Tag black metal
Prescribing “Three Nails In The Coffin Of Humanity” we have three aged cults awaiting judgement on this triple pronged attack, split CD. Firstly we are off to Poland for Black Altar [7] the work of the barbaric looking Shadow. This… Continue Reading →
I like noise. Wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t. I like black metal. Not a huge hardcore fan but been known to try and look tough in the mirror with Knuckledust or (if they count) Integrity on the hi-fi…. Continue Reading →
Depressive Winter eh, well we have certainly just had one of them and it must be said this is a great name for a band and I was surprised to see only one outfit had snagged it. Said act are… Continue Reading →
In common with the rest of humanity, I am not omniscient but I can research things. My initial reaction seeing “Nigredo Expulsion” was to think that this title was something like what Luis Suarez said to Patrice Evra that day…. Continue Reading →
Drive, determination and a real hunger seem to be the mind-set of trollish overlord Shamaatae these days. After a fairly lengthy period between albums that saw his writing taking over for a decade between 1998 album Kampen and 2008 return… Continue Reading →
This quartet from The Netherlands has been around for 12 years exploring the boundaries of dark and cold music. “The Prime Mover” is advertised as “a stunning mixture of extravagant post black metal and industrial landscapes, a challenging journey to… Continue Reading →
Back in the day, it was unlikely the flute would make it into the line-up of any decent heavy metal band. To most heavy metal fans it is the aural equivalent of chewing on a lemon. The flute, like its… Continue Reading →
Apart from picking the cream of home grown talent who most countries outside the UK at first see the name and think “who,” Candlelight do a good job of pulling bands that are a bit on the obscure side from… Continue Reading →
As French as the album and song titles suggest, Neptrecus return with their first full-length album after releasing a demo back in early 2012. Some of the tracks here may indeed ring with an air of familiarity if you heard… Continue Reading →
Moonreich are French and previous purveyors of a couple of EPs and a full length but have never crossed my path before I’m afraid, so I just dived in with no preconceptions, which is always nice. After the ten second… Continue Reading →
A split CD of two bands playing obsidian blackness and although both are new to me our paths have crossed indirectly. French outfit Smohalla are linked via bass player Camille’s involvement in the head stewing experience that is Stagnant Waters… Continue Reading →
For an album that was promoted to me as depressive/atmospheric black/death metal, Hope Dies First, the lead out track from Austrian one man band Nonexistence is a quiet beautiful, bleak and compelling slice of Funeral Doom with the kind of… Continue Reading →