337: WORMWITCH

Wormwitchโ€™s second album, 2019โ€™s โ€˜The Heaven That Dwells Withinโ€™, was a revelation to me. While, on the surface, they werenโ€™t the first to do what they were doing, for me this was the first time Iโ€™d heard someone make black metal sound so melodic. Of course I now see beyond that day one analysis, and … Continue reading 337: WORMWITCH

252: WODE

While Wodeโ€™s earliest work is fairly straightforward (albeit great) black metal, over the years their sound base evolved into something thrashier and just more exciting. Combining elements of death and thrash metal onto the already strong black metal frame has resulted in such a fantastic sound. Wodeโ€™s third album (โ€˜Burn in Many Mirrorsโ€™, released earlier … Continue reading 252: WODE