Now, I’ve never really listened to Botanist before. I’d heard of black metal’s favourite plant botherers back when they first appeared on The Flenser’s roster,
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Conjurer – Mire (Holy Roar, 2018)
Conjurer’s debut full length Mire is menacing from the moment the first chord is struck. The record’s opening track Choke plays out with a huge
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Møl – Jord (Holy Roar / Deathwish Inc, 2018)
Upon first listen of Møl’s debut full length; titled Jord, I was quick to dismiss them as another band riding the “blackgaze” wave made popular
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Amenra – Mass VI (Neurot, 2017)
Despite the absolute heaviness, there is an undeniable sense of melody to it throughout
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Sutekh Hexen / Hissing split (The Flenser, 2017)
I’ll be honest, black metal isn’t my area of expertise. I’m not well versed on its history and I don’t particularly enjoy a lot of
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