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Kravt durch Krebs – Schmerzkörper Release Date: September 11th 2021 Label: independent Format: LP Length: 31:22 Genre: Ambient , Black Metal, Noise , Avantgarde , Spoken word, Doom, Dissonant , Metal , Lo-fi Kravt durch Krebs is a fresh one-man black metal act, hailing from Germany with it’s newest installment Schmerzkörper - the body of pain or the pain of the body, I guess. From the first seconds of the opening track the artist distinguishes the area of his operations, establishing a strong new school of black metal feel - “Ich bin” is dedicated to personal reflections on life, as the lyrics are built around the author’s diary. I couldn’t get what exactly is being transmitted, but the raw emotion of despair that goes perfectly with its music video - beautiful landscapes and pictures of nature. The opener is produced in the closest to your classic black metal style, with fast paced rhythm section, grainy guitar sounds and constant screaming, and the whole thing is intentionally monoto...

Picture Credit: Crust Artwork: Deni Aktemirov   Crust - ... and a Dirge becomes an Anthem Release Date: August 14, 2020 Label: mmmesss (CD) / [addicted label] (Digital/Bandcamp) / RUMF Productions (Digital/Spotify) Format: CD / Digital Length: 34:18 Genre:  Post Metal  /  Blackened Sludge Origin:  Russia In April, I reviewed Crust's latest album "Stoic". To get a more concise view of the band, I also want to put in my two cents on their previous work, Crust's second long-player "... and a Dirge becomes an Anthem" which was published via three Russian labels last summer. ...and a Dirge Becomes an Anthem by Crust Most striking difference between "... and a Dirge becomes an Anthem" and its successor "Stoic" is the sound quality. Crust's second album is defined by somehow fuzzy garage sound that reminds of Black Metal recordings by early-day Bathory or Mayhem. The drums especially are a little muffled. And speaking of Black Metal, here...

Picture Credit: Klamm Artwork: Daniel Bechthold   Klamm - Misanthropocene Release Date: June 01, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: CD / Digital Length: 61:23 Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal Origin: Würzburg , Germany Six years after the release of " Ernte ", Klamm are back with a brand new full length album. The nine-track CD contains more than an hour of deep, dark, and misanthropic thoughts conveyed in melancholic tunes. Although some of the songs or parts are actually way older and have been re-arranged for this album, "Misanthropocene" has become a beautifully coherent work of sonic darkness. The theme is a distant reflection on the status quo of humakind and society in the 21st century. Chasms of human behaviour are thus taken on: egoism, intolerance, social inequality, patriarchym capitalism, violence, war, and religion. A typical Black Metal release, one could say, and yet content and music are presented in a very contemporary way. "Misanthropocene" is...

Picture Credit: Klamm Artwork: Daniel Bechthold   Klamm - Anthropocene Release Date: May 24, 2021 Length: 14:22 Genre: Black Metal Origin: Würzburg , Germany "Anthropocene" is the third and final ex ante single of Klamm's album"Misanthropocene" which  is about to be released on June 01, 2021. Previously, the quintet from Lower Fraconia already let us listen to " Death Worship " and " Dawn " and thereby increased the excitement for the upcoming full-length release. Misanthropocene by Klamm The fourteen-minute longtrack can be separated into two major themes. "Anthropocene" starts with a heavy, atmospheric and ice cold Black Metal part. For the first eight-and-a-half minutes, Klamm merge a brachial composition of melancholic Black Metal and sludgy heaviness. Cold as tundra winds, "Anthropocene" creates sonic images that resemble a staunch march against a blizzard. The second part keeps the sound of desparation but introduces...

Picture Credit: Κραυγή Artwork: Lisa Lawrence and Aether Vortex Designs Κραυγή -  Κραυγή Release Date: March 10, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 21:55 Genre: Depressive and Suicidal Black Metal Origin: Greece / Brazil Κραυγή (pronounce: Kravghi; Greek for "Scream") is a transcontinental Old School Black Metal project with a strong tendency to subgenres such as DSBM and Raw Black Metal. Κραυγή consists of Brazilian artist  Enrih Strange (bass, guitar, drums, mix), and Grito  (lyrics, vocals) from Greece. Κραυγή (Self-Titled) Ep by Κραυγή The sound on their selftitled debut EP can best be described as a merciless blizzard. The music blows like a brutal storm of icicles and the intensity of the relentless cold of Siberian winter. The lyrics are all in Greek (I guess) and are performed in a brachial early-day Black Metal manner. Fans of pre- Attila  Mayhem will like this a lot. Κραυγή play the music for everyone who cannot get enough of winter...

Picture Credit: Phallosopher Phallosopher - (I) Release Date: March 19, 2021 Label: Inverse Records Format: CD / Digital Length: 29:40 Genre: Blackened Death Metal Origin: Tampere , Finland Jesse Heikkinen  is a very busy musician in Finland's metal scene. The ex-guitarist of The Aeon , member of Hexvessel , and sole musician of Iterum Nata has now created a new solo project called Phallosopher. On the first album "(I)", Heikkinen  describes the struggle of finding spiritual and personal freedom in a world defined by dichotomies. In the neverending fight between binary oppositions, such as ideologies or the basic tension between creation and annihilation, Phallosopher is yearning for a harmonic and peaceful path. Peace and harmony via Black and Death Metal, you might ask? Well indeed, it is not the most obvious path to go but let us have a closer look. Phallosopher mastermind Jesse Heikkinen  describes Black Metal as an instrument for self-liberation and getting rid of s...

Drittmaskin - Lími Release Date: March 17, 2021 Length: 06:44 Genre: Black Metal Origin: Norway Drittmaskin's first album "Sosical Prolaps" was one of my most-heard releases in 2020. On their debut, the Norwegian band bewitched our hearing with amazing Thrash Metal Punk. Now in 2021, "Lími" is the second ex ante single for the upcoming album "SVARTPØNK". The song is about a person who sees people around decease from an ominous disease. And despite the sound from the previous album, this is some amazing pure fucking Black Metal. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. Drittmaskin Online: Homepage Facebook Instagram Deezer Apple Music YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Warhorn Tarbathian Forest Release Date: December 12, 2020 (Digital) / February 02, 2021 (CD) Label: Warhorn Length: 42:00 Genre: Death Metal / Thrash Metal / Pagan Metal / Black Metal The compilation features nine tracks from nine bands - each of them from the town of Tartu, Estonia. The CD version comes with a three-fold digipack. Get your copy on Bandcamp (link below) and support Estonian underground Metal. Warhorn Online: Bandcamp YouTube Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Vestindien Vestindien - Null Release Date: February 12, 2021 Label: Dark Essence Records / Plastic Head Music Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 29:33 Genre: Black Metal / Post Metal / Hardcore Punk Origin: Bergen , Norway Vestindie were originally formed in 2009 when they played Hardcore. They released an EP with the great name " We are the Lords of Hellfire and we bring you... fire ". But soon after that they split up. It took some years until the band was reformed and adapted a much darker impact. Nevertheless, the years is 2021, and we can now listen to the very first full-length release by Vestindien. The seven tracks on "Null" are defined by an intangible cold darkness. The frosty atmosphere of Nordic Black Metal goes hand in hand with the hypnotizing aura of Post Metal, and together they create a powerful hurricane of ice. Another dominant feature on Vestindien's debut is the impact of Hardcore Punk. Frequently, the band skedaddles from th...

Picture Credit: Outer Darkness Artwork: "Untitled [woman milking goat]" by Hugo Gellert , The Masses, October 1917 On January 26, 2021, Brooklyn's Outer Darkness released their second album "Ten Acres of Hell": 31 minutes of atmospheric Black Metal. I got the chance to interview sole musician Drew Zimmermann . We had an interesting talk about his music and about politics in Black Metal. Picture Credit: Outer Darkness Hi Drew, thanks for taking some time for this interview. And first of all, congratulations on the release of your album “Ten Acres of Hell”. How do you feel, now that the work is done?   I feel a great sense of relief. The release of this album coincided with the birth of my first child, so you can imagine how stressful it is to master a record while also settling in to life as a new parent! Thankfully, our daughter is healthy and was born without any complications. Your album was influenced by “The Masses”. Can you give us a little insight to t...

Vermilia - Sanattomat Laulut Release Date: January 24, 2021 Length: 05:19 Genre: Black Metal / Pagan Metal Origin: Finland From her debut album "Kätkyt" (2018) Vermilia Online: Homepage Facebook Twitter Instagram Bandcamp SoundCloud YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Hell-Born Hell-Born - Natas Liah Release Date: January 26, 2021 Label: Odium Records Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 47:19 Genre: Black Metal Origin: Poland Two weeks ago, Hell-Born had their appearance in the MangoWave News when their single 'Blakk Metal' was released. And here we are now, listening to the first Hell-Born album for over ten years. Let us hence out on our winter coats and prepare for some Old School Black Metal from Poland. What defines "Natas Liah" predominantly is a brutal combination of orthodox Black Metal and mid-tempo Bay Area Death Metal. Thus, fans of early Darkthrone, Beherit, and Morbid Angel should be able to raise their horns and bang their heads together to this. And fans of Behemoth? Absolutely! I must say that similarities to 90s Behemoth are very present. And that is no big surprise, regarding that Ex-Behemoth members  Baal and Les  are responsible for the sound together with Diabolizer  on the drums. And the fact...

Picture Credit: Mountain Hermit / Silenced Minstrel Mountain Hermit / Silenced Minstrel - Dark Musings of the Ages Release Date: January 22, 2021 Label: Satanica Productions Format: CD / Cassette (tba) / Digital Length: 35:41 Before we start, I think I have to add a little warning up front. This split release is not for the faint-hearted. On three tracks each Mountain Hermit from Rome and Silenced Minstrel provide their audience with musicked claustrophobia and pitch-black horror. The split will be available on stream and as a CD published via Satanica Prodductions. The artists are also planning to have it released on tape later this year. Are you ready for this? Well, here we go! A-Side: Mountain Hermit Length: 21:17 Genre: Black Metal / Horror Doom Origin: Rome , Italy Ali Owl  and Papa Hermit  are Mountain Hermit. The duo opens the split with a spooky organ intro. But don't you worry, this is not going to be a Dani Filth -like sound. Instead, Mountain Hermit present a soun...

Picture Credit: From Ashes Reborn Artwork: Chris Cold From Ashes Reborn - Existence Exiled Release Date: May 01, 2018 Label: selfrelease Format: CD / Digital Length: 31:40 Genre: Melodic Death Metal / Melodic Black Metal Origin: Germany If you follow this site frequently, you might know that the prefix "Melodic" often triggers some skepticism in me when talking about Metal genres. Yet, I know there are plenty of amazing artists and bands in the Melodic [insert subgenre] Metal sphere and thus, I am trying to give these genres a fighting chance over and over again. And hence, her is "Existence Exiled", the debut album by Germany's From Ashes Reborn. From Ashes Reborn are without any doubt capable of creating gloomy atmosphere and buldung up tension. In the Black Metal-influenced parts especially, the music sounds like a rapidly approaching thunderstorm that is about to bring the final flood of doom. When the tempest of staccati merges into heavily grooving Death ...