Tag Folter Records
One of many things that has kept me into black metal for such a long time is the variety the genre has to offer. You’ve got the typical/default sounds of the bands who shaped the genre from Norway and beyond,… Continue Reading →
Sermons Of The Black Flame’ sees the rising Black Metal titans Halphas return with an absolute behemoth of a release, and one which sees them staying true to their roots and evolving with a maturity whilst still maintaining a ferocity… Continue Reading →
This is the Third album from a black thrash band from Brazil/Germany, a truly international affair. The demonic artwork on the album cover is simple but effective, you know what you are going to hear without reading any description from… Continue Reading →
Have you ever been on a bar crawl in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz? Well you may have seen bearded Bavarian Blacksters V.V. and Sturmwulf propping up a table if you have. They have probably been thrown out of a few… Continue Reading →
Unhallowed be thy name… especially as far as practitioners of black metal are concerned. This lot are relatively new, apparently forming in 2021 and with that in mind no surprise that this is their debut release. As for the players… Continue Reading →
It’s only been just over a year since this black horde dropped second album Divinity’s Fall so it’s still nice and rotting in the memory. That doesn’t stop a highly enjoyable refresher course of it for purposes of compare and… Continue Reading →
I remembered these Texan renegades from last album ‘Road Agents Of The Blast Furnace’ from 2019. They are kind of difficult to forget when their posse includes a self-described Mad Arab along with partner in stagecoach robbery Zawicizuz. With past… Continue Reading →
They started off as a chaser to a main pint of bands such as Caronte, Forgotten Tomb and Death SS but over a few albums Whiskey Ritual have become a drinking session in their own right. What they have thrown… Continue Reading →
So Malphas is the name of a demon, I guessed it had some sort of relevance as there are a fair few bands sporting said moniker. None of them are from Sweden but one of them is Swiss and if… Continue Reading →
I have very few acts from Cyprus in my collection whether physical or digital as this five-piece unleash their sophomore album. The band’s simple moniker belies the complexity of the seven (plus an intro) tracks they have crafted. This Cypriot… Continue Reading →
The ever-reliable Royal Mail failed in their quest to deliver a couple of promo CDs from Folter Records in a timely fashion. Hell, in the time it took these 2 CDs to arrive (11 days to be precise) I posted… Continue Reading →
It’s a fine balance with Black metal between orthodoxy and occultism turning into Satanic schtick and what can only be described as clown-shoes when so called serious intentions turn into pantomime. I wouldn’t say German band Schrat who take their… Continue Reading →