I like the beats and I like the yelling, 2nd November 26

Boarhammer: III: Instruments of Fungal IntentOut 31st October, self-released Germany’s Boarhammer continue their journey into classically eccentric black metal. The sound remains unmistakably their own (a rare thing in this day and age), paradoxically derived from dipping their toes into an eclectic assemblage of brews. True to their foraging subject matter, one that explores the use of wood, mushrooms, and herbs in ritual magic, this is an earthy, organic, roughhewn metallic foliage drawn from a lineage stretching as far back as the 70s, with germinal metal sitting alongside classic punk and rock ‘n’ roll, the finer details drawn from the dank revelry of Central and Southern European black metal in Root, Master’s Hammer, or Mortuary Drape. This is the third entry in Boarhammer’s series on the use of organic materials in occult magic. The debut EP ‘I: Cutting Wood for Magickal Purposes’ being the most typically black metal entry. The debut album, 2024’s ‘II: Chemognosis – A Shortcut…