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Trelldom – … By the Shadows (Prophecy Productions)

Trelldom comprises a trio of luminaries with links to many known names from the Norwegian black metal camp: Gorgoroth, Gaahls Wyrd, God Seed and more. Kristian Eivind Espedal a.k.a. Gaahl himself is a prominent member of the band, which dates… Continue Reading →

Nadsvest – Slovo meseca i krvi (Soulseller Records)

I rarely get to review metal albums from my native side of Europe. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons. Firstly, I am always ideologically suspicious. Call me a cynic, but coming from Eastern Europe doesn’t give me a… Continue Reading →

Inferno Metal Festival – Oslo, Norway 29/3/24

Musically, my Good Friday began with a trip to Rock In to catch Telemark’s Visegard for their matinee show and their traditional Norwegian Black Metal. The venue was packed and it was very sweaty in front of the stage by… Continue Reading →

Sacrenoir – Comme les Revenants Parmi les Ruines (Sepulchral Productions)

Two stalwarts of the French-Canadian black metal scene comprise Sacrenoir. Amongst many other bands, one plays with Forteresse while the other has appeared for them. “Les revenants” means “people who return” and these people returning among the ruins is, I’m… Continue Reading →

Vredensdal – Sonic Devotion to Darkness (Soulseller Records)

To this point, if you’d asked me to say what I knew about Green Bay, Wisconsin, I’d have said cheese, American football and cold weather. I now know that Vredensdal come from this city. The title of this, their fourth… Continue Reading →

Vahrzaw – In the Shallows of a Starlit Lake (Bitter Loss)

“Maximum speed. Minimum fuss”. And a lot of blackened death if I remember their previous work rightly. Vahrzaw is a band with a 30-year pedigree so has had plenty of time to fine-tune its soundscapes. The title of this album… Continue Reading →

Mantar – Pain Is Forever and This Is the End (Metal Blade)

As with many of the bands that lay themselves bare on the operating table of criticism, many are completely unknown to me before I wield my blunted, dirty, rusty medical accoutrements in a botched operation of critical prose, that is… Continue Reading →

Inferno Festival – Rockefeller and John Dee, Oslo Norway 15/4/22

After a late breakfast, a stroll around Oslo and a cheeky pint, I headed to the intimate Rock In venue to catch Norwegian black metal outfit Ulvehyrde. They appeared on the small stage stage doused in blue light, wearing robes… Continue Reading →

Gaahls Wyrd – The Humming Mountain (Season of Mist)

In the world of extreme music, there are few people as infamous or notorious as Kristian Eivind Espedal, aka Gaahl. He is perhaps best known for his time with Norwegian Black Metal outfit Gorgoroth, but he has also served time… Continue Reading →

Xeper – Ad Numen Satanae (Soulseller Records)

With a guitarist formerly of Setherial and Impiety and now bass player for Gorgoroth, Italian black metal Xeper are now releasing their fourth album. Stylistically, this is a mixed bag. On the one side, it’s got the air of a… Continue Reading →

Taake / Whoredom Rife – Pakt (Terratur Possessions)

These two bands have signed a musical ‘pakt’ and have been fellow Norsemen entwined on their separate journeys for some time. Like Hoest, V. Einride is a multi-instrumentalist who composes all his group’s material although is joined by ex Bloodthorn… Continue Reading →

Mara – RÖK (Immortal Frost)

This year has seen a deluge of decent black metal albums from both familiar and unfamiliar bands alike. So, it’s hardly surprising to see another strong contender coming late in the year with an album that screams so loud with… Continue Reading →

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