Tag black metal
Although black metal musicians are not exactly known for cracking jokes, French band Déluge were apparently partly joking when they decided to tag their music and themselves as “untrve black metal”. In doing so, however, they have, probably unintentionally, nicely… Continue Reading →
Black Metal should be fertile ground for experimentation and oddity. In a lot of ways it kind of is, but then on the other hand it’s so ‘kvlt’ and ‘trve’ that fans hate on absolutely everything else that isn’t Mayhem…. Continue Reading →
If you were wondering what the exact term is for the dread you’re experiencing, the dread of an uncertain future, the dread caused by being constantly reminded of sickness and death – Ba’al from Sheffield can help you with that…. Continue Reading →
Infera Bruo emerged with a splash a decade ago with their self-titled demo and have been churning out the sort of music that, if all was fair, might have garnered the band a steadying rise in attention. Once again they… Continue Reading →
Another impressive debut full-length album here by 2 shadowy entities lurking in pretty Basel Switzerland. No doubt Cheib (all instruments) and Schiach (vocals, lyrics) have discovered the ugly parts of their domain and committed their malcontent to musical form. Following… Continue Reading →
Six misanthropic numbers depicting “a spiritual journey through the destruction of the western civilization and the rise of Antichrist and his eternal kingdom” are what to expect here. I was well acquainted with this Swedish black metal, having first encountered… Continue Reading →
The first thing I learnt about this, the fourth album by German black metallers Streams of Blood, was that all the hard copies of the CD had been stolen. I can relate entirely to the frustration of that after a… Continue Reading →
Belgian black metal band Antzaat step forward with their first album following an EP release in 2017. Around since 2015, their style is described as Scandinavian with hints of Sargeist and Behexen. I thought we’d started off at a wedding,… Continue Reading →
Kevel may, or may not be, named after the large cleat fitted to a ship used for securing ropes. That may not be the most ‘metal’ of band names, or maybe it is, but nobody should question their ability to… Continue Reading →
If I was a Bond villain looking to hold the world to ransom by destabilising the Black Metal community (unlikely but stay with me here), my nefarious plot would involve removing the letter “v” from all keyboards being manufactured. Imagine the consternation… Continue Reading →
Forming in 2013 one has to wonder how on earth it has taken this three-piece German / Greek entity a whole seven years to release their debut EP. Maybe perfectionism has hindered it all, maybe they have been busy exalting… Continue Reading →
When Swedish black metal act Mörk Gryning folded back in 2005 I was massively disappointed, and I mean that. I felt betrayed that a band I had followed since their debut had decided to give up despite releasing four exceptional… Continue Reading →