Tag black metal
Different. Italian band seemingly named after a computer game character and inspired by Mesoamerican shamanic occultism and the teachings of Don Juan Matus to Carlos Casteneda concerning the way of the warrior as a primordial power as opposed to the… Continue Reading →
It’s a cover of wonderfully lurid colours that greets me with the Greek melodic black metal bands debut full length; deep blues, sickly greens and bright blood red. Kind of stops you in your tracks which is probably a good… Continue Reading →
Tim Yatras is the man behind Australian act Germ. You may not know him by that name but you should no doubt have heard of some of the versatile acts he has been involved in. Where to start? Well it’s… Continue Reading →
This 30 minute EP follows two 2007 demos of black metal ambiance. What we’re promised from the German musician behind it is something raw and aggressive compared to the previous melancholic and atmospheric works. Sure enough, the five track work… Continue Reading →
I know that when I received this album to review that some of my colleagues at Ave Noctum refused to review it due to the duo who make up Hellvetron being affiliated with another active band called Nyogthaeblisz, whose background… Continue Reading →
Vacantfield came to my attention late on in 2011, when their 3-track EP really stood out as something quite special. Despite these Greek avant-garde black metalists having formed… Continue Reading →
This split EP, which is actually a full 45 minutes long sees the return of two underground UK acts who are intertwined on the same family tree with branches further enveloping the infamous Meads Of Asphodel. Ebonillumini have been somewhat… Continue Reading →
M-Pire of Evil are a legendary heavy metal force. Containing some of the founding fathers of black/speed/thrash metal, whatever the hell you want to call it, some of these guys have been there, done it, burned the t-shirt and yet… Continue Reading →
The buzz surrounding Weird Fate has been intense since their appearance on a split with the already well-established and well regarded Membaris, at which point the general consensus was that as good as Membaris are, Weird Fate completely blew them… Continue Reading →
Extremity is, after all, our middle name and on this fledgling website we like to spread it about as much as possible. So a month and a half off the ground, I was wondering what was the most extreme band… Continue Reading →
The worst thing about being a reviewer is not disliking an album; we all have differing tastes and opinions after all. No, it’s when you struggle to find the words to describe music that has zero impact on you. You… Continue Reading →