Torture fire from the sorcerer of night
Dreams of magic have crept into my mind
Retribution for the shedding of my blood
My Necromantic purpose, induce a flood
They’ll tell my tales abroad
Of how I lost it all
My home my solace my peace
My levels of hate increase
Holding on to the heart of
all I’ve known
Beyond the flowered hills
The fresh air, taunts me still.
I’m awakened by the whisper of darkness again
My time to behold, a battle on the brim
I have become the lord of death
Stealing every last breath
Torture fire from the sorcerer of night
The dream I had of magic are mind to wield
Some of the best black metal coming out of the Midwest currently. Dynamic and groove heavy. Ofstingan has abit more to offer than your standard trve kvlt edgelords just copying the second wave Norwegian sound of old. Brimming with atmosphere and an overwhelming feeling of darkness. A rare occurrence where a band is just as awesome on recording as they are live. Hails 𝕺𝖋𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖆𝕹!!!! countxulfric
Aquilus took a decade off and came back like he never left! Bellum I is yet another piece of beautiful melodic black metal mixed with classical and folk that makes you wanna dance naked in a forest somewhere. The natural sounding production increases the atmosphere heavily. Griseus is a monumental black metal album for me but Bellum I isn't far behind. Can't wait for II! Ryan
Another scorcher from the phenomenal one-man black metal outfit STARER, with mind-flaying riffs and eerie tremolo-picked melodies. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 31, 2023
Another gem from Northern Silence Productions, Aussie one-man act Fathomage delivers relentlessly one full-length a year since 2018. This one is again an amazing atmospheric BM extremely well-crafted composition, suffice to listen to the first 12 min of the album, i.e. the first track, to be fully immersed in a mystical Tolkien's journey... but modern, dark ambient elements make it stand out from the baseline! Highly recommended!! sachavonkarl74