Tag Norway
My reviewing for November started with a deadly double death metal combo as the end of the month sees the coin flipped for a triple ballistic assault in black metal as this Norwegian act inflicts their own brand of aural… Continue Reading →
Boasting former members of Nordjevel, Alsvartr and Dødheimsgard, I presumed that Varde was going to be a brutal barrage of barbaric black metal. I was wrong. This is a far more measured, almost cerebral, approach to the genre. This is… Continue Reading →
My first encounter with Communic was in 2006, when they played in the slot before headliners Riverside at ProgPower Europe. To be truthful I can’t remember anything about it, and haven’t followed their progress in any detail since, but I… Continue Reading →
With their previous release “From Silence to Somewhere” (2017), Norwegian band Wobbler managed a thoughtful, retro and rustic prog album while infusing it with freshness and creativity. “Dwellers of the Deep” is their fifth album, and my hope was for… Continue Reading →
Formed from the ashes of Nuclear Genocide, Oslo speed/thrash trio Evoke have been firing off their high octane 80’s inspired metal since 2016’s two demo’s ‘Souls Of The Night’ and ‘Rehellshall’. Now, stepping up once again, their debut full length… Continue Reading →
Do you remember when an album release was a big deal, an event, something to look forward to, something that would have you queueing outside your local record shop waiting for it to open? Perhaps I’m showing my age, but… Continue Reading →
Okay, let’s address the elephant in the room. Ihsahn, of course, formed and fronted Norwegian black metal icons, Emperor. They need no further introduction. However, since 2006 Ihsahn has focussed his attention on his solo career, and although he teased… Continue Reading →
This is a completely unknown band to me, I confess, and being told that the duo that makes up Hymn were in Buckaduzz, Tombstones and more recently Sâver doesn’t help because I’ve never heard of them. Hymn are from Norway,… Continue Reading →
Tundra rock? Fuzzy, desert stoner metal from Bergen, Norway? Yep, you read that right. Slomosa have dropped their debut long player after having built themselves a nice little reputation in their homeland. The band released the singles “Horses” and “There… Continue Reading →
Seventeen years since their inception Toxik Death are releasing their second album following 2014’s Speed Metal Hell. Their music is certainly a lot quicker and aggressive than their output! Although this five-piece are from Norway their sound has quite a bit of neighbours Sweden in it. Amidst the blackened thrash… Continue Reading →
A bit of craziness is always a good ingredient in any kind of art. In fact, finding appealing art and music might be about discovering the wackiness that agrees with you. Next Life’s new album Guru Meditation features a very… Continue Reading →
Over the years, “black metal” has become an ever widening genre label, and these days much of what is given this tag is barely recognisable from the genre’s roots, not only in terms of music but also attitude. On this… Continue Reading →