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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: 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...