Tag Norway
It comes as no surprise that Norse pioneers and innovators Dodheimsgard have taken eight years between this and last album ‘A Umbra Omega.’ Even without certain disasters affecting the whole world, they would still have no doubt taken their sweet… Continue Reading →
Tilintetgjort are a new Norwegian black metal band from Oslo and this here is their debut album. A few brief moments of listening online before getting the album gave the impression that it was, potentially…er…nuts. So ‘Kvikksolvdrommer’ beginning with a… Continue Reading →
Ah, time for another Mork album from mesmeric musician Thomas Eriksen. Their…sixth I believe? I make that sound as though this is just routine but the best thing about Mork, at least for me, is that it is an event…. Continue Reading →
Indulging in “dark melodic grooves … with the odd detour via psychedelic and stoneresque landscapes”, this five year old experimental black n roll band from Bergen in Norway delves into matters like the human condition and states of mind. Let’s… Continue Reading →
The points of reference here are Gaahls Wyrd and Krakow, from whom this band derives its members. Add in a couple of weighty Norwegian mates on session drums and twisted artwork duties, and you’ve got an introduction. Thrashing blackness is… Continue Reading →
May 1993. Two young upstart Norwegian black metal bands share the limelight on a split release from Candlelight Records. Both subsequently follow very different musical ideologies and career paths, but grow to be equally influential and universally revered. Jumping forward… Continue Reading →
30 years of existence, Norwegian, 7 albums including this one, and 3 active members of Khold – that’s Tulus in a nutshell. And it’s black metal of course, a fact which is even less surprising when you know that the… Continue Reading →
Loners are nothing unusual in Black Metal and its various sub-genres, on the contrary. As a multi-instrumentalist, as someone who does everything on his own, Roman V., mastermind of Bizarrekult, doesn’t stand out. But there are one-man bands and one-man… Continue Reading →
Always a pleasure to see Stig Ese and his cohorts return. It’s been four years since Introvert where I noted that the heavy metal was definitely in the ascendancy over the black metal so I was interested to see if… Continue Reading →
I think it’s fair to say that some artists are out there and “difficult” when it comes to reviewing and even listening to unless you are in a certain state of derangement. Dødsengel, the duo of Kark along with drummer… Continue Reading →
In The Woods ….. the Norwegian wood indeed as the band from Kristiansand embark on their sixth album over a 30 year period. Most of the members have joined in the last four years, and indeed the sound of the… Continue Reading →
Although Haavard may be a new name to us, its mastermind and legacy will certainly be familiar through his other ventures. You see, Håvard Jørgensen, who is the main man for Haavard, was a key member of Ulver until 2001… Continue Reading →