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Okay, pretty great album, late in the year so absolutely worth hearing, and now I've got something in my backlog recommended by a fri...

I'll admit there's a part of me that's still surprised to look back on 2017 and how much I really dug the fifth album Winter ...

So yeah, I did miss out on posting a few videos and updates - I was on vacation, it happens - and in any case, I've got updates here ...

Just catching up on a few posts here - and this is a fantastic album. One of the best of 2019, definitely worth it!

So when I covered Astronoid a week or so ago, I mentioned that in my exploration of black metal I tended to gravitate towards more of the ...

So here we go... yeah, kind of disappointing with this one, but it happens, I guess? Next up, new season of Billboard BREAKDOWN, and ho...

So it seems like for the past three or so years I've reached the end of the year to discover I haven't covered as much black metal...

So this was a mess... honestly, I was tempted just to put this on the Trailing Edge, but I wound up easily having enough for a full revie...

You know, there was a time when I was starting to get into black metal that I was unsure if I'd be recommended acts I didn't like ...

Man alive, I really did enjoy this - great black metal, sorry I got to it so late. Now back to the hip-hop train and an episode of Reso...

It seems like every damn year around this time I make the statement that I just don't feel like I've covered enough black metal......

So this review was incredibly frustrating to put together, but overall a welcome reminder to do your fucking research before you put out ...

I remember where I was when I reviewed New Bermuda  - and when I say that I'm referring to my position with respect to black metal. Su...

You know, I have absolutely no idea how controversial this review will wind up being... but if anything, I'm more disappointed that I...

So the honest truth about much of the criticism I create is that it's pretty agnostic when it comes to the intent of the authors... or...

Yes, I know this has been LONG in coming, but I'm happy I got this out - great atmospheric black metal, really enjoyed this. Next u...

Oh, I'm happy I finally got this one, the sort of project that I was originally going to put on the Trailing Edge but took off specifi...

And man alive, this took a ton to finish. Next up, Kali Uchis - stay tuned!

I'm not sure without Panopticon I'd have gotten into black metal. Oh, it was a genre I was exploring, but it was mostly at arm...

Well, I'm not going to deny this black metal is a little outside my comfort zone... but hey, it actually wound up closer to something...