I really enjoy this one and I can really feel the quality in the songwriting and performance. I was hoping Ad Infinitum's 2021 album was going to be this good, but Seven Spires came through for me. They have a lot of edginess and are extreme metal for a lot of the songs, but there's also a lot of straight up power metal on this album. The title track is gorgeous and the rest of the album is good.   May 2, 2022

A nice piano intro and a dungeon synth outro. I found myself liking it but not loving it for about the first half, but the songs seemed to get better later in the album. Nice atmospheric synths and it has that cool far-away sound for the vocals. A nice and cathartic album.   Apr 30, 2022

Amazing album by the Ukrainian one-woman band. It's like Draconian with black metal, but I like Sidus Atrum more than them. Her vocals on this are totally as good or better than the best death metal, black metal, and doom singers out there. There're some whispery parts that bring me to ecstasy, and guitar-wise it's colossal. One of the albums that need to be mentioned for 2022.   Apr 30, 2022

These guys pulled this one out of the closet after a couple of years and it's a total gem. I get into the groove and stay there for 20 minutes. The blackened vocals are gratifying, and the instrumentation is a psychedelic trance. The only drawback is that the lone track is by itself, so plan to listen to this and follow with a couple of other EPs that accompany it well in your tastes. Thank the universe for Njiqahdda.   Apr 30, 2022

A great black metal album that shifts into a bunch of different moods and atmospheres. Sometimes spooky, sometimes brave, sometimes melancholic. It's very polished recording-wise, and the field recordings add so much. Coughing by a crackling campfire etc.   Apr 29, 2022

I appreciate the passion and energy. I find this album a bit overbearing. I'd say if you're truly into metal for the heaviness and harshness and that's really your focus, you'll probably enjoy this one a little more than me. I hear some nice nimble and totally controlled guitar work, so these guys have my respect.   Apr 29, 2022

This is a big 2 hours. Many songs are just nice, not great, but a few great ones like Sulfur. These songs are from throughout their whole career, so there's some good variety. I think this compilation is best for those who really love Katatonia and have already listened to all or most of their albums,   Apr 29, 2022

Fantastic atmosphere, and they have a nice combination of early Mayhem feels and epic feels. Vanum is really dependable with the quality.   Apr 29, 2022

Wow, another great band to discover. Yes this is black metal, definitely atmospheric, maybe melodic too. However, the guitar work gets into classical guitar territory, sometimes sounding like Spanish guitar to my ear. These guys control the mood so precisely that you feel like you're living through a very specific drama while this is playing. Absolutely a highlight of 2022.   Apr 29, 2022

Pure bliss! It's astounding to me that this has tracks recorded in 2013, and some others as much as 6 years earlier. For me, this is Njiqahdda at their best - so dank, so atmospheric, so rockin', so cryptic. Totally in the zone. I can't say enough about this EP.   Apr 27, 2022

Harsh and furious, this is good old school black metal. It gets into very foreboding feelings and then into anger and back again. Also some head bopping in there. They've been around since 2017, and it shows on Polaris.   Apr 27, 2022

I like what I hear on this one except for the vocals; I find them kind of irritating, but instrumentally Njiqahdda is great like always. Strangely, the final track of chanting is the highlight for me, and I was in it for the metal.   Apr 27, 2022

Monstrous and beautiful. This western-themed band have a perfect atmospheric black metal album here. Like with their other work, I feel like it has something in common with sludge. Like when it gets very heavy it sounds a lot like Cult of Luna, which is a positive thing in my book. Anyway, this album is very heavy and very dramatic. Absolutely must listen.   Apr 27, 2022

Nice album. I appreciate the western feel, and this album really put Wayfarer on my radar, but this is not their best album. It's still good though, and it shows how many different soundscapes and cultures atmospheric black metal has a special way of incorporating.   Apr 27, 2022

Wow, very progressive album with this special energy. Listen and you can tell that when they recorded this one, they were 100% ready to play the material. The album shares a name with another major American artist, and the band shares a name with one of the coolest mythological characters. It's cool how it all comes together on such a good album.   Apr 27, 2022

Well, let's start by saying track 1 is the best one. :) Also, this is essentially a doom album that gets blackened here and there, weaving the two sub-genres together seamlessly and beautifully. At times it gets pretty atmospheric too. Again, Déhà just crushes it, whatever genre he decides to play.   Apr 27, 2022

This one mixes catharsis and anger with breaks of clean guitar work. Everything feels very natural i.e. nothing's forced. Though it's a good representation of what we expect from atmospheric black metal, it has moments of really classic early 90s sound.Tight compositions. Very good album.   Apr 24, 2022

Most of this album is very metal. This is notable because Sadness experiments with a broad range sounds and styles and often dreamy and not so rocky. Regardless, he usually sounds so original, and definitely so here. The harsh vocals by the guest singer really make it great. I wish this one was longer.   Apr 24, 2022

I keep listening to this one. I've found the strongest songs are clustered in the first half of the album. The last couple of songs are good too, just not as amazing as the first few. Also, what a cover. :)   Apr 24, 2022

While I love Kirk Hammett to death, I can't say I love this album; I just like it. I'll say that this is good news. Meaning his first album is good, and he should just produce more and work his way up to a great solo album. Also, this album gets kinda film scorish.   Apr 24, 2022

Nice and long, and good throughout.   Apr 24, 2022

There is some doom in here with the black metal. All is good and the artist has great control over tone and feel. I would prefer if it didn't slow down and quiet down as often, but it's worth the wait to get to the broody scratchy energetic parts.   Apr 21, 2022

This album is impressive. If you're looking for the power of metal to break through the clouds and rock you, this is not the album to come to. This album is for swimming through currents of dense textures for 42 minutes. The approach is similar to Lustre. It's also kind of similar to Deafheaven, but you might not feel like as much of a hipster while listening to Aureole. I really enjoyed this.   Apr 21, 2022

Very good album with a rich atmosphere. This is ABM in the very classic approach to the genre, but that doesn't detract from the beauty. I get the same vibes as Vallendusk. Though it's all the same genre, there is a lot of variety composition-wise. Approved & recommended.   Apr 21, 2022

This album is packed with good songs. There's a lot of melancholy and a little depressive black metal in this. A lot of mid-paced and slow-paced rhythms here. The singer puts in tons of feeling and the vocals are recorded in a particularly awesome way - just lo-fi enough. Great album.   Apr 21, 2022

A rerecording of their 1996 album. If you like anything from Nokturnal Mortum you have to give this a listen. There's no guarantee you'll like this more professional recording over the good old low budget one. Anyway, it's good music, but not in the league of The Voice of Steel.   Apr 21, 2022

Passionate and inspired. The last track is kind of similar to something he would do for his Severoth project. Great work by one of my favorite artists.   Apr 20, 2022

Full of sweeping beauty.   Apr 20, 2022

It gets kind of post here and there without dipping into atmospheric. It's kind of old school and punky with a good energy. Their Japanese theme shows up in the lyrics. Don't expect traditional Japanese instruments. No bad parts. Rather good.   Apr 19, 2022

죽어버린 남자다움에 오함마로 심폐소생을 시키는 앨범. 멈췄던 심장이 그들의 리프와 드럼을 따라 다시 뛰기 시작한다.   Nov 1, 2024

스래쉬 음반을 언급할 때 항상 다섯 손가락 안에 꼽는 앨범...모든 곡이 베스트일 정도로 완벽하다. 개인적으로 Stronger Than Hate을 가장 좋아한다.   Nov 6, 2024

85-90, 예전에 빽판으로 즐기던 음반. 운이 좋게 다시 시디로 구입하게 들어보게 되었다. 지금 이 시점에서는 좋게 들렸고 시원시원했다. 녹음은 거칠긴 하나 가끔 너무 갑갑한 믹싱이 되어 있는 메탈음반이 많은데 차라리 이런 식으로 만드는게 낫다 싶다. 1,2집도 언제인가는 구해지지 않을까 생각해본다.   Oct 30, 2024

어쿠스틱 기타, 첼로, 플루트 등을 이용하여 녹음한 어쿠스틱 사운드의 작품이다. 그러나 표현하고자 하는 사운드의 방향성 자체는 무겁고 진지하다. 멜로디가 약간 서늘한 냉기를 품고 있다. 더운 여름에 들으면 시원함을 느낄 수도 있지만 대체로 가을의 분위기에 잘 어울린다. 커버아트와 음악의 매칭이 절묘하다.   Nov 4, 2024

90-95. 이 시기의 블가 앨범들은 다 좋은 듯. hansi의 보컬을 더 느끼고 싶어서 사모으기 시작한 앨범인데 그렇다고 나랑 맞는 음악을 하는 밴드가 아닐 수 있었지만 지금까지 몇번들어본 결과는 만족스러운 행진 중이다. the eldar같은 곡은 지금의 나에게는 최고의 곡. 인트로+본곡 같은 스타일로 중복이 되는데 큰 단점같지는 않다. 조화롭게 잘 넘어갔다.   Nov 8, 2024

95-100 2024년까지 나온 오케스트라와의 협연 음반 모든 것을 통틀어 최고다. 다 어설픈 편곡때문에 그냥 원곡 듣고 말지 라는 생각이 드는 반면 이 음반은 최소 제대로 만들어진 영화음악 하나 들었다 할 정도로 편곡자체가 매우 잘 되어 밴드와 오케스트라가 제대로 융화 예상과 달리 스튜디오로 앨범을 냈지만 dvd 2disc를 사면 라이브 시디가 포함되어 있는 듯 하다.   3 days ago

85- 90 채스틴의 기타가 바삐 움직인다. 당시의 다른 기타리스트와는 다른 맛이 있다. 레더 레온은 참 좋은 보컬같다라고 생각을 또 하게 되었다.   Oct 27, 2024

라센은 일본 빅터에서 받아 동일하게 12번 "Rainy Nights"이 더 들어가 있다. 앙그라 초기는 의외로 많이 듣지 않아 생각보다 익숙하지 않은 면이 있다. 현재는 이 정도 점수를 주고 다음에 또 감상하면서 고쳐보도록 하겠다   Oct 28, 2024

Their most representative album of the eighties, full of innovation and class, with forceful themes and a benchmark in style for the hard rock genre, in fact it is their best-selling work to date! My personal precise rating is (94/100) Faves: Criyng In The Rain and Don´t Turn Away!   Oct 30, 2024

완벽하다. 지금와서 painkiller 정도의 힘을 기대하는 것은 무리지만 관록과 경험으로 영그러진 놀라운 앨범을 냈다. 엔지니어링도 크게 한몫했다.   Oct 31, 2024

옛 모습이 그립다. 그래도 화이팅!   Nov 1, 2024

조금도 기대안했었는데….훌륭합니다!!   Nov 1, 2024

온갖 괴생물체들이 꿈틀거리는듯한 아트워크의 세계관이 펼쳐지며..끈적이는 불협화음 데스 사운드에 빨려든다.   Nov 6, 2024

The album finds Blood Incantation returning to their death metal roots with renewed psychedelic vigour, eager to tear apart familiar metallic ideas   Nov 6, 2024

80-90. 메킹 커멘트를 보고 얼라이브를 베스트 대용으로 해도 된다는 의견에 2,3를 사게 되었는데 1,3에만 rock and roll all nite가 있다는 것을 다시 여기서도 알립니다. 이번에 사게된 앨범이 일본반 shm-cd 규격인데 음질이 나쁜게 아니지만 2보다는 살짝 거친게 아닌가 싶다. 아직까지는 얼라이브 시리즈+일반 스튜디오 베스트 조합으로 끝낼 생각.   Nov 6, 2024

85-90 기본적으로 2010년 이후 이들의 앨범이 특별히 구리다고 생각이 든 적이 없다. 이번 앨범은 기다려도 라센이 안나와서 결국 수입반을 샀다. 전체적인 곡 수준, 연주 수준 모든게 긍정적 방향이다.   Nov 6, 2024

85-95. 5번은 후기 대표곡. 커버한 밴드가 sodom , megadeth, helloween, Jorn 등이 있다. 필 라이엇이 안죽었다면 사이크스가 백사로 과연 넘어갔을까 하는 생각과 씬 리지가 꽤나 터프한 느낌도 갖게 되는 과정이었는데 이 미래가 재미있었겠다 라는 생각이 드는 앨범.   Nov 6, 2024

Very good work on guitars,a tight rhythm sectionand lots of keyboards effects the way only FATES WARNING teached to play !   Nov 7, 2024

훌륭한 데뷰. 1집을 꼭 사야 할까라는 생각으로 살다가 이제야 얻어걸린 느낌으로 사게 되었다. 물론 1집을 필수라고 여기지 않았지만 후회도 없다. 보컬이 멤버들보다 나이가 10여살 많은 걸로 기억하고 게디리의 좀 더 듣기 좋은 버전이라고 생각이 든다. 다만 믹싱이 마음에 들지 않아서 살짝 밋밋하다. 보컬과 드럼이 살짝 뒤로 간 느낌.리믹스가 절실하나 과연?   Nov 7, 2024