Tag black metal
These are currently good times for death metal. The sinister churn of occult acts such as Necros Christos and Grave Miasma are sending shivers down people’s spines, the ultra-tech boys such as Origin strive for ever-faster ways of damaging their… Continue Reading →
Formed in 2003 by one Meilenwald the drummer of Nagelfar, The Ruins Of Beverast seem to be more obscure than I had thought judging by a few reactions which actually gave me a little pause for thought. The Ruins are,… Continue Reading →
Croatian band Gothaurs Wrath are accredited as a black metal band. Having listened to their second full album “War for Heaven”, I’d suggest that they’ve moved on considerably from this description. Words I would use to describe this album are… Continue Reading →
Through dark and tortured black metal, this four track ep deals with gnosis, sin and chaos. Well, this is France. What a lovely picture the duo that is Rotten Liver paint. Actually it’s all rather jolly as the first track… Continue Reading →
I have been following the work of Eibon La Furies pretty much since they were conceived on a dark eldritch night back in Lincolnshire in 2005. They are one of those bands with a profound English eccentricity about them musically… Continue Reading →
I think it is fair to say this is probably the most highly anticipated black metal release of the year especially as it is three years since the last epic album ‘Lawless Darkness’ saw the light! Watain are an enigma… Continue Reading →
A quick perusal of the ever-trusty Metal Archives suggests that Daniel Cichos (a.k.a. Avenger a.k.a. Mr Front Beast) is a busy boy indeed. As well as the sole protagonist behind this prolific entity (which has 12 splits, 6 EPs and… Continue Reading →
The Italians do like setting up strange shrouded musical cults. The likes of early Death SS, Opera IX and Mortuary Drape fit that bill well, playing stygian, witch-coven blackened metal summoned from the very bowels of hell exclusively. Here is… Continue Reading →
If you know anything about Impiety, you know what to expect here. This five track mini album is the usual ferocious, no-holds barred assault. Violence is the order of the day and to accompany the artwork on the sleeve, “The… Continue Reading →
Whilst Poland may be more famous for its brutal death metal scene, its black metal scene is often overlooked. Bands like Mgla, early Graveland, and of course Behemoth hold their head high against their Nordic contemporaries. As with their death… Continue Reading →
Nature, and man’s struggle with it, has always been a theme for black metal artists, especially those from Finland and Norway. Although the title, which roughly translates as “Autumn Dying”, is in Finnish, the artist behind this is a German… Continue Reading →
So I have to get this out there straight away: I don’t own a single Nunslaughter release. I know, it’s unbelievable that this so-called metalhead hasn’t been able to get his act together enough to buy a single one of… Continue Reading →