanger 2017)