Tag black metal
I recently had the luck of catching Velnias on tour as support to Kampfar and to say they blew me away with an impressive barraging and windswept performance would be an understatement. I said I was really interested to hear… Continue Reading →
Blimey this lot work quickly! I only reviewed the Swedes (album length) EP Sommar at the end of last year and that came rather swiftly from previous album Host earlier in the year and here they are again. Not that… Continue Reading →
Infestus is basically a dirty and disease-ridden black metal project from Germany, with a current membership of one. If the track titles are anything to go by, “The Reflective Void” seems to be a thematic step away from previous albums,… Continue Reading →
This was going to be a fun one and it was nice to see that a few people were dressed for the occasion wearing lab coats and bee hats to add to the zaniness that the headlining trolls were going… Continue Reading →
Encountering Caïnan Dawn reminds me of the old ways. Obtain a record on the strength of a recommendation/ review/ nice cover. Get the bus home. Stick it on. Worry that it’s a bit shit. Feel a bit regretful because it… Continue Reading →
Oi Inferno Festival, you’ve nicked all the good bands leaving us stuck in London with a dull long weekend. Hold on though the Unicorn is always reliable for a good evening of live music and indeed there is a night… Continue Reading →
This is a throne I have sat on before as previous album ‘Yearning’ and EP ‘Ferd’ found their way to me and caught my attention a few years ago. Aurvandil are a duo from Normandy France and take their name… Continue Reading →
I’m not sure you could get a better example of ‘orthodox black metal’ than this album by Spanish stalwarts Empty, on the Osmose label. And no that is not a criticism in the slightest. These guys have been around since… Continue Reading →
This is some authentic Scandinavian black metal here, which certainly harks back to bygone times and is reminiscent strongly in structure to the aesthetic developed by the 2nd wave of bands developing in the early 90’s. Fordarv are fairly new… Continue Reading →
Borknagar’s Oystein G. Bryn had some nice things to say about these Brazilian black metallers which, even if like me you have been underwhelmed by Borknagar’s output over the last decade or so, carries intrigue and weight in equal measures…. Continue Reading →
It’s been a good five years since I’ve bought a Dodsferd album, and last I checked they were producing quality depressive black n’roll with some great riffs and raw, Burzumesque vocals to match, marred only occasionally by the odd foray… Continue Reading →
Paramnesia “a condition or phenomenon involving distorted memory or confusions of fact and fantasy, such as confabulation or déjà vu.” Ah righty, sounds familiar, we have all been here before haven’t we? As far as music is concerned this affliction… Continue Reading →