Tag black metal
Black Metal is a weird one for me, especially the ‘Avant-Garde’. Often that tag can mean pretentious, lacklustre or quite frankly just a complete mess. I’ve heard ‘experimental’ types in this field many times, and often with poor results. That… Continue Reading →
It’s always more than welcome receiving a box of review discs from Polish label Godz ov War especially as we are locked down in Brexit land. Going through these and noting bands both new and old it was Wilczyca ‘the… Continue Reading →
The band name of this Greek act may be unfamiliar to you but the duo within its ranks are certainly not, comprising Jim Mutilator (ex-Rotting Christ up to 1996) and The Magus (Necromantia and also ex-Rotting Christ). Both are legendary… Continue Reading →
And with a slow, ominous drumbeat, the lapping of restless waves and choral, almost Nordic voices Nre of And Now The Owls Are Smiling introduces his latest conjuring of isolation. As soon as the riff breaks loose on ‘Rejection’ you… Continue Reading →
Even if you don’t realise it, chances are you have heard of renowned supernatural German author Gustav Meyrink due to his most praised novel The Golem which was adapted to film several times. The strangely named Meister Leonhardt is one… Continue Reading →
Talk about business as usual and I had to smile. Putting together the 1st review list of the year 2 names stuck out, both of them prolific artists who we will probably get stacks more albums from over the course… Continue Reading →
Listening to the latest label sampler from Les Acteurs De L’Ombre Productions, Les Chants De Nihil were a band who stuck out as one I had not previously encountered and their brand of Gallic blackness definitely struck as one needing… Continue Reading →
Having reviewed the previous offering from the Milwaukee juggernaut of Prezir, and giving it a respectable 8/10, I was keen to secure their new aural onslaught in the shape of ‘Depredation’ and see if they have managed to keep the… Continue Reading →
Black Metal continues to innovate and excite in the Snoring Twenties. Bands like Oranssi Pazuzu, Akhyls and Havukruunu released albums in 2020 that mixed post metal, prog, folk and evil Blackness, whilst making me have to correct my spelling every… Continue Reading →
This is Endezzma’s third album release but as is the way with Norwegian black metal bands there’s plenty of history and associations with other musicians. Ominous winds give way to explosive firepower, inevitably. What is striking is that the overall… Continue Reading →
Active since 2013, this Swedish three piece have maintained a steady stream of singles and EPs since 2018 sophomore album “Solarmegin”. Third album “Ödhin” throws us in at the deep end with some fast melodic riffs and raw on opener… Continue Reading →
Hellchrist Xul has been creating Satanic overtures since way back in 1991. During this time he has upped sticks from home in the Netherlands to Prague and collaborated with countless band members, delivering 4 previous albums and a plethora of… Continue Reading →