Tag Fantasy
As one who has observed the evolution of the black metal world over the past two decades, it’s no surprise to see its ambient spin-off: dungeon synth become more and more prominent, particularly with the ever increasing popularity of atmospheric… Continue Reading →
As is unlikely to have gone unnoticed by anyone who’s read more than say…two of my past reviews, my favourite band of all time is Alcest, and has been for a very long time now. One of many reasons they’ve… Continue Reading →
It’s one of the bigger cliches of metal music that its followers are obsessed with all things sword and sorcery. Therefore, it is no wonder that entire sub-genres of metal exist devoted wholly to the works of the greatest fantasy… Continue Reading →
Well, it’s been a bit of a year for it really. Whether it’s the misery of last year having a delayed effect I’m not sure, but earlier this year we had a new Bloodbound album, then just last month there… Continue Reading →
Just for the record, I like goblins. Whereas the orcs and stuff get all the bad guy praise, poor little goblins are like the weird kid everyone picks on in the school yard. So hurrah for goblinses! Ahem. Sorry. Anyway… Continue Reading →
Pittsburgh’s Legendry have already made a name for themselves in the epic metal underground, a term used a lot I know, but if you are already immersed into the works of Manilla Road and Cirith Ungol, then chances are you… Continue Reading →
Nostalgia is something that can randomly hit any of the senses, sometimes when you least expect it. Music is a given for taking you back to a particular point of time and it is often a pleasure when listening to… Continue Reading →
A true auteur and one of the great visionary directors of our time, David Cronenberg’s career has been incredibly interesting to say the least. Although his films are really varied in some ways, as we will discover here they are… Continue Reading →
To coincide with the release of the new version of his Secrets Of My Kingdom book, Ave Noctum had the chance to catch a few words with Håvard Ellefsen, aka Mortiis himself, and asked about Era 1, revisiting old… Continue Reading →
Sometime in the mid-1990s the original of this book was released almost grudgingly by Mortiis’ then record company, and in a highly limited edition. This of course meant that it has been trading for well into three figures for decades,… Continue Reading →
The sounds of Middle Earth will never be forgotten and will reverberate with the clamour of heroes around the great halls forevermore. Well they will if Protector and Silenius have their way and despite being quiet for nearly 5 long… Continue Reading →
Human Fortress launched their career with two well-aimed, iron-tipped, power metal ballistae — and the second of those, 2003’s Defenders of the Crown, could easily make my all-time top ten albums from that genre. The medieval-coated piece of genius was… Continue Reading →