Tag black metal
Back into the shadows we go with the work of K.M. the mysterious half Polish, half Greek denizen of the underworld. We have charted these seas before covering his debut EP and the following 2 albums. We are informed that… Continue Reading →
Formed in 2013, Swedish duo Fornhem released their debut album “Ett Fjärran Kall” in 2017, with their Nordic laments receiving quiet acclaim in underground circles. Returning as a trio for their second full release, the band have evolved their take… Continue Reading →
History and geography lesson time from Ayloss of Spectral Lore as he follows up debut Mystras release ‘Castles Conquered And Reclaimed,’ which was certainly a fascinating album. It mixed burgeoning medieval black metal with well-known traditional folk songs as it… Continue Reading →
If you are familiar with this multinational band then you will also be familiar with the pedigree within its ranks, comprising of Shatraug (Sargeist), Doedsadmiral (Nordjevel), BST (The Order Of Apollyon) and ex-Tsjuder drummer and current member of Beaten To… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Svpremacist typify how black metal felt and sounded over three decades ago, their primal proto black annihilation has that dangerous feel, rancid, putrid riffing, a raucous production and savaging vocals are all at the core of this act, whose… Continue Reading →
It is hard not to talk about Ghost Bath without mentioning a couple of things that gave them some low level “notoriety”. First off, the China hoax – when the band released their debut “Funeral” on Chinese label Pest Productions in 2014 there was… Continue Reading →
Wow, where do I begin?! To say this is a complex album is a huge understatement but I mean that in a positive way as I thoroughly enjoyed getting to grips with the fifth full length from this Swiss extreme… Continue Reading →
Dark underground black metal is the offering from Dutch band Kaeck, whose second album this is, six years on from their debut “Stormkult”. The occult, black magic and rituals interest them. The style is old school. The riffage is deep… Continue Reading →
What a phenomenal band this Finnish outfit is. I admit I was late to their party with the coniferous crown already having been worn for a couple of albums and a slew of other releases since their coronation. ‘Uinuos syömein… Continue Reading →
Yep apparently it’s a U not a V. Fooled me so out go my kvlt crvdentials…. Lovely packaging for the debut EP by this French solo project of atmospheric black metal. A half obscured figure struggles through a raging blizzard,… Continue Reading →
Of all the wonderful music that 2021 has delivered to our ears when everything else has been far from getting back to normal, to say that Helheim’s eleventh (yes really) album comes with a great deal of anticipation would not… Continue Reading →
Plumbing the depths for their fourth album are Australian occult black metallers Moon. Atmosphere, atmosphere and atmosphere was what I was expecting from this one. Sure enough we’re plunged into an echoing violent world from the beginning. Haunting and distant… Continue Reading →