"Undead Poetry" by Thysantmünz

Black Metal from Russia.

Released 25-August-2018.

This is the first time I listened to Thysantmünz, from Russia who has no information as to who the band members are, but aside that, this debut title caught my eye. "Undead Poetry" is a nostalgic offering of raw black metal verging into atmospheric even at times due its melancholy in some of their tracks and its cathartic feel. Overall it's a good gritty raw black metal debut and aside its melancholy you'll encounter fists-full of ravaging fast paced to sate your thirst for aggression with anthems of glory, honour, ancestry and tradition.


Digital (Thysantmünz, Thousand Moons Productions / Bandcamp)
https://thousandmoons.bandcamp.com/releases

"Sombr Moebrd" Demo by VOËMMR

Raw Black Metal, Portugal.

Release Date August 2018

Voëmmr belongs to the clandestine Aldebaran Circle, Portuguese black metal underground group that conceals their name, alongside Ordem Satânica, Trono Além Morte and Occelensbrigg.

Sombr Moebrd was released on cassette tape by Harvest of Death, a sub-label of Signal Rex, and went on sale on the release date, August 15th.

Comprising three new, lengthy tracks, this demo is the band's first new recordings since their bolt-from-the-blue debut album, Nox Maledictvs, last year, which has justifiably caused quite a stir in the black metal underground ever since.

Truly, that same strangely shimmering yet hellishly hysteric atmosphere which provocatively marked out Nox Maledictvs is here in full on this new demo - in fact, it goes even more beyond The Beyond. Stopping clocks and heartbeats alike, VOËMMR's paradoxically wounded/violent iteration of black metal takes the rawness for which its Aldebaran Circle is renown and rips its inside out, exposing the ghostly clean tones that lurk within, only to be corrupted by a very-nearly-insane sort of execution. It's uncomfortable listening, but endlessly compelling.

With more new works to be revealed in time, VOËMMR's new demo should satisfy the sickly hunger that lurks in the most depraved.

Digital (VOËMMR, Bandcamp)
https://voemmr.bandcamp.com/album/sombr-moebrd

Review:
https://www.nocleansinging.com/2018/08/10/an-ncs-demo-premiere-and-a-review-voemmr-sombr-moebrd/

"Manes Impetus" by ESSENZ

Punishing Black Doom Metal from Berlin.

Release date - August 11th, 2018.

This record is dedicated to the infinite spirit and its spectral manifestation.
Creation for eternal death.

- All music by Essenz.

- Recorded and mixed by T.ngl at Englsound Studio in Berlin 2018.
- Drum soundcheck by Costa Kostopoulos.
- Mastered at Audiamond in Finland.
- Entity recordings by Essenz.

- Layout by Vortex Arts.
- Artwork by Vortex Arts & Essenz.

Digipak CD/vinyl/merchandise (Amor Fati Productions webshop)
http://www.amor-fati-productions.de/shop

Digipak CD/digital format/merchandise (Amor Fati Productions, Bandcamp)
https://amorfatiproductions.bandcamp....

Digital format/merchandise (Essenz, Bandcamp)
https://essenz.bandcamp.com/album/man...

https://www.facebook.com/znesseessenz

"Skygger fra dødsriket" by GJENDØD

Black Metal from Norway.

Released 11-August-2018.

This Norwegian duo released a massive compilation featuring all of the band's post-Nedstigning demos on one album. Classic and majestic Norse black metal filled with blood-freezing atmospheres.

Digital and CD (Hellthrasher Productions/Bandcamp and Store)

https://hellthrasherproductions.bandcamp.com/album/skygger-fra-d-dsriket
hellthrasher.com/shop/product.php?id_product=5773

https://www.facebook.com/Gjendød-1099509976778327/

"Nostalgia" EP by Coldworld

Black Metal from Germany.

Released 23-July-2018.

Coldworld, is a one-man band created in 2005 by Georg Börner (all instruments, vocals and lyrics). This year it has returned with a couple of EP's ("Interludium" and "Nostalgia" both in July) and a split with Farsot titled "Toteninsel" in September.

"Nostalgia" caught my eye as it's a good tribute to 90s black metal, not a repertoire of old covers but original music in raw 90s style, with great cold atmospheres and an old school sound. Recommended!


Digital and CD (Coldworld/Bandcamp)
https://coldworldofficial.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia

https://www.facebook.com/ColdWorldOfficial/

"Att Öde Vara" EP by Svältvinter

Black Metal, Sweden.

Released 13 July 2018.

This self released EP came out in July on bandcamp. Killer straightforward, fast-paced black metal with venomous harsh vocals and catchy riffs. Recommended, Check it out!


Digital and CD (Svältvinter / Bandcamp)
https://svaltvinter.bandcamp.com/album/att-de-vara


https://www.facebook.com/SvaltvinterBlackmetal/

Band Members:
Skogsfödd: Drums
Fjällvind: Bass
Irrbloss: Guitar
Svältrot: Vocals
Cornicula: Guitar

"Visions Of Doom" EP by Finis

Black/Death Metal from Germany.

Released on 9-July-2018.

First time I've listened to Finis, a mysterious trio from Germany,  and to their debut EP "Visions of Doom" relesed by Iron Bonehead Productions on CD and 12" vinyl format. The CD version shall include the band's sold-out debut demo, At One With Nothing, as bonus tracks.

It is best described by the label as a ghostly and gangrenous creation with their compositions patiently building, swirling about the listener in an entrancing haze, and then layers fall off while others are built back upon, creating further trance - and even more tension. It's subtly bewitching, and more so uniquely done when placed within the wider context of the modern black/death underground.

Digital, CD and Vynil (Iron Bonehead Productions/Bandcamp)
https://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/finis-visions-of-doom