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| Band | Title | Description |
| Hakenkreuz Nocturna | Eternal Introspective Winter | Tape version of the recently released full length. Italian black metal in the depressive vein. Slightly raw production and a good sounding guitar tone. Wouldn't you know, real drums. Tape version also includes a track not found on the cd. AMF Productions. |
| Harridan | Death's Sonnet | Two demos on this release, 13 tracks at a whopping 70 minutes. The first demo is mainly mid-paced and plodding, almost trance inducing. Sound is thin and raw, very good demo sound. The second demo is in the same style as the first but the sound is even more thin but more high end. Oniric Records. |
| Hasamyp/Symbiosis/Hrefnesholt | United By Heathen Blood | Hasamyp can be described as raw and cold emotional pagan black metal. Symbiosis is cold, dark, dreamy ambient. Hrefnesholt is epic and ritual pagan battle ambient. AMF Productions. |
| Hasserben | Chants d'Automne | Re-release of the demo. Raw French black metal in the traditional French style. Very good sound on this one. This is another project of Nokturn (Dyster, Svartkrig, Ciel Nocturne), the French underground is alive. Eight tracks in total, including two bonus tracks not on the original demo. Limited to 250 copies on Infernal Kommando Records. |
| Hate Forest | Scythia | Description coming... |
| Hate Forest | The Curse | Hammer of Damnation. |
| Hate Forest | Temple Forest | As far as I know, this is the first time this recording has been released on its own, and the first time on tape. This is strictly an ambient demo. Hammer of Damnation. | Hate Forest | Sorrow | Fast and blasting is the order of the day here, with their trademark death metal like vocals. Totenkopf Propaganda. | Hate Forest | To Those Who Came Before Us | Ukranian bm. |
| Hate Kommand | Kommand of Hate | Three track demo from this one man US band. Traditional style black metal with war metal themes. This guy is competant at handling the instruments, even the drums. Limited to 200 copies on Sad Spirit Productions/Black Vomit Creations. |
| Hateful Abandon | Never-ending Black Torrent of Death | Project of Vintyr of Basilisk, need I say more? |
| Hatjan | Fureur Blanche | Harsh harsh new French band, very raw. |
| Havoc | Icon of Destruction - Atrocity Divine | Raging Brazilian black metal in the northern vein. Full of blasting and fast riffs, you know what to expect from this style. Hammer of Damnation. |
| He's Turning Blue | Human Replica | Debut release, I think, from this Greek band. Depressive black metal but also has some aggressive moments. Full length release, a few ambient passages and a Burzum cover (Daudi Baldrs). Limited to 50 copies on Daemonokratia Productions. |
| Hegemon | Still raping after all these years | French band featuring an ex-Mutiilation member. |
| Heidenblut | Legacy of the Elvenqueen | German bm. Mid-paced with throaty vocals, slighty raw production. SDI Prod. |
| Heidenblut | Freesenleed | Different from the other demo in some aspects. Some songs have a more pagan feel with a different vocal approach. Overall cleaner sounding as well. SDI Prod. |
| Heimdalls Wacht | Der Untergang der alten Welt | In good tradition is now available the tape-edition of the second Heimdalls Wacht album "Der Untergang der alten Welt". Just as with the first tape, you can expect a very limited and special edition, including a bonustrack. This band has improved on all points in terms of for example songwriting and production. Almost 70 minutes of pure aggressive and epic pagan black metal, alternating fast and brutal parts with powerful hymns and choirs! Heidens Hart. |
| Heimdalls Wacht | Westfalischer Schlachtenlarm | Heimdalls Wacht combines old Scandinavian black metal with a very own touch of folklore and majestic hymns, recommended for fans of new Absurd and Forefather. Icy guitars in different tempi meet acoustic guitars, moutharp, drums. Screamy vocals meet spoken passages and clean men-choirs. This band is unique. 52 minutes playing-time, special very limited and handnumbered tape-edition, including an alternate song not on the cd, previously released by Blutvergiessen. On Heidens Hart. |
| Hekatomb | Fim Do Existir | Portuguese black metal. |
| Hell Bell | Devilish Metal | Obscure band out of Mexico playing black metal in a simple, primitive way. Last copies around, Winterreich Productions. |
| Hell Icon | Juder Ergo Cum... | Black Noise or similar to Abruptum. Satanic Propaganda Records. |
| Hell Icon | In Umbra Spectare Magnificentia... | Black Noise or similar to Abruptum. Satanic Propaganda Records. |
| Hell Mary | Belanglo Burial | Being from Australia I was expecting this to be brutal, bestial black metal. It isn't. This is just more like old school metal. Limited to 300 copies on Sword Productions. |
| Hell Throne/Ur/Sentimen Beltza | Split | Hell Throne plays very simple bm, even to my surprise, sounding almost like Ildjarn at times. Ur is slow to mid-paced, atmospheric material. SB is straightforward traditional bm with raspy, throaty vox. Gorpubelatze Productions. |
| Helsefyr | The Land of No Return/Deadly Black I Am | Very heavy Darkthrone influence here, good vocal work. Both demos on one release. |
| Helvete | Kill Hime Once Again | Re-release of their two demos, also includes two previous unreleased tracks. Expect teh typical Swedish bm style here. Inner Voice Records. |
| Heresi | Psalm I | Orthodox bm, jump on the bandwagon! |
| Heresi | Psalm II | More Swedish orthodox worship. |
| Herjan | France oubliee... | Quite noisy NSBM from this French band. Very good raw, underproduced sound. Harsh, strained, yelled vocals. Limited to 300 copies on Korosiv Production. |
| Herjan | Vision naturelle du monde | This demo is much more similar to their most recent tape on Sword Productions. Leaning much more to the pagan vein. Gates to Valhalla. |
| Herjan | Eternelle Melancolie | Tape lp from this French band. Not as harsh or ferocious sounding as France oubliee. A more streamlined approach in the pagan direction. Limited to 300 copies on Sword Productions. |
| Hilderog | Apokalyse Slone | Six tracks of old school Nordic metal in the vein of old Burzum, Darkthrone and Mayhem. Limited to 300 on Forgotten Wisdom Productions. |
| Hilderog | Tsormenkvadur | In the same vein as their first demo but this time they have cleaned up the sound, still pretty good material though. Limited to 500 on Forgotten Wisdom Productions. |
| Hills of Sefiroth | Of Disease and Desperation | Judas Iscariot influenced USBM. |
| Hills of Sefiroth | Ein Atem Der Holle | USBM on Wolfrune Worxx. |
| Hills of Sefiroth | The Neglected Ancestry | USBM on Wolfrune Worxx. |
| Hiver Noir | Lethal Beings' Musik | Demo from 2005. Quite long for a demo, ten tracks. This is very lo-fi production wise, don't hear many demos like this anymore! Not as tight as their later work, this is sloppier but hey demos are not supposed to be perfect. Drakkar Productions. |
| Hiver Noir | From the Dead Times of Depression | Another new French band on Drakkar. The sound here is different among the songs but all are raw and bad sounding. One track is an experimental/atmospheric guitar track. |
| Holocaustus | Division Lykantrop | German nsbm ja ja! Sharp sounding riffs, hateful, venomous vocals all backed by a ripping, pounding drum machine. Flammentod Prod. |
| Holocaustus | Trummerwerk | This one is between the split with Eisenwinter and Division Lykantrop. Not as nasty as the split but not as clean as DL. Flammentod Prod. |
| Holomraz | Ocelove Mesto | Eastern European band hailing from the Czech Republic. Not really eastern sounding, more traditional. Pretty much standard bm here. Krologh Productions. |
| Horn of Dagoth | Rehearsal 2007 | As the title implies, this is a rehearsal tape, soundwise you should know what to expect. As far as I know this is the lone release from this Bay Area band. A solid demo, three tracks spanning thirty-four minutes. Teutonic Satan. |
| Honos Aquilae | Imperium Legionis | Blistering fast French black metal. This really does not let up, relentless from start to finish. Five tracks in total. One of the bands from the Hate Korp. Infernal Kommando Records. |
| Horned Almighty | Black Metal Jesus | Black n roll, sub-par shit, boring. |
| Hrimthursen | Weibes Reich | German bm. Rather raw and dirty, slow, sorrowful, depressive. Flammentod Prod. |
| Hromovlad | Vladca Lesov Skalnych Stien | Slavonic black metal. Full length with seven tracks, forty three minutes. Very clean and slick sounding. Stuza Productions. |
| Human Slaughter | The Seasons of Witch Frost | USBM. North Cabin Enterprises. |
| Human Slaughter | Diabolical Necromancy | USBM. North Cabin Enterprises. |
| Hunters Moon | S/T | Short two track demo. Aussie duo featuring Denouncement Pyre and Nocturnal Graves members. Distorted, drum machine driven black metal. |
| Hyperborean | Promo '03 | Five tracks of fierce black metal interspersed with a more classic metal feel. Vocals are a bit low in the mix though. Gungnir Productions. |
| Hypothermia | Suicide Fixation | Back in print, one of the earlier Hypo demos. Not as clean sounding as later material but this is some of his most depressive work. Winterreich Productions. |
| Hypothermia | Sjalvdestruktivitet Fodd Av Monotona Tankeganger II Monoton Negativitet | Hypo going instrumental again. Following the first, these tracks are damn good, on of my favorite Hypo releases. Excellent atmosphere. This is also where Hypo started to clean up a bit. Winterreich Productions. |
| Hypothermia | Svarta nyanser av ljuser | Originally released to a mere 50 copies, more have been made available. The layout is similar but this one is also printed on the back side, pro printed. Antihumanism Records. |
| Hypothermia | Kold | The 2nd Hypo full length. Two long, freezing tracks in the Hypothermia style we have come to know. Pro printed color double sided layout, which looks awesome. Antihumanism Records. |
| Hypothermia/Durthang | Lead Yourself To Failure | Split of Swedish depressive black metal, rough and raw. Insikt. |
| Idade das Trevas | Iniciada A Guerra | Debut demo from this Brazilian band. An abundance of distortion throughout the recording making a rather noisy, harsh sounding demo. Piercing vocals that match well. Real drums! Includes Mayhem (Freezing Moon) and Burzum (Ea Lord of the Depths) covers. Limited to 300 copies on Hell Unleashed Records. |
| Ildra | Thaer Swefende Haeleth Licgath | Full-length demo release of epic and atmospheric heathen black metal now incorporating traditional folk-melodies, more epic sound and acoustic drums. Based on the pre-christian Anglo-Saxon values of class, oaths and heritage, Ildra deals with the threefold resting place of the fallen hero: Woden’s Hall of the Slain, the blood of the progeny, and the memory of the kin. All lyrics are in the Anglo-Saxon tongue, featuring arrangements of traditional Anglo-Saxon epic poetry. Limited edition of 449 handnumbered copies, including all lyrics in Anglo-Saxon and their modern English translations. Heidens Hart. |
| Ildra | Elreordgan Landum | UK pagan metal, original version. |
| Ildra | To Elreordgan Landum | Epic and atmospheric heathen black metal, based on pre-christian values of the importance of class, oaths and national pride. Void of modern and alien contamination by roman and norman occupation, Ildra aims to use more of the Old English language and promote awareness of true cultural heritage, history and origins. This demo was originally released in a very limited edtion, this is the remastered edition. Heidens Hart. |
| Imago Mortis | Mors Triumphalis | Demo from 2001 from this Italian band. Well executed mid-paced black metal with quite good riffing. Good by Italian standards. Includes a cover of Ceathcrush. Drakkar Productions. |
| Imperial Tyrants | Tyrannikal Inquisitions | Very clean sounding release from this Signakvlt horde. This is just too much for my taste. If you like safe, studio friendly black metal, give this a go. Includes an Isengard cover. War Flagellation Productions. |
| Impious Havoc | At the Ruins of the Holy Kingdom | Debut full length of Darkthrone influenced material by these Finns. Best work to date. |
| Impious Havoc | Monuments of Suffering | Tape version of mcd including a bonus track. Meurtre Noir Records. |
| Impious Havoc | Manifestations of Plague and War | Another full length from these Finns. Still raw sounding, a little thinner on this one. Some moments harken back to the "At The Ruins..." album. Wolfrune Worxxx. |
| Indomitus/Mortinatum | Split | Two tracks from each band. Indomitus being aggressive and hateful...nice digitally distorted guitars, drum machine? Mortinatum is considerably more raw. Driving blasts creating a trance-like atmosphere, good sounding riffs and nice vocal work. Gorpubelatze Productions. |
| Inferious Torment | War Against christianity | Obscure band from Russia, demo from 2005. Competant riffing, intricate for black metal perhaps, very aggressive. Battle Hymn Records. |
| Inferna | Nocturnal | Second demo from this now defunct Norwegian band. Clean and slick sounding. Predominantly fierce and aggressive but they slow things down for one track. Limited to 300 copies on Northern Horde Records. |
| Infernal Execrator | Thy Demonization Conquers | SignaHellKvlt! That being said, you pretty much know what to expect. rough, brutal fast black/death in the typical southeast Asian style. Limited to 500 copies on Blood and Soil Productions. |
| Infernal Kingdom | Our Darkest Black Metal | Predominantly fast, production has some rawness but everything is quite clear, traditional bm. Vocals are quite distinct. Limited to 200 copies on Hell War Productions. |
| Infernal Regency | Triumph Of The Black Divinity | Blitzkrieg German black metal. Fast, intense and mean. Not the typical bm vocal approach but dry, deep howls. |
| Infinity | Corvus Corax | Raging dutch bm featuring a Funeral Winds member. Meurtre Noir Records. |
| Insane Vesper/Istidraj/Iron Fist | 3 Way Split | Fuzzy, distorted, fast bm from Insane Vesper. Aggressive Singapore bm from Istidraj, insane vox, live tracks. Iron Fist bring more Singapore madness, studio tracks and live tracks. |
| Interfektor | Fullmoon Antiquity | Nice thick, churning guitars. Vocals are more tolerable I guess, just not a fan of this guys stuff. Drakkar Prod. |
| Interfektor | Symphonie des Grauens | One long 21 minute track. Quite the variety here, some slow riffs, punky riffs, etc. Vocals suck. Project of the Vrolok dude. Drakkar Prod. |
| InThyFlesh | Crawl Beneath Our Shadow | Ripping fast blast blast blast black metal. |
| Iphicrate | The Dawn of Victory | French viking metal with a terrible sounding drum machine. Good vox though. |
| Irae | Ave Sathanas I Was Born To Murder This World | Full length from 2004. One of Portugals most prolific bands. Intense raw black metal. However I have to say, when the blasting starts it is one of the worst sounding drum machines I have ever heard. Spit on the Cross Productions. |
| Irae | Anti Human Rehearsal | You would expect this to have pretty bad sound considering it is a rehearsal bbut it's quite good. Everything can be heard clearly. Limited to 111 copies on Stricto Sensu Records. |
| Irrbloss | Hymns | Melodic northern forest folkloric black metal from Gothemburg. Featuring members from Minionslayer and It Will Come. Slick sounding release. Limited to 200 copies on Inner Voice Records. |
| Irrbloss | Hymns | Inner Voice Records just released this not too long ago. Don't really see the point of a re-release. Same tracks, different art. Clean sounding Swedish bm with some melodic parts. Daemonokratia Productions. |
| Iscariot | The Black Square | Melodic and somewhat technical bm with screeching vocals from this Ukranian band. Limited to 500 copies. De Profundis Productions. |
| Ishkur | The Ancient Ones Come | More fast Portuguese black metal in the traditional Nordic vein. Limited to a scarce 100 copies on Hell War Productions. |
| Isolation | Hier am Ende der Walt | Three track demo from these Krauts. When it started it immediately reminded me of Regnum. The track then picked up with some speed, morphing into a faster atmospheric track. There are more Regnum-esque moments in the demo as well. This demo has quite good atmosphere overall, nice somber mood. Even mixed and mastered by the DMDF himself. Ruin Productions. |
| Istidraj | Blasphemous Ritual | Barbaric extreme metal from Singapore. Clean but yet very brutal black metal. Absolutely insane, over the top vocals. Signahell Kvlt baby!!! Black Vomit Records. |
| Istorn | Demo I | Raw rehearsal, mid-paced melancholic Norwegian bm on Fosbrenna Productions. |
| Ithdabquth Qliophoth | Untitled | Full length album from this Russian band. Lo-fi production, vocals buried in the mix, programmed drums, very good riffs. This is put together rather well, not bad at all. Satanic Propaganda Records. |
| Jammerskirk | Demo I | 3rd release on Fosbrenna Productions. Flat, raw, underproduced, monotonous, slower bm. One track clocking in at 27 minutes. |
| Jernbyrde | Doden er var Evige Lidelse | The demo from 2003. Copies were acquired from a contact of the band. Raw black metal in the Norwegian tradition. This band is linked to Nordkult so that should tell you something. |
| Kallbrand | Bedrovelse | Black metal and ambient. Interesting vocal approach, different. Limited to 100 copies on Inner Voice Records. |
| Kalte | Demo 2001 | Obscure German bm. Mid-paced, rehearsal sound. |
| Kaltetod | Leere | Quality German black metal even though it uses a drum machine. Rich atmospheres created by very good riffs. A good mix of some aggressive and melancholic passages. Completely pro tape release. Eternity Records. |
| Kay Pacha/Yana Rami | The Time of Revenge | Two South American bands on this split, both with full line ups. Kay PAcha spews forth rough and crude black metal. Yana Raymi plays in a more bestial/thrashy style. Vocal approach varies between several styles. I say they win on this split. Limited to 333 copies on Sad Spirit Productions. |
| Khaoshorde | Khaotika | Vicious pounding German bm limited to 150. |
| Kill | Live For Satan | Satanic Propaganda Records. |
| Kill The Kristians | The Final Solution | Debut full length release. Total blasphemy upon christ. One of the many Asgard hordes. Winterreich Productions. |
| Kilte | Absence | A conceptual piece of art featuring a new ten minute opus, and two re-recorded demo tracks, with a cleansed line-upand an improved sound. In 25 minutes, 'Absence' takes you into three different dimensions of complete melancholic and misanthropic emptiness. Limited to 100 copies on Ruin Productions. |
| Kladovest | S/T | Debut full length from this band playing Slavonic heathen black metal. Five tracks for forty minutes. Tracks are typically slow to mid-paced. Clean digital sound. Includes an Astrofaes cover. Stuza Production. |
| Kommandant | Iron Hands of Scandinavia | Argh shit! Devastating brutal black NS war metal. Man this shit is so brutal you just don't even know what it is! You don't even have time to think about it, three tracks, just over nine minutes. Daemonokratia Productions. |
| Korgonthurus | Root Of Evil | Re-issue of this demo recorded back in 2001. Sure you all know by now that this is the band of Horna front man Corvus. Limited to 500 copies on Blood and Soil Productions. |
| Korium/Trist | Split | Korium begins this unity of misery and despair, bringing you a choir of voices from the graves...Voices from the past...The entity to bring this split release to a close is the sorrow filled creation known as Trist, This band is surely known by know for bringing sounds of deprivation, reverie and disillusion in silence. Limited to 250 copies on Ruin Productions. |
| Korium | Mraziva Noc Prinasa Pokoj | Distorted guitars, pounding drum machine, gremlin style vocals and some keys added for atmosphere. Ravenheart Productions. |
| Korium | Hradby Samoty | Not as clean sounding as the other demo, underproduced, real drums, howled vocals, quite a change. Ravenheart Productions. |
| Kraft | Where Lost Hope Dies | Demo or tape lp. Five tracks for fifty-four minutes! This Portuguese duo is becoming quite prolific. Some pretty rough sounding material, sharp at times. Drum machine as well. Nekrogoat Heresy Productions. |
| Kraft | Black We Stand At The Dawning Moon | Again, five tracks and sixty minutes. You really get your moneys worth with this band. This material dates back to 2003. It's not as sharp sounding as later recordings are. Vocals are more clean. Limited to 300 copies on Gorpubelatze Productions. |
| Kraft | And The Land Turns Dark | Another long, epic release, five tracks for sixty minutes. Very noisy guitar tone, good riffing, programmed drums, throaty-screamed vocals. Material from 2004. Limited to 300 copies on Gorpubelatze Productions. |
