by Jillian Drachman | Dec 17, 2024 | Lists
Now that 2024 is almost over, the time has arrived to reflect upon the accursed year that we are about to leave behind, marching onward toward new and ever-worsening obstacles. After all, in the words of one charming gentleman, whose work we will be celebrating today:...
by Jillian Drachman | May 2, 2024 | Reviews
Imperiled Future, the new split by Tuomas Tahvanainen’s Cold Prophet and Maxime Taccardi’s K.F.R, is a rare masterpiece. I am extremely-extremely excited that this ravishing plague has finally been unleashed upon listeners via The Sinister Initiative — the label of...
by Jillian Drachman | Apr 25, 2024 | Reviews
Shining’s self-titled eleventh masterpiece unleashed its lethal brilliance on September 15, 2023. Not only has Shining proved the best album of 2023 for me, along with Høstsol’s sublime Länge Leve Döden, but I consider it to be one of the greatest records of all time....
by Jillian Drachman | Mar 27, 2024 | Lists, Top 20
There are countless incredible drummers in the black metal world. Thus, compiling a list of the greatest seemed to pose an especially daunting task. However, the musicians below are all so outstanding that our choices made themselves. Since this list...
by Jillian Drachman | Feb 26, 2024 | News
In an unexpected Instagram post, the Finnish record label The Sinister Initiative announced an album by the legendary Swedish black metal powerhouse Shining titled The Helsinki Tapes. This mysterious offering is bound to prove a masterpiece, given Shining’s...