Tag black metal
Black Metal band Asaru has an irregular history. Having operated between 1995 and 2007 in Germany, the vocalist moved to Norway and re-formed the band in 2009. I didn’t hear the original incarnation but I imagine there’s not too much… Continue Reading →
Aquilus is a one man band from Australia, comprising of Waldorf taking care of all instruments and vocals. Now this doesn’t sound like home produced drivel, but rather a black metal band with a full orchestra when heaviest or a… Continue Reading →
Established acts like Marduk don’t make bad albums, they never will but the question of whether one Marduk album is better than another is open for wide debate as Marduk fans spanning 20 years argue for their own particular choice,… Continue Reading →
The latest Peaceville re-release marks the completion of Gehenna’s Moonfog trilogy. Naturally these were all reissued in entirely the wrong order, so 2nd Moonfog album ‘Murder’ is the final one to get the Peaceville treatment. After splitting their fanbase by… Continue Reading →
No image of horror could ever be vivid enough for Carach Angren. You don’t just have people being executed at the stake. You get a personalised, close up view of the build-up, the date, the weather and the aftermath which… Continue Reading →
Reading the literature which comes with this album, if I understand it correctly, this is all about individuality, epitomised by “contemplation before the action … the prelude to the change and the final breath before delving into the unknown”. Mr… Continue Reading →
Nachtvorst (that would be Night Frost, I believe. As opposed to Nachtwurst which I read it as initially and wondered what the lyrical concerns could possibly be of a band called Night Sausage….) are a Dutch duo who apparently play… Continue Reading →
As I mentioned in my review of [Coldstrain] on these pages, Russian black ambient sorcerers Karna are now no more. Despite this it appears that they managed to slip a final full length album ‘Circle Of Nav’ past me on… Continue Reading →
The legend that is Beherit… an untouchable entity with an original debut album, namely ‘Oath of Black Blood,’ an unmatched slice of BM brilliance. None who has truly listened to the record can question this… except the band themselves. The… Continue Reading →
I have been into Naglfar since a friend put their first full length album Vittra on a cassette for me back in 1995. I was swept away by the grandiose melodies and complexities of the heavily involving songs. I should… Continue Reading →
Occasionally a band seems to simply arrive. No birth pains, no demos shouted about on the Interether, no biography in the usual databases; just that sickening crunch as your skull and your psyche break under the first inexplicable encounter. Yeah,… Continue Reading →
If you have been looking around for reviews for this one and not found many it is due to the label not making promo available to anyone until the release date. This of course stops the album from being leaked… Continue Reading →