Clockwise from top left: Gatecreeper, Numenorean, False, Abyssal, The Great Old Ones, Russian Circles, Dead To A Dying World, Baroness, Archivist and Uniform & The Body. We’re nearing the end of our dastardly journey! The following records honestly would have made it into my top 10… if the final…

It becomes clear while listening to Minneapolis black metal band False‘s second album that the members recently struggled with some sort of tragedy or despair. Portent is a statement of perseverance as well as artistry. Black metal goes hand in hand with emotional catharsis, and False makes that emotive potential the core…