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...and Oceans - The Regeneration Itinerary / Season of Mist Records (2025)

…and Oceans – The Regeneration Itinerary (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoAugust 27, 2025

Formed at a time when black metal was entering its vastly underrated experimental phase, Finland’s enigmatic …And Oceans made a career out of their penchant for experimentation; so much so that they changed the name of the band for a while to Havoc Unit. Returning ... Read More

Mystic Circle – Kriegsgötter MMXXV (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoJune 6, 2025

Germany’s Mystic Circle grew into one of the nation’s leading Black Metal bands from their beginnings in the mid-1990s, having produced a plethora of melodic, Symphonic Black Metal albums while also releasing some cover songs. June 6, 2025, sees the release of the Kriegsgötter MMXXV ... Read More

Nightfall – Children of Eve (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 7, 2025

While England, Germany, Finland, Sweden, and Norway often get recognized for their thriving Heavy Metal scenes, Greece also deserves recognition. With bands like Rotting Christ and Septicflesh leading the way for Hellenes, Nightfall is also part of this old guard of leaders. Initially formed in ... Read More

Cradle of Filth – The Screaming of the Valkyries (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoMarch 27, 2025

Having been in existence since 1991, English Dark Metal institution Cradle of Filth has just embarked upon the release of its sixteenth studio album. Entitled The Screaming of the Valkyries (out now via Napalm Records on March 21, 2025), the enduring vision of founding shriek-master ... Read More

Limbonic Art – Opus Daemoniacal (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoJune 11, 2024

Once at the forefront of the Symphonic Black Metal scene of the 1990s, Limbonic Art ramped down their studio efforts, and despite a few releases here and there, the Norwegian legends went dark for long periods of the last decade and a half. Now for ... Read More

Folterkammer – Weibermacht (Album Review)

Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeApril 26, 2024

The expression “you are only as good as your research” is one that speaks to any trade you attempt to master. However, it has profound implications when it comes to the art form of music. In the case of the international Operatic Black Metal band ... Read More

symphonic black metal

…and Oceans – The Regeneration Itinerary (Album Review)

Mystic Circle – Kriegsgötter MMXXV (Album Review)

Nightfall – Children of Eve (Album Review)

Cradle of Filth – The Screaming of the Valkyries (Album Review)

Limbonic Art – Opus Daemoniacal (Album Review)

Folterkammer – Weibermacht (Album Review)

…and Oceans – The Regeneration Itinerary (Album Review)

Mystic Circle – Kriegsgötter MMXXV (Album Review)

Nightfall – Children of Eve (Album Review)

Cradle of Filth – The Screaming of the Valkyries (Album Review)

Limbonic Art – Opus Daemoniacal (Album Review)

Folterkammer – Weibermacht (Album Review)

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