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Swedes Flagellant rose from the depths of deepest, darkest Umeå in 2007, quickly releasing a demo, then taking 3 years to put together their debut full length release ‘Monuments’ in 2010. There really isn’t a massive amount of information on… Continue Reading →
If you took one look at this album and had to guess, I reckon most of us would go for ‘old school black metal’ as the contents. An Ildjarn friendly racket? This however is actually, according to the PR, dark… Continue Reading →
If ever there was an extreme metal “super-group”, this would be it. Nader Sadek produced the frankly stunning “In the Flesh” a couple of years ago, and this is the live presentation of that album. For those of you not… Continue Reading →
`Godless’ is the second, filth-covered, nasty, crusty old-school, death metal album from these surprisingly fresh faced and modern looking Danes. This eight-track opus has `old’ written all over it. The production is so authentic you can almost hear the dust… Continue Reading →
Zushakon are an old school black metal band from Singapore. Recent progress has seen the release of a self-titled album and a change of line-up, which saw the introduction of Lord Kathir who is known for his work with Rudra… Continue Reading →
A three-man outfit with members split between New Zealand and Scotland, Barshasketh plough a narrow furrow of stripped-down, melancholic black metal that’s a mix of Mayhemic rumblings and bleak, burning melodies. Harsh yet oddly clean, the production has a paradoxically… Continue Reading →
Zushakon are a two man black metal band from Singapore. Influenced themselves by the likes of Mayhem, Darkthrone and Bathory, they describe the music scene in their country as “safe and sterile”. I’d say that’s the country, not the music…. Continue Reading →
That Teloch is a busy man with so many projects on the go. It’s not enough being in Mayhem alone for him but creativity sees him in the excellent Nunfuckritual, The Konsortium, Ov Hell, Umoral as well as helming Nidingr…. Continue Reading →
Shadows in the Crypt belong to the family of USBM bands. The States have played a major role in the development of the orthodox and depressive sound in the worldwide Black Metal scene, and to tell the truth, it never… Continue Reading →
Mexican black metal? Yeah I thought so, I was a little stumped thinking of examples too? It is not the place that one would first think of as being synonymous with the genre. Of course there are bands fromSouth Americawho… Continue Reading →
Indeed it is “a story that’s been told countless times before.” The origins of black metal as a musical art form are always going to stir interest from those both within and outside the scene. One wonders if centuries down… Continue Reading →
Napalm Death have this year off so it’s the turn of the other Brummie brutalists Benediction to open the main stage today. It does seem as though one or the other is guaranteed to play the festival each year, not… Continue Reading →