Absu (Candlelight). Review by Matthew Moyer.

What? You’ve watched every episode of Metalocalypse and find yourself with nothing left to fill the sick, black void in your soul? Get thee to the source, man. Scott Adams recommends this Viking-fueled history of Black Metal.

Dödsvisioner (Hyrdra Head Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

The Moribund People (The End Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Scattered Ashes (Candlelight Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

In Times Before The Light (Hammerheart Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

The Ultimate Death Worship (Nocturnal Art). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Superior Massacre (Candlelight). Review by Stein Haukland.

Through Times of War and Agnen: A Journey Through the Dark (Mercenary Music / World War III). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Limbonic Art (Candlelight). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Rephormula (Earache). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire & Demise (Candlelight). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

A.M. G.O.D. (Century Media). Review by Matthew Moyer.

If a band takes its name from a Robert E. Howard tale, they’d better have some epic lyrical battlescapes to back it up. Symphonic metal masters Bal-Sagoth deliver on the promise of their name. David Lee Beowulf talks with swordsman – er, frontman Byron about Howard, weaponry, and metal!

World Ov Worms (Candlelight). Review by Mitchell Foy.

You’re black metal’s favorite troll, at the head of Norway’s most popular metal act, the legendary Emperor. What happens when you leave the band to make ambient, keyboard-driven instrumental records? Nathan T. Birk delves into the crypt of Mortiis.

IX Equilibrium (Century Media). Review by Wil Endriga

Feature by Bryan Reesman