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Despite this being their, what, seventh full album I don’t recall ever having even heard of Hetroertzen (originally from Chile, now based in Sweden it seems) – but that’s neither here nor there in the world of black metal. What… Continue Reading →
This quartet only gathered under a cloak of second wave darkness a year ago and this is their debut album and indeed 1st release of any kind. With that in mind and no perfecting over demo material one may expect… Continue Reading →
There are times when you just know. When you know that something is right, just and beautiful. When it’s ripe, glowing and succulent. When it glows, pulsates, and engorges. This may sound like the prelude to either an overly dramatic… Continue Reading →
A debut full length from Italy’s Spiral Wounds comprising a three piece of Patrizio (bass), Sandro (guitars, drum programming) and Tato (vocals) and I must admit I became very suspicious of the band using programmed drums as whilst they can… Continue Reading →
This is a band I didn’t know previously, but finding out that they come from a familiar stable of Québecois black metal gave me immediate confidence. Précieux Sang have been around since 2019. The black metal style here is classic… Continue Reading →
All good things must come to an end and it was a bit of an unwelcome shock to hear back in the early days of an already dismal year (again) that Phil Jonas had decided to lay Secrets Of The… Continue Reading →
I’m assuming this split’s title alludes to the location of where the three bands hail from in Western Finland. With three tracks from each band all offering that Finnish way of delivering ugly filth infested death metal the split kicks… Continue Reading →
Chapter Seven??!! When the hell did that happen?? Clearly it’s been a while since I last heard anything by Italian Symphonic Power Metal band Kaledon as I think they were merely on something like Chapter Three when I heard them… Continue Reading →
Few bands can evolve their sound album to album without any apparent effort involved to the extent which Revocation have managed. The sheer levels of refinement which have resulted in a high-intensity, progressive leaning, technical thrash metal behemoth are simply… Continue Reading →
Having blasted into the black metal underground back in 2015, followed up by a self-titled debut album, Nordjevel were soon laying waste to venues far and wide including slots at Bloodstock and Inferno which was where I was converted to… Continue Reading →
Ah, another release from my favourite ‘located behind a restaurant’ label. Gentle jokes aside Transcending Obscurity seem to have a knack for finding quality and producing it so I thought I’d have a listen to Newcastle’s Live Burial who though… Continue Reading →
The legacy of Venom is undisputed. Period. Past members have black metal flowing in their blood. When Jeff “Mantas” Dunn and Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan combined forces for the 1989-1992 iteration of the band the fires of Hell still burned… Continue Reading →