Sigh - In Somniphobia (2012)

01. Purgatorium (4:48)
02. The Transfiguration Fear (4:51)
03. Opening Theme: Lucid Nightmare (1:58)
04. Somniphobia (7:34)
05. L’excommunication a Minuit (5:38)
06. Amnesia (8:10)
07. Far Beneath The In-Between (7:10)
08. Amongst The Phantoms (9:31)
09. Ending Theme: Continuum (1:42)
10. Fall To The Thrall (5:17)
11. Equale (8:00)

The best cover art of this year so far. Fantastic as the album as well. It´s been a long time since they started playing black metal. They have evolved until their current sound, wich is a mix of progressive, avant-garde and some of that black metal of the beginning. Crazy work with a lot of changes and countless shades. This is the kind of albums that needs more than three or four listenings to get into it, but it´s worth to try it.  

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Onna - Onna (2009)

01.- La Cortigiana Dal Velo

02.- Enfolding Your Breasts

03.- Were You To Become A Mother

04.- Le Chat Noir

05.- La Chanson

06.- Esther´s Make Up (live 1983)

07.- Balsam And Ether (live 1983)

08.- The Swan Song (live 1983)

09.- La Cortigiana Dal Velo (live 1983)

10.- Salamander, Salamandra

Keizo Myanishi is the manga artist behind this band. Together with Michio Kurihara at guitars, they created a really tripped out psychedellic music. This album is in fact a compilation: tracks 1-3 are from a 1983 7” (track 3 being an outtake), tracks 4-5 are outtakes from the “Katawa” album [2007], tracks 6-9 are live from 1983 (feat. Michio Kurihara on guitar!!), track 10 is a solo track from the cassette-only version of “Katawa”. Totally recomened if you like the most lysergic and psychodelic sounds. An evocative trip for your senses.

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Sabbat - Sabbatrinity (2011)

01. Black Metal Scythe 04:01
02. Total Destruction 05:29
03. Witchflight 03:33
04. Witch Hammers 04:24
05. Northern Satanism 03:02
06. Root of Ultimate Evil 03:43
07. Ravens Tell 04:41
08. Witch's Torches (Version 1) 04:05
09. Karmagmassacre 06:05
10. Witch's Weed (Instrumental) 02:36

The old school is back angain. These japaneses strike back with another work of blackned thrash metal following the line of their past albums. Another good return.

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