Nord'n'commander - Sacred Spear Aftersounds

Music that will make you forget your friends, forget your enemies and embrace that universal constant that is molecularly bound to our very being. That gooey epigenetic sheen called LOVE>
I honestly don't know why those fuckers are still listening to MyMorningJacket or Mumford and his Sons when there is THIS out there! Definitely needs to be re-issued by Hekaloth label.

Sacred Spears

Oblachnyj Kraj - Svobody Zahoteli

Epically weird Russian heavy metal folk hybrid...words can't really do this justice so you'll just have to listen for yourself...

Svobody Zahoteli

Varvar - Zverinaja Bezdna Ubjot Vas

Dungeoness power thrash hell from the deep depths of Russia...I mean just check out that artwork, holy shit on a stick!!!

Zverninaja Bezdna Ubjot Vas

Old Wainds - Scalding Coldness

I have to thank my good associate Mr. Sellers (great-godson thrice removed of Peter) for reminding me of this frigid blast of excellence. If you like black metal you will love Old Wainds...if you love black metal you will go APESHIT for Old Wainds, tis simple as that...the title track, Wolves In White, holy shit the whole fuckin album is just tight and buzzy and bursting from the seams with magnificent riffs. And COLD, I musn't forget cold because in terms of sonic approximation of temperature Old Wainds are as adept as Immortal's Battles or Blizzards, which makes sense seeing as they come from Murmansk Russia, the largest city north of the Arctic Circle where January temperatures reach an average low of 7ºF!!

Scalding Coldness

Blackdeath - Jesus Wept

God I loved Blackdeath's last album (I described it as a black metal take on !T.O.O.H!’s origami death and I still stand by that comparison). this little ep is about the same in terms of quality if not quantity hehe..If anything a more textured Mendhelsshonholical journey into twisting amazing black metal and a real fucking cool cover of Jesus Tod to boot! I think I actually like this better than the Burzum original guys…it just has this slightly more death metal, dare I say “teched-out” feel to it. I can’t wait for a new full-length from these nutterz.

Jesus Wept

Blackdeath - Katharsis - Kalte Lieder Aus der Hölle

One of the better black metal albums from last year, and I'm just catching on to it.  Imagine those crazy nutters from !T.O.O.H! playing obscure black metal...I think that's a fair assessment.

Katharsis

Forest Gates - Syroe Dyhanie Tumanov

Russian Black Doom with a unique volkish-reptile twist. Reminds me of the ruff'n'rugged Old West.
Real slimy stuff.

Syroe Dyhanie Tumanov

Nav' - The Wolf Sun

Sinful and slimy, an all out thrash attack. Definitely the best Russian black metal...

The Wolf Sun

Panacea - Temple of Madness

Odd and obscure black metal from the deepest recesses of Russia.  This is some cool shit right here providing many WTF moments.  Unfortunately, the internets is really letting me down as far as info on this band, but as far as I can tell its one man's chronicle of his descent into the abyss.

Temple of Madness