Tag black metal
So, for the last eighteen months or so we have had to unite and take on whatever the world has had to throw at us in its own twisted deliverance, and most of us thought there couldn’t possibly be anything… Continue Reading →
Another day, another new band to me despite being around for a decade. They play, apparently, punked up black n roll, hail from Bern and sing in Barndutsch which is a Swiss/German dialect. This is also a rerecording of their… Continue Reading →
A couple of guys from Canada’s British Columbia make up Ulvik, where the emphasis is very much on atmosphere. They themselves capture their work as “an audio/visual project, drawing influence from folklore, esotericism, history and the dramatic Cascadian landscapes”. To… Continue Reading →
I certainly feel honoured receiving a CD that is limited to just 50 copies here to review from the man without a face Sans Visage who is responsible for it. This is an obscure and underground one-man black metal project… Continue Reading →
A new band from Sweden, a name you may have not heard of (yet) and a debut EP. You might be shrugging your shoulders and thinking “so what.” However, those behind this trio are far from new to the scene…. Continue Reading →
Isolation, solitude, nostalgia and poeticism all meet headlong here over two lengthy tracks. Paolo Bruni is the person behind all artistic expressions on this release. He comes from Brazil and now resides in Scotland. This is possibly not the reason… Continue Reading →
If you don’t know whether to play in a hardcore, sludge or black metal style, the solution is simple: you play all three. That’s what Lithuanian band Erdve do. This is their second album release. The subject matter, which amounts… Continue Reading →
In Greek mythology, Atropos is one of the three Fates, three sisters who enforce the destiny of mortals. Clotho spins the thread of life, Lachesis is responsible for measuring it while Atropos, the oldest of the Fates, chooses the manner… Continue Reading →
I thought I was pretty clued up when it came to black metal, especially atmospheric black metal, but I have to hang my head in shame and admit Friisk were a new proposition to me even though they have an… Continue Reading →
“Deep here isn’t it?” says your scribe doggy paddling out of his depth. Well, it always feels like that when someone asks for my opinion on Mayhem that involves anything after De Mysteriis… Really? Yeah actually. Kinda…listened but never really… Continue Reading →
Has Metal lost some of its putridity? It occurred to me a few days ago when I was looking into all of the bands at Bloodstock (a ritual me and my partner do every year, we make a little playlist… Continue Reading →
This is raw Polish black metal, the band’s third release and for those looking for technicality, look somewhere else. Based on my experience with their back catalogue, I was fully expecting what we have here. ‘Czuję zapach Twojej cipy’ (‘I… Continue Reading →