Tag Dimmu Borgir
Birthed in 2012, Miseria Visage is a solo symphonic black metal project based in Leeds. ‘Vanish into Dark’ is an impressive feat for one person when taking into consideration the grandiose of the avant-garde sound of the album teamed with… Continue Reading →
Firstly being advocate of the English language it annoys the hell out of me when I see words like saviour, colour etc spelt without the ‘u’; crikey it really annoys me in fact. Be that as it may I will… Continue Reading →
The band’s name gives a clue. “Lure of Ephemeral Beauty” is indeed eclectic in style. It is also strange. After a brief film track introduction, the album proceeds with a deliberately raw 90s style black metal riff, accompanied by high-pitched… Continue Reading →
French acts have a tendency to test the boundaries of extreme metal on a regular basis as this band from Paris go for a more traditional symphonic black metal approach with the odd twist here and there. Three albums in… Continue Reading →
“God Seed” is a track off Gorgoroth’s 2006 “Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloria” album. God Seed the band derive in part from Gorgoroth, comprising Gaahl and King ov Hell and other band members having associations with Trelldom, Grimfist and Dimmu Borgir…. Continue Reading →
I was thinking about who had got the most reviews on the site since it started a year ago. It should have no doubt been megalomaniac Devin who told me some time ago he was out from making music finito…. Continue Reading →
Over the years, the Gods atop mighty Mount Olympus have bestowed some fantastic metal upon those willing to listen. Considered the birthplace of Western civilization and the root of modern democracy, ripe with mythos and legends that are still omnipresent… Continue Reading →
Sunday morning. Hungover and suffering from that nearing-the-end-of-the-festival fatigue, one is in dire need of a pick-me-up. Something loud and heavy to get the blood pumping as it were. Off to a galloping start then, are female-fronted Canucks, Kobra And… Continue Reading →
We have been keeping our eye on this rising UK outfit and were very pleased to discover that they had been signed to Indie Records recently. The group come from a number of versatile outfits including amongst them The Rotted,… Continue Reading →
One look at Khonsu’s Facebook page tells you a lot about what the band is likely to sound like, though nothing prepares you for the immense blockbuster compositions imagined and constructed by S Gronbech whose band this basically is, but… Continue Reading →
It’s good to know that this group from Texas are back with their 4th album. Their 2001 work “Psychotic Sculpture” brightens up my life each time I listen to it. After listening to it, I always find myself wondering why… Continue Reading →
Back in 2007 I managed to hear this band through their debut, “Infamy and The Breed”, and was staggered at what this young lot, at the time, had to offer. Some two years after and “The Cancer Empire” was let… Continue Reading →