Blestemat – Poisonous MetalLabel: Silent Future Recordings – SFR007Format: Cassette, EP, Limited Edition, 150 units producedCountry: SwedenReleased: Mar 22, 2024Style: Black Metal ¨Sweden’s Blestemat is a conduit for an inescapable darkness, a black void that both consumes and enlightens. The project’s debut EP, “Poisonous Metal”, is not just music; it’s an existential force, a commemoration of the relentless spirit of black metal. “Poisonous Metal” is a homage to the black metal renaissance of the 2000s, the so-called orthodox current – resonating with the spirit of notable acts like Malign, Watain, and Ofermod. But this is more than a mere tribute; it’s a continuation of a lineage from which younger artists…

Imha Tarikat – SternenbersterLabel: Lupus Lounge ‎– WOLF 120MCFormat: Cassette, AlbumCountry: GermanyReleased: 18 Dec 2020Style: Black Metal On «Sternenberster», IMHA TARIKAT take the harsh sound of their debut album «Kara Ihlas» (2019) a huge step further while at the same time staying true to their course. . The German black metal act combines an old school approach based on the Norwegian second wave with dark melodic Swedish influences, vicious outbursts of speed, a dash of punk, and even a pinch of occult rock. Their densely woven string-tapestries allow for distant comparisons with a number of the band’s compatriots, but IMHA TARIKAT chose a very direct, raw, and fierce form of…