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Bolt the door, snuff out the lanterns, keep out of sight; the Vikings are coming! Rampaging through your village, with fire, sword and a brand new slab of crushing metal is King of Asgard, a bunch of Swedish Hell-raising heathens…. Continue Reading →
Cold, crisp melodic black metal here from this Bergen-based troupe, the crystalline-clear chilliness seeming to embody the windswept coastal city from which they hail. ‘Solace’ is the embodiment of a band with firm ideas of how they wish to sound… Continue Reading →
It’s taken quite some time for this debut album to arrive from this Hellenic black metal horde. Apparently when they started out in 2004 and released a demo it was well received although was more of a death, thrash hybrid…. Continue Reading →
Active since 1998, this Dutch entity now finds itself in rather a unique position. Not only does it boast two members of the much missed God Dethroned amongst its ranks but one of whom is Mr Dethroned himself, Henri ‘the… Continue Reading →
`Remnants of Forgotten Horrors’ is a remarkably apt name for this, the debut album of Swedish band Astrophobos (named after an H.P. Lovecraft poem). This album absolutely and totally harks back to a time when this youthful band were probably … Continue Reading →
German occultist, esoteric black, death crew Khaos Aeon are a new mob to me. The trio behind the band apparently released an album two years ago called Exitus which had a cover of Frozen by Dissection on it. Having listened… Continue Reading →
Ah, good old Hecate Enthroned – veritable stalwarts of the UK Black Metal scene that have been around in one form or another for about twenty years whilst showing considerable resolve in the process. They’ve weathered the storms of trends… Continue Reading →
If there is one band guaranteed to get me excited about a review, it’s For Ruin. You see, gentle reader, way back in 2004, they were one of the first (if not the) first review that I did for the… Continue Reading →
‘Violent and hateful black metal’ is the name of the game for this horde based out of Hollywood of all places! Yep it’s certainly not the first place that you would associate with this style of music unless of course… Continue Reading →
Perfect triplet of unconnected words making up the title of this debut EP from Swede deathsters Ensnared but it gives you a clue what to expect; hunger suffering and the cold light of day. Having previously been active as Gravehammer… Continue Reading →
I think it is fair to say this is probably the most highly anticipated black metal release of the year especially as it is three years since the last epic album ‘Lawless Darkness’ saw the light! Watain are an enigma… Continue Reading →
And so we plunge boldly into the deepest reaches of space here courtesy of two one-man projects who very clearly have at least one eye set on the stars. ‘Sol’ is a conceptual 3 song split featuring one long track… Continue Reading →