Tag black metal
Urfaust are one of my favourite bands. Am I sad they’ve split up? Yes. Am I sad they’ve split up? No. Am I sad they’ve split up? I don’t know. I mean I’m still mourning Isis, 13 years later. But,… Continue Reading →
Back with his 8th studio album and first since 2017’s Kong Vinter, Hoest presents four epic tracks of frostbitten Norsk Svart Metal here and there’s plenty to sink your teeth into. With title translating to ‘An Ocean Of Distance’ one… Continue Reading →
This is the fourth full length for Sznur (meaning “Rope” in Polish). I have followed this black metal war machine from the start, and this album sets another standard for the misanthropic horde. There is a much more refined production,… Continue Reading →
In summary, Nixil’s mission is to explore freedom in amongst all the rubbish and “the oppressive grasp of this rotting society”. The means of expression is black metal, influence and inspiration being taken from bands like Rotting Christ, Blut aus… Continue Reading →
Pagan black metal is one of the more mysterious and ambiguous black metal sub-genres and has berthed many a fine work of metal that delves into the darkest and most obscure of pre-Abrahamic beliefs and ideals over the last 30-plus… Continue Reading →
It’s been all quiet on the Endstille front for the past decade since the release of ‘Kapitulation’ back in 2013. They did actually capitulate and had an album all lined up in 2015 called ‘Finis Germaniae’ but apparently decided it… Continue Reading →
Not all religions and beliefs portray hell as a fiery furnace, indeed some traditions describe it as a frozen bleak wasteland. That’s certainly the impression this Polish duo musically convey and entering into their brand of darkness will ensure that… Continue Reading →
So what do I know about Australian one-man black metal project Artanor? Not a lot to be honest. Menelyagor is the entity behind it, the multi-instrumentalist. They started way back in 2007 but their only previous release was a split… Continue Reading →
I’ll admit I was very curious about this Danish bands second full length after giving the opening track a listen on the label’s Bandcamp page. I was suitably impressed and opted to try and cover it and luckily I was… Continue Reading →
Back in Switzerland, I should be getting frequent flier points for all the time I am spending there are at the moment. Shame it’s only musically. Here we meet a doomy, blackened sorceress, namely Witch N who is now solely… Continue Reading →
2023 marks out a 30 year anniversary for Denmark’s Panzerchrist since forming in 1993 under the auspices of Michael Enevoldsen, releasing seven albums plus a handful of demos and EP that started in 1995. In 2013, after the release of… Continue Reading →
UK band Edenfall have actually been around for a while and this is their third full length but were pretty much inactive since their second album in 2014 and managing to regroup in and record in 2022. But just so’s… Continue Reading →