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‘Wisdom Kings’ Heruka are back with a new album following a burst of activity that has seen them release 2 other studio full length’s an EP and a live album since 2018. I have stumbled around their somewhat philosophical work… Continue Reading →
Founding fathers of the Swedish melodic black metal scene Lord Belial have been active since right back in 1992. With a steady flow of material and some landmark albums all went well up to the release of 2018’s The Black… Continue Reading →
A condensed version of this interview was published in Fistful Of Metal Magazine (available in all good newsagents). This is the full transcript in Q&A format celebrating the return of melodic Swedish BM forerunners Lord Belial and their first album in… Continue Reading →
As the anniversary of their third decade of existence draws closer, this French pioneering outfit show little signing of slowing down. Indeed, it’s astonishing to realise that it’s also been almost twenty years since the release of the influential and… Continue Reading →
Well, I was glad that this turned up with some extensive liner notes as it is a baffling enough listen in its own right before even getting to the cast list involved. In Lingua Mortua are a collective essentially put… Continue Reading →
Well, if the evocation of “the archetypal personification of death as it tethers human consciousness to the realm of earthly suffering” is what you’re looking for, here’s the thing for you. Clearly these Americans have spent a while thinking about… Continue Reading →
It’s hard to forget the last time Mayhem played this venue back in Dec 2010. They brought blizzards of snow with them meaning many fans and even support bands were stranded and unable to get here. Suitably grim it was… Continue Reading →
Aara are a black metal band from Switzerland founded in 2018 who, it seems, made good use of the lockdowns and the plague years. Vocalist and lyricist Fluss (Engl.: river) and multi-instrumentalist Berg (Engl.: mountain) are now releasing their fourth… Continue Reading →
On numerous occasions I’ve come across the scenario where someone has moved to somewhere inspiring like Scandinavia or Ireland, and has composed a work based on the inspiration. Such is the case here where an Australian known as M moved… Continue Reading →
As you’ve probably worked out by the title this latest offering by Dutch black metal band Wesenwille is a live album plus their first album presented as a very nice double CD digipak package. I was utterly impressed by the… Continue Reading →
‘Untenkutoja’ is the opener to this epic, grand and masterful brief visit from these relatively newcomers to the world of atmospheric black metal. The track opens with a ferocious swirling wind and a piano score then sitting on top of… Continue Reading →
It seems somewhat negligent on our behalf not having seemed to have covered a Déhà release in the past. Since 2018 this Belgian whose real name is Olmo Lipani has well over 40 releases to his name, the majority of… Continue Reading →