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| 4.5 superb | Wizard | June 5th 20 |
Listening to so much blackened death metal over the years, I can safely say this isn't just a highlight within the genre but an absolute highlight of the year. With so many weird and wonderful passages, it's not a surprise if you missed most of the album after the tenth spin.
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| 3.5 great | Chino smoking it up! | May 21st 20 |
ARRRRRRGHHHHATOOOHYASIIIIH ARRRRRRGHHHHATOOOHYTIIIIHYAAAHSAAAAH
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| 3.0 good | Zod9000 | May 23rd 20 |
This is so so weird, but a good interesting listen that throws lots of odd elements in
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| 4.0 excellent | metal0natalie | May 21st 20 |
Asthâghul's versatility comes into fruition again with an amazingly diverse and forward thinking contemporary black metal record.
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| 3.0 good | 2026 | March 15th 23 |
mix of modern n dissy bm with some folky fiddles now n again, only solid track is aelowenn tho
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| 3.5 great | Melodeth | October 7th 21 |
Came back to this after really getting Dy'th Requiem For The Serpent Telepath. Equally tasty blackened death dripping with atmosphere. 5th and 6th Passages slay so fkn hard.
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| 4.0 excellent | Erwann S. EMERITUS | December 15th 20 |
I don't know about you, but if I suddenly became an infernal motherfucker trapped outside space and time, I'd jam Eternity of Shahog. Apocalypse comes here in the form of blackened progressive death metal where violins and piano complete the occult climate. Sure, at first it slaps because of the epic sense of doom that emanates from the complexity of the music, but it's the ethereal melodies Asthaghul manages to pull out that truly makes this record an alluring experience. The record does start better than it ends, but imma nonetheless re-listen to this, and drift through eternity.
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| 4.5 superb | maninthebox | December 4th 20 |
Absolute madness is the only way I can describe this hour long dive into the diversity that can be found in the modern avant garde black metal scene. Eternity of Shaog contains savage outbursts of anger, followed by bewitching otherworldly melodies, and languid beauty. This is music truly worthy of chronicling the impending madness of an esoteric being locked outside of time and space. The fact that it all came from one guy is unbelievable.
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| 4.0 excellent | Assemblage | June 28th 20 |
So glad this one-man tour-de-force is continuously putting out awesome music and on a yearly basis. From the first album to now Esoctrilihum has been carving a unique niche in a genre which already prides on the subtleties of how it distinguishes itself, and his compositions carry through once again in increasing varying and differing ways, and needless to say are equally form-fitting. As a side-note, the album cover art is titled "The Dracula of Mars." The music is definitely a trip to Mars, in a Ray Bradbury black-metal spaceship, and complete with encounters with vampires.
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| 4.0 excellent | Gary STAFF | May 29th 20 |
Best Esoctrilihum so far, not far from a 4.5. Weirder and more adventurous than ever, I love it. (Bonus points for the synths!)
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| 3.0 good | BRAman22 | May 24th 20 |
While there are interesting ideas and sounds in this progressive black metal album, none of them grabbed me as much as necessary to justify the length.
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| 3.0 good | BenCee | May 23rd 20 |
Very vicious and fast-paced death metal with very odd, anxiety-inducing violins and other instruments thrown in. Unfortunately the constant inclusion of these into practically every section, along with some odd mixing choices causes the guitars to lose a lot of their power. Still worth a listen by anyone into Abyssal, Wormlust, and weird/dissonant black/death metal.
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| 4.0 excellent | MiguelSS | February 15th 25 |
| 4.0 excellent | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Loveloth | December 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vlexis | November 29th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Verdr | November 6th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ryan P STAFF | October 12th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dustx85 | February 20th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Risodo | January 17th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Timmy | January 11th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Azazzel | December 15th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | EasyWR | October 8th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | shanks | June 22nd 22 |
| 2.5 average | Zakusz | May 17th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sowing STAFF | December 1st 21 |
| 3.5 great | Lvxfra | October 22nd 21 |
| 3.0 good | GallyP | October 19th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | July 10th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | GhostK | July 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | El Olam | June 18th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | arf | June 9th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Taku | April 8th 21 |
| 3.5 great | gnimas | December 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Essence | December 23rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | progsun | December 23rd 20 |
| 4.5 superb | CalinD | December 15th 20 |
| 3.5 great | gk1979 | November 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Henry | November 7th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kx8 | October 18th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | meditant | September 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Devin666 | September 3rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | JKzer0 | August 29th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | August 22nd 20 |
| 3.5 great | Yoni91 | August 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flomink | August 14th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Akifexx | July 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Phate72 | July 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | P0laris | July 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | July 13th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ckssr1 | July 2nd 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Piglet | June 27th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | rid | June 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | May 31st 20 |
| 3.5 great | mRA | May 26th 20 |
| 3.0 good | bmelt | May 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Elynna | May 21st 20 |
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