Apr 01 2018
My recent taste for black metal seemed to pan towards the ambient/atmospheric variety, with bands like Fen, Winterfylleth, and Wodensthrone being regulars on my daily playlist of late. Yet few bands really manage to create the perfect atmosphere to communicate the emotions as well as they potentially could. Enter Belgium’s Soul Dissolution, with their sophomore full length album, Stardust.
Aug 24 2014
Soundchaser [Belgium]
Changes Part I: The Betrayed
2014
Full Length
Independent
Heavy Metal
Belgium heavy metal band Soundchaser‘s sophomore full length effort, Changes Part I: The Betrayed got me rather intrigued, with the album broken down into four main acts, yet at the same time the rather weird, short track titles on …
May 04 2014
Emptiness [Belgium]
Nothing But the Whole
2014
Full Length
Dark Descent Records
Black/Death Metal
While not busy with the far more popular Enthoned, Phorgath and Olve are busy with Emptiness, presenting a style that is vastly different from the aforementioned, yet equally disturbing to followers of the respective bands. …
Sep 19 2013
Blind to Faith [Belgium/Netherlands]
Under the Heptagram
2013
EP
A389 Records
Death Metal/Grindcore/Punk
Sporting a rather hardcore or grindcore-styled cover artwork, European death/sludge metal/grindcore collective Blind to Faith this year releases yet another round of chaos with their brand new EP, Under the Heptagram.
Honestly, reading the band description …
Jul 09 2012
Dehuman [Belgium]
Black Throne of All Creations
2012
Full Length
Kaotoxin Records
Death Metal
My exposure to Belgian extreme metal has been rather limited, with the few bands that I have encountered so far being rather impressive, such as Enthroned and the related project, Emptiness. Dehuman hails from the same lands, and …
