Tag Norway
Whilst it is true that with all the bobbins associated with Covid-19, whilst some individual days may well drag, for me, who has been fortunate enough to be working full time and getting drowned in overtime, the last two years… Continue Reading →
A new force in the Norse BM scene but not one without pedigree considering it is made up of Cernunnus (Manii/Manes), Levninger (Knokkelklang) and V. Einride (Whoredom Rife). This three-track album was originally released on limited cassette with just 100… Continue Reading →
Wardruna are something of an enigma. Over recent years, they have grown from a very niche act into an international name regularly selling out large venues with their interpretation of Norse folk (a label which does not really do their… Continue Reading →
It was last March when Taake released the first of three projected special 10” vinyl split EP’s. This appeared via Terratur Possessions with Whoredom Rife on the B) side. Following that July saw the second edition via Edged Circle with… Continue Reading →
Epic traditional folk songs and mystical auras were what we experienced on “Ansur : Urkraft” (2017), Byrdi’s outstanding last album. Describing it simply as “Scandinavian nature music” is in fact an epic understatement. “Avantgarde Norse folk music”, which is the… Continue Reading →
Dependant on the level of your black metal knowledge, Inflabitan may or may not be a name you are accustomed with. Inflabitan has been pulsating within the black landscape for many years now and has been gaining notoriety as a… Continue Reading →
After a run of covering a fair bit of “post-black’ metal it’s great to be jolted back to the true essence of the genre before it became adulterated by trends and Valdaudr, even if you have never heard of them,… Continue Reading →
Vestindien is the name of Bergen’s last known brothel, the band who took their name from this pleasure palace/oppressive sex slavery den, started as a hardcore band in 2009 and quickly disappeared. Dormant they lay in Norway until recently resurfacing with a new sound… Continue Reading →
Misotheist’s self-titled debut, released in 2018, made it on my best-album-of-the-year list, and after two years I’m still happy that I included it – which isn’t true for every LP on that list. I still listen to the album every… Continue Reading →
Tromsø three piece Dreamslain have been active for the best part of 10 years and in that time they have released an EP and a handful of tracks have been earmarked as singles, but it is now in 2021 where… Continue Reading →
This is Endezzma’s third album release but as is the way with Norwegian black metal bands there’s plenty of history and associations with other musicians. Ominous winds give way to explosive firepower, inevitably. What is striking is that the overall… Continue Reading →
This is an intriguing proposition from Norway, a new act featuring some old friends taking things in an unexpected direction. Vocally we have ex Tristania singer Vibeke Stene who is naturally associated with symphonic metal. With her we are joined… Continue Reading →