In 2005 I was fifteen years old, and my burgeoning interest in all things black metal was all-consuming. I was drawn to the genre like a lunar moth to a pale flame and was fiercely inspired by various artists within the genre, particularly the classic 2nd wave Scandinavian bands, but also to the handful of … Continue reading Lurker of Chalice (S/T)
One of the more unique bands reviewed on this site is acclaimed and incomparable one-man USBM act, Leviathan. Boasting a prodigious body of work, some of the more familiar titles under artist Jef “Wrest” Whitehead’s belt include 2003’s “Tenth Sub-Level ofSuicide” and the following year’s “Tentacles of Whorror”, not to mention numerous splits with bands … Continue reading “Silhouette in Splinters” -Leviathan
Imagine picking a scab, seeing the wound beneath open up before your eyes, and staring into the blood and tissue within. Suddenly, the wound is stretching open, yawning out like a great, snarling, undulating maw. This flesh wound suddenly expands into a massive mortal gash, growing deeper and wider, swallowing the body around it, and … Continue reading “True Traitor, True Whore” -Leviathan
Towers of Rust 