Tag black metal
The Collins dictionary defines the Czech word ‘Litost’ as ‘a state of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery’……Cheerful stuff indeed, but actually it is the perfect moniker for this Spanish outfit who create a… Continue Reading →
It always amazes me that such an isolated and harsh country such as Iceland, with a population of around three hundred and fifty thousand or so, can produce so many extreme Metal bands. Obviously there is a great deal of… Continue Reading →
As with the recent album by Sarcoptes this one starts with a shrill blast of a whistle signifying troops going over the top of the trenches before descending into an absolute ‘swathe of fire.’ USBM duo Generalfeldmarschall Kriegshammer and Wachtmeister… Continue Reading →
Yes, it is actually a real word and Unfelled refers to trees that have not been cut down. Sticking with that subject this project was originally conceived by musician D of highly regarded Australian outfit Woods Of Desolation. Expanding the… Continue Reading →
The points of reference here are Gaahls Wyrd and Krakow, from whom this band derives its members. Add in a couple of weighty Norwegian mates on session drums and twisted artwork duties, and you’ve got an introduction. Thrashing blackness is… Continue Reading →
There are a few things that drew me to this release for review, firstly the band name, which I guess is pretty tacky and something you’d probably have expected to see back in the 80s or early 90s with satanic… Continue Reading →
A deeply pessimistic self-titled debut album from Polish Black Metal/Crust quartet Gololedz, (Black Ice) released towards the end of last year on CD by D.I.Y. Koło Records, and given an extra lease of life now via Iron Fist Productions. Gololedz… Continue Reading →
‘Alttarimme On Luista Tehty’ is brutal and venomous Black Metal at its most extreme and it comes courtesy of Finnish Black Metal legends Azaghal. This is the twelfth full length sacrifice from the masters of Finnish Black Terror Metal, and… Continue Reading →
A US / Finnish collaboration; Skrying Mirror have dropped their debut album through Italian label I, Voidhanger Records, a label who are known for unleashing upon the world bands and albums of a more thought provoking and different nature. That… Continue Reading →
May 1993. Two young upstart Norwegian black metal bands share the limelight on a split release from Candlelight Records. Both subsequently follow very different musical ideologies and career paths, but grow to be equally influential and universally revered. Jumping forward… Continue Reading →
I will state here and now that this is a staggering album from start to finish, and now that you’ve read that you can go and check it out. However, I will expand on that bold statement as US act… Continue Reading →
If you have studied demonology 101 you are no doubt aware that Raüm is the name (with or without umlaut) given to a particularly nasty earl of hell who can shapeshift between crow and human form. Known for ruling 30… Continue Reading →