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  Album Review: Dawn Ray’d – “To Know the Light” (RABM)

  March 23, 2023

  Written by Espi Kvlt Dawn Ray’d – To Know the Light> RABM> UK> Releasing March 24> Prosthetic Records Anyone even slightly familiar with my taste in black metal knows that I place Dawn Ray’d a tier above most other bands. Not just black metal, but specifically RABM. Dawn Ray’d have shown time and time again their commitment to writing black metal songs about anarchism, anti-fascism, and the terror that occurs in our world as a result of the State and violent hatred. Naturally, I leaped on this album when I saw it show up in my inbox, and I listened to it immediately. Dawn Ray’d decided to lean more heavily into the [...]

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  EP Review: Spectral Lore – “11 Days” (Black Metal)

  March 22, 2023

  Written by Espi Kvlt Spectral Lore – 11 Days> Black metal> Greece> Released March 21> Independent/self-release Two years ago, Spectral Lore once again took the black metal scene by storm upon the release of their fifth full-length masterpiece, Ετερόφωτος. Another experimental exercise in what one can do with black metal music, many found the album difficult to grapple with, which is a huge part of Spectral Lore’s charm. It challenges us, and we love the challenge. With epic scores and riffs that go all over the place, one is often left in a dizzying trance, trying to regain their balance but given almost zero opportunity to do so. That is [...]