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While Heaven Wept – Vast Oceans Lachrymose(2009)

Well time passes really fast after all. Six years have passed since 2003 the year when “Of Empires Forlorn” by the Virginia, US based Doomsters While Heaven Wept was released and to me it is like just yesterday. We are now on 2009 and yes we all have been waiting for so long for the follower “Vast Oceans Lachrymose” album. Its release has been announced almost immediately after the release of the “Of Empires Forlorn” followed by many specific details given by the band’s main man...

Novembers Doom – Into Night’s Requiem Infernal(2010)

Seventh full album for death/doom progsters Novembers Doom, and second after the exemplar The Pale Haunt Departure which firmly established the band in the progressive metal scene. And “established” is a focal word when describing the music in Into Night's Requiem Infernal. It is the music of a band that has its own sound and style, and its own vision. A band that does not care to impress but rather to produce good music. Without repeating themselves, Novembers Doom have produced a mature...

Marduk -[Nightwing]-1998

something new! Yes, the same group relying on a one-dimensional texture for endless eons adds doom-laden color on Nightwing, bridging a set of offerings like "Dracole Wayda" without overusing brutalizing qualities; slower and mid-paced, these final selections aren't what Legion-era Marduk previously promised. Not to mention atmosphere has made a surprising return after years of absence upon finding certain directions quite retarded! F*ck my old boots! A new frontier makes me ask one question:...

Marduk -[Live Warschau]-2007

Given how important live concerts are to the black metal experience, one would think that there would be a lot more live albums by black metal artists. But in fact, the majority of black metal bands have not provided live albums. Marduk, thankfully, have provided more than one live album; Warschau is the third live release from these Swedish black metal veterans. Warschau is the German name for the city of Warsaw (in Polish, Warsaw is called Warszawa), and this 74-minute CD was recorded at the...

Marduk -[Wormwood]-2009

Wormwood is a key ingredient to absinthe, a highly potent alcoholic beverage that was created in the late 19th century and was banned in the United States as well as many parts of Europe for it’s psychedelic properties. Why Marduk, for their 11th studio album, would name their newest composition after a hallucinogen beats the hell out of me. Wormwood is in fact a natural extension from the blasting Rom 5:12 but the name itself serves no purpose in doing this black metal any descriptive...