Tag black metal
Hell is Other People is a great band name and certainly sums up how I feel a lot of the time! Being intrigued, I went away to doing a little digging as to its origins, and was led to a… Continue Reading →
I often ponder the madness of subgenres and micro genres in music. I love to discuss and argue them with my son in law George who also writes for Ave Noctum. A blastbeat paired with a sub drop in a… Continue Reading →
Many purveyors of the dark art of black metal have evolved their sound over the years, incorporating keyboards and symphonics for example, and are now unrecognisable from the bands that the second wave spawned in the nineties. While this is… Continue Reading →
This is the second album and second part of a trilogy from The Mist in the Mountains whose have found themselves being mentioned in the same breath as proponents of nature-inspired, epic black metal such as early Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar… Continue Reading →
It may have taken a decade or so but once you gained kvlt points for being able to pronounce and spell the name Dødheimsgard, don’t tell me you didn’t feel just a little bit smug? It’s back to the drawing… Continue Reading →
Sørgelig, another Hellenic act whom the casual observer would not presume to be from the warmer stage of the European black metal amphitheatre. Nevertheless, said act has released a new studio album that contains enough influence from the band’s homeland… Continue Reading →
Portland’s Black/speed metal purveyors are back with a fourth full length release. Last year’s compilation of the first three demos was a welcomed bonus to those who missed them first time around. I always find this band refreshing and rather… Continue Reading →
US band The Flight Of Sleipnir are completely new to me and I was astonished to find that the band has already released seven albums prior to this latest endeavour. Originally a two piece consisting of founders David Csicsely and… Continue Reading →
There’s something fetid in the fields of Flanders as Belgian iconoclasts Ars Veneficium dig up their third album and successor to 2020 release ‘Usurpation Of The Seven.’ Founding members S and Ronarg have this time been joined by Flo Musil… Continue Reading →
I’d hazard a guess that this cult act are more well known in the USA than they are in Europe even if they have been plying their musical pact with the devil since way back in 1988. Their output during… Continue Reading →
Atmospheric black metal with a psychological and even psychedelic touch is what’s being offered here. The duo behind are responsible for other black metal projects including Vargsblod and Goat Sabbath, but why there was a need to create another one… Continue Reading →
I’ve always felt that you know what you’re going to get from Arkona, the Polish black metal who share a name with others. That’s not necessarily a good thing in a creative sense but this band is tight and intense,… Continue Reading →