Tag Norway
I quite enjoyed this Norwegian band’s previous album, ‘Temple Of The Adversarial Fire’ which I reviewed for the site back in 2017. I suspect the reason behind the inconsistent release rate is down to a couple of members being in… Continue Reading →
From the Vastland is fundamentally a Norwegian black metal band whose music and lyrics are influenced by Persian history and mythology. Its members have associations with renowned bands including Horizon Ablaze, Gaahls Wyrd and 1349. From the Vastland has been… Continue Reading →
A collective of renowned musicians from the west coast of Norway have brought to life a new sonic entity, creating music on the crossroads of the band members’ individual paths. Whispering Void is the name they gave themselves. Nordic Ambient… Continue Reading →
Syv means seven according to Google. So as appears to be tradition when bands reach their seventh album Mork’s seventh is called seven. But let’s be honest it is something to celebrate. The other thing about the entity that is… Continue Reading →
I’m not going to lie, outside of Ahab, Bell Witch and a small selection of others my Funeral Doom knowledge on the genre is lacking, and that does make me a bit sad because every time I hear it I… Continue Reading →
Not to be confused with IHOP but equally something to lovingly gorge on, IMHOTEP is a highly regarded Norwegian webzine focussing on in depth articles about the important artists within the extreme metal scene. It has been inactive for a… Continue Reading →
It’s always hard to do justice in writing to something that should be listened to – I ought to know as I spend my time doing it – so I commend Kosmodome’s stiff attempt to describe their own music: “Kosmodome’s… Continue Reading →
Many purveyors of the dark art of black metal have evolved their sound over the years, incorporating keyboards and symphonics for example, and are now unrecognisable from the bands that the second wave spawned in the nineties. While this is… Continue Reading →
It may have taken a decade or so but once you gained kvlt points for being able to pronounce and spell the name Dødheimsgard, don’t tell me you didn’t feel just a little bit smug? It’s back to the drawing… Continue Reading →
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 →
Back in 2020, Slomosa released their debut album with the description of their style of music being “tundra rock”. Naturally then, we have the follow up LP entitled “Tundra Rock” and it finds the band continuing to celebrate that vast… Continue Reading →
I know people who’ve dropped off the bandwagon with Leprous since their adventurous early years. I’ve had my wobbles with them but this is a band whose music right up to their last album release “Aphelion” (2021) has always been… Continue Reading →