Oozing forth from primordial depths, the malicious entity known as Tchornobog slithers forth to ensnare listeners with slime-drenched pseudopods and drag them to a brutal desert hell. This is one of those rare, unnerving gems that cannot be easily dispelled once heard; it is as innovative as it is cataclysmic, birthed from the very depths … Continue reading “Tchornobog” – S/T
I spent years wondering when Dragged Into Sunlight would release anything after Negative Volume. For a time, it seemed to me that the band had gone dormant, apart from live performances, but I never stopped wondering what would come next and when that day would come. My fondness for the original 2006 Terminal Aggressor demo … Continue reading “Terminal Aggressor II” -Dragged Into Sunlight
Assessing a work of art in any medium can be difficult; moreover, not all good artists are good people and the same goes for the reverse. There can be no denying the controversy that Nachtmystium founder Blake Judd’s actions have raised (Google it) but it also should be noted that Judd’s music -especially during the … Continue reading “Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II” – Nachtmystium
I remember first hearing of Krypts when they were recommended as a must-listen some years ago in a social media post by Dragged Into Sunlight regarding heavy music that had piqued the interest of the band. Krypts’ first full length album “Unending Degradation” had just been released, if my memory is accurate. At a glance, … Continue reading “Unending Degradation” -Krypts
Most people who know of Maurice “Mories” De Jong’s music will immediately associate him with his acclaimed project Gnaw Their Tongues, if not his myriad other projects and side projects (Cloak of Altering, Offerbeest, Hagetisse, and Seirom to name a few). Of the latter releases, those branded under the moniker “Aderlating” are among my favorites, … Continue reading “Hell Follows” – Aderlating
The new millennium ushered in a fresh age of darkness for heavy music. At the beginning of this new era, Catacombs was spewed into existence from the depths of the extreme doom metal underground with the January 1st, 2000 release of debut album “Echoes through the Catacombs”. ‘Echoes’ consisted of just two songs, Consigned to … Continue reading “Echoes Through the Catacombs” – Catacombs
This month is a special time of year, so I wanted to touch on something a bit different from my usual fare. That said, of all the albums I associate with October and Halloween, for various reasons, one in particular sticks out like a bleeding red thumb on an otherwise mutilated fist: Cradle of Filth’s … Continue reading “Midian” -Cradle of Filth
Released in the year 2000, “Dead as Dreams” by now-defunct San Francisco black metal band Weakling was -and remains- something special. Dead as Dreams is a desperate, frothing mess of raw, shrill black metal fury, with traces of early Emperor, Satyricon, and other Norse favorites. Vocalist John Gossard’s piercing shrieks cut like a finely honed … Continue reading “Dead as Dreams” -Weakling
The long day is winding down. You’re home from your mundane day job, and have nothing to do but wait to fall asleep so you can haul your bloated carcass out of bed and shit, get dressed, and piss off back to the time clock. Maybe you watch TV, or eat a microwavable meal in … Continue reading “Cthonic Rites” -Moss
"N.V." (Negative Volume) is a collaboration between Dragged Into Sunlight and Gnaw Their Tongues, and is one of the most pulverizing, psychotic records I’ve ever heard. Even from the beginning, this torturous album violates and debases the senses like nothing else, but more importantly, it paints a lurid picture of humanity distilled down to its … Continue reading “N.V.” -Dragged Into Sunlight/Gnaw Their Tongues
Towers of Rust 