Tag Blackened Death
How many bands do you need to create a ‘scene’? Well if the answer is ‘more than one ‘ then there is indeed a Bangladeshi blackened death metal scene and kudos to the labels for getting these two debut EPs… Continue Reading →
There’s something about duos in extreme metal that guarantees sheer, heavy brilliance. Whether it’s the pioneering, black metal tones of Darkthrone or the beautifully harrowing grind of Anaal Nathrakh, you can never go wrong with a decent duo. Naturally, Frenchmen… Continue Reading →
I’m throwing these two in together as both Spanish bands have intertwined members and a lot of common ground between them. Both albums have been recently released by Winter Demons and offshoot of the Darkwoods label who embrace all things… Continue Reading →
For some reason I had an air of anticipation about this album that bordered on nervousness completely down to the band being from France as more often than not bands from there rarely have a rule book for their compositions… Continue Reading →
This band was on my radar in 2010 solely due to the band members who comprise notably of Samoth, Nils Fjellström and Cosmo who you can look up if unfamiliar. The two previous albums struck a chord with me instantly… Continue Reading →
Formed near the French Alps in the region near Lyon back in 1996 and still with their original line up 20 years on, French Death Metal four-piece Hysteria are set to release their third full length album “Flesh, Humiliation and… Continue Reading →
Chaps, you almost lost me. To explain why Illusions Dead – a four piece from Finland, producing extreme blackened-death metal almost had me turned off completely, I have to tell you a story. Some *ahem* twenty-five years ago, my tape… Continue Reading →
“Advent of the Human God” is Neconomicon’s fourth album in over fifteen years of existence. What is immediately noticeable is the slickness with which this album is produced. That’s a positive point and it’s no compromise as these Canadians have… Continue Reading →
Stop. Vredehammer time. I was going to try and resist it, but sometimes a mental impulse is too damned strong to resist. Now, I don’t know about you, but I had no idea what a “Vrede” was, but thanks to… Continue Reading →
After causing a splash with a 20-minute EP earlier this year, Australian musical extremists Ur Draugr have quickly followed up with a full-length release. Safe to say anyone who enjoyed having their brain cells put through that blackened death metal… Continue Reading →
Originally released earlier in the year on cassette, comes five tracks of “total death”, courtesy of Sunderland’s Vacivus, a band whose members’ previous acts have included Wodensthrone and Plague Rider. Now given a CD release from Hellthrasher Productions, ‘Rite of… Continue Reading →
We are still recovering from the serious black riff-mongery of VI which features members connected to the Aosoth horde and now another collective entwined to their family tree are here to conjure up more potent magic, making it a real… Continue Reading →