Tag Norway
If I asked you to think about the catchiest death metal bands in existence then it’s possible you’d come up with the likes of Dying Fetus or Deicide or Obituary to name some high profile acts but you should also… Continue Reading →
Of all the big names on the Norwegian black metal scene, Vemod are ones who might not be considered as notorious as those who put their homeland on the global metal stage over 30 years ago. The fact Vemod have… Continue Reading →
It’s a case of old favourites licking raw wounds here as Norwegian progressive metal group Madder Mortem return with their eighth album and follow up to 2018 release Marrow. Although in recent years the group have stuck together like a… Continue Reading →
Norway’s Inculter drop their third long player since their 2012 formation. “Morbid Origin” finds them in thrashing, aggressive form having lost none of their edge in the four years since their previous full length release. The band’s core of Remi… Continue Reading →
It’s been over half a decade since Dimmu Borgir have released an album and I’m not counting the release of a live recording from 25 years ago. and while I initially thought this would be a rerecording of all the… Continue Reading →
Although seemingly coming out of nowhere, apparently The Last Eon seem suitably created out of chaos and no end of trials and tribulations. It has taken six years to create this infernal debut album and has led its instigator to… Continue Reading →
The mission is straightforward: to create pure Satanic black metal with a 90s feel and dark psychedelic influences. This is the band’s third album. It’s not long before Asagraum is spewing fire and filth. The dismal riff and hard-hitting drum… Continue Reading →
This Swiss / Norwegian outfit may well be new with only this album proceeded by a couple of singles but their line-up certainly had me intrigued and wanting to hear more. Set up by guitarist B. (yes one of those… Continue Reading →
This appears to be a Norwegian/Italian duo, who released their debut album in 2020 and I am reliably informed (by my own damned research) that it was black metal. This EP however most certainly is not. This, gentle reader, is… Continue Reading →
This is the second album from Norwegian doomy atmospheric post metal / sludge band Dwaal. Known for their live performances, this album came out following Covid disruption, problems at the recording facilities, and various personal issues. But it’s out now,… Continue Reading →
The question on everyone’s lips… does the world really need another Mayhem live album? Well.. perhaps. The glut of nostalgic Mayhem live releases in recent years have almost exclusively documented recordings from 1990, the notable (yet equally nostalgic) exception being… Continue Reading →
This new extreme entity has a mission statement declaring their intent to “bring Black Metal back to its ideological and musical roots.” There is not that much info about those behind the oddly named band but apparently they helped shape… Continue Reading →