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Vihan Messu - Kuolema
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Vihan Messu – Kuolema

July 25, 2018 Riffvader 0

My respect for one man band projects just keep on growing and growing by the day, especially when I come across releases as brilliant as Vihan Messu’s latest offering. Kuolema

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Northern Chaos Gods Album Cover
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Immortal – Northern Chaos Gods

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 Riffvader 0

When Immortal is mentioned, I immediately think of the over the top character, Abbath. With this album, I had to finally put that image in my brain to rest. Immortal

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Marduk - Viktoria
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Marduk – Viktoria

June 26, 2018 Riffvader 0

Every time I hear Marduk mentioned, I stand at attention. This was definitely also the case when I heard that they finally released their new album, Viktoria. With their previous

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Suotana - Land of the Ending Time
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Suotana – Land of the Ending Time

June 4, 2018June 13, 2018 Riffvader 0

Suotana proves a really important point with their latest offering – the metal underground is alive and well. Land of the Ending Time is a brilliant album with a really

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Ihsahn - Ámr
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Ihsahn – Ámr

May 10, 2018 Riffvader 0

I am not very familiar with progressive music in general, but with this being Ihsahn, I had to give it a try. One fact clearly arises by listening to this

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Cavus - The New Era
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Cavus – The New Era

May 8, 2018 Riffvader 0

What an interesting and fresh take on Black Metal this is. Cavus surely made me hungry for more of their dark and soulful music. This album starts of with probably

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Wrathrone - Reflections of Torment
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Wrathrone – Reflections of Torment

May 2, 2018 Riffvader 0

Once again we get assaulted by Finnish brutality – and this time Wrathrone made sure that I feel it into my core. Reflections of Torment will make you realise that

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Cauldron of Hate - Sickness
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Cauldron of Hate – Sickness

April 19, 2018June 19, 2018 Riffvader 0

It’s high time that we get a band like Cauldron of Hate, feeding us with something so vile and dark. Sickness surely is an album to rival even the greatest

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Gluttony - Cult of the Unborn
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Gluttony – Cult of the Unborn

April 16, 2018 Riffvader 0

Usually when I hear a band call themselves Old School Death Metal, I kind of feel like I should just avoid it, because it will probably end up not being

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Kalmah - Palo
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Kalmah – Palo

April 9, 2018 Riffvader 0

In all honesty, my first playthrough of Kalmah‘s new album, Palo, did not grab my attention much. Luckily I decided to listen to it some more, and it grew on

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Alghazanth - Eight Coffin Nails
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Alghazanth – Eight Coffin Nails

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 Riffvader 0

When I first found out about the release of Eight Coffin Nails, I did not know that it will be Alghazanth’s final album release. After listening to the entire album,

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Stormr - Call of the Wild
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Stormr – Call of the Wild

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Riffvader 0

As a musician myself, I can’t help but to have respect for one man ventures like Stormr. It takes a lot of skill to create an album like this. This

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Cobra Speed Venom by The Crown
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The Crown – Cobra Speed Venom

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 Riffvader 0

Destroyed by Madness! I am the king of Chaos! What more do you need from Death Metal? The Crown only released this album today, and I already have songs stuck

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Avertia - Hundre og Helvete
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Avertia – Hundre og Helvete

March 13, 2018 Riffvader 0

Once again Avertia proves that the Norwegians are born with Black Metal in their blood. I am personally not a big fan of modern Black Metal, but we do get

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Verikalpa - Taistelutahto
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Verikalpa – Taistelutahto

March 2, 2018May 29, 2018 Riffvader 0

Never have I wanted to raise a beer to the sky more than I did while listening to Verikalpa’s  Taistelutahto. These guys sure know how to set the mood for a

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Necrophobic
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Necrophobic – Mark of the Necrogram

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Riffvader 0

The Swedes really stepped it up this year with yet another solid release – this time it is Necrophobic’s Mark of the Necrogram. I had no doubt in my mind

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Therion - Beloved Antichrist
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Therion – Beloved Antichrist

February 21, 2018February 26, 2018 Riffvader 0

Listening to Therion brings back fond memories to me. They are one of the bands that introduced me to Extreme Metal with the brilliant Of Darkness… album. Beloved Antichrist is

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Tribulation - Down Below
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Tribulation – Down Below

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 Riffvader 0

It’s not often that you get a band like Tribulation, that combines the best of both worlds seamlessly. I’ve been eagerly awaiting this album since the release of The Lament

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