Tag black metal
Pembrokeshire Wales is a lovely place. Many childhood holidays were spent there and it was one of the last places revisited before the Covid plague kept everyone at home (or should have done). It is steeped in legend and history… Continue Reading →
So, we get part two of Dis Pater’s epic trilogy, this time weighing in at around one hundred minutes of music. And yes I have listened to this over and over, more than usual in fact. Such is life during… Continue Reading →
Although I am far from the first to stick my flag in the lunar surface of this particular moon reviews wise here, I have fleetingly traversed its shores before and always appreciated what I have heard. This is atmospheric black… Continue Reading →
With somewhere over 25 active projects on the go currently it is no surprise finding another helmed by the prolific Belgian artist Mories so quickly after the last one. That was Schemer Heer where our restless composer summoned the essence… Continue Reading →
An offshoot of Saor, Fuath’s atmospheric black metal takes its influence from original 90s black metal but also the harsh and rugged landscapes of Scotland and its cultural heritage. The artist behind Fuath quotes the ritual of walking through the… Continue Reading →
There has been an unquestionable progression by this German band since their debut EP ‘Elemental Fury’ released in 2018 where their unremitting raw fury has been somewhat smoothed over to produce a far more scintillating polished debut full length. Both… Continue Reading →
You only have to tune into my show on TotalRock (Dark Tryal, 21:00 every Sunday) to realise how much I love The Artisan Era. In fact, it’s somewhat of a joke, but one that I think is very valid, almost… Continue Reading →
It was last March when Taake released the first of three projected special 10” vinyl split EP’s. This appeared via Terratur Possessions with Whoredom Rife on the B) side. Following that July saw the second edition via Edged Circle with… Continue Reading →
Over the years, black metal has developed into something of a template. That being the case, the appeal of your black metal project depends a lot on whether you’re able to follow that template while simultaneously breaking it up and… Continue Reading →
Born out of Dodecahedron, Dutch band Autarkh play “contemporary extreme metal”, reflecting the members’ backgrounds which range from metal to techno. The opening is dark, spooky and somewhere between industrial and cosmic. Unsurprisingly this leads into “Turbulence”, a darkly industrial… Continue Reading →
There is absolutely no doubting the pedigree of the duo within the ranks of this new act Zaratus which comprises Bill Zobolas (Soulskinner, Thou Art Lord) and Stefan Necroabyssius (Varathron, Katavasia) plus a whole host of other acts they’ve both… Continue Reading →
If a lot of traditional Norwegian black metal is a mass of thorny bushes growing from the rich Norwegian loam, becoming tangled up and like a single mass, Mork are the ones who stand apart: Superficially the same but get… Continue Reading →