Tag black metal
The end of the world could come in many forms; war, famine, plague, meteors, climate change, natural and ecological disaster, zombies, Vogon Constructor Fleets. One thing seems ever more assured though and that is that the end is indeed nigh…. Continue Reading →
Although they have plenty of releases to their name and have been going since 2003, I’m a recent advocate of the Spanish cult of Balmog. Very impressed with last album Vacvvm and one-track EP Pillars Of Salt I had them… Continue Reading →
It seems perfect timing that a week or so after covering one bunch of English eccentrics Void that it is the turn of another, Code now. Both groups started out in similar fashion and indeed there was a crossover point… Continue Reading →
In the 1990s, when black metal was having his major and genre-defining moment, there was a war raging in the Balkans. While black metal bands were forming all over Europe, the activity in the former Yugoslavia was hardly worth mentioning…. Continue Reading →
Wow, just when I thought I had all boundaries covered, heard every conceivable formation of noise to sit within most genres and boundaries of the rock and metal spectrum, a new vehicle comes along. Until the moment I pressed play… Continue Reading →
Bands from Belarus have never failed me. Here’s another of the black metal kind. Judging by their previous release, nothingness and desolation is where they’re at. “Deathly ennui over the nothing” is how they describe it. Just the title “Irrigating… Continue Reading →
Although both Sweden and Holland have a history of producing black metal bands of the highest order, they might not necessarily seem like a comfortable pairing at first glance. However, what we have here is exactly that and mighty fine… Continue Reading →
Welcome to a day as dark as night but it is Belgian’s not Roman’s we are lending our ears to. With four albums to their name since 2005 this West Flanders trio were last referred to by us as “imperious… Continue Reading →
There are some bands that you just instantly fall in love with, such is the case for me and Impaled Nazarene. I heard their debut album Tol Cormpt Norz Norz Norz… pretty early on in my Extreme Metal journey. It… Continue Reading →
Having blurred the lines between post-hardcore, punk and black metal for a decade as vocalist/guitarist in Svalbard, last year’s lockdown brought a bit of downtime for Serena Cherry to focus on a Skyrim themed album. For the uninitiated, Skyrim is… Continue Reading →
There is no such thing as “dead time” for Bornyhake and Borgne and if you are thinking this came quickly, it did indeed. Only just over a year since last album Y was released here is another sprawling and labyrinthine… Continue Reading →
Since I first heard Bal-Sagoth I’ve been into Symphonic Extreme Metal. Particularly the more ridiculous side of it. Big over the top Power Metal style orchestration laying about with harsh vocals and goblin-like silliness has always appealed to me. In… Continue Reading →