Tag Norway
Khold are one of these Norwegian black metal bands who knowingly or not advanced the genre in the 00s. Continuing the tradition of utterly raw and desolate black metal, elements of persistent melody supplemented the bleakness and moved away from… Continue Reading →
Hi my name is Matt and I am an idiot. “That is evident from your ramblings on this site Matt but why so this particular time?”. Well gentle reader, when I asked for “Antithesis” the new album from White Void… Continue Reading →
As Ave Noctum’s old git in residence and self-professed Thotch-head, when amongst the normal deliveries of satanic screams and unreadable band logos a hint of Prog arrives at the editor’s dungeon abode, and that’s just Prog, not Prog-Metal, it is… Continue Reading →
Unrelenting, punishing black metal from these majestic Norwegians and it comes in the form of their latest release, ‘Drep Alle Guder’. Track one, and title track, opens with a simple command, “The Beast Must Die” and then all hell breaks… Continue Reading →
You know, despite doing my best to be the non-materialist environmentally friendly old hippy that I was apparently born to be, it is sometimes just plain and simply nice to get stuff. Having something that you can actually hold in… Continue Reading →
Ah that bittersweet feeling of the last day of a festival. Still a whole day of great music and festivities to be had, but also that knowledge that this is the last day and then it is back to “real… Continue Reading →
There’s nothing better than waking up in the middle of a festival, still buzzing from the night before and looking forward to what is still to come, and that was exactly how I felt on the third day of Inferno…. Continue Reading →
After a late breakfast, a stroll around Oslo and a cheeky pint, I headed to the intimate Rock In venue to catch Norwegian black metal outfit Ulvehyrde. They appeared on the small stage stage doused in blue light, wearing robes… Continue Reading →
Could it really be three years since the last Inferno Festival? The last instalment had been in 2019 and of course COVID had intervened for 2020 and 2021, but at last it was time for the Inferno faithful to descend… Continue Reading →
It has become traditional for Norway’s annual Inferno Festival to begin with a warm up night, and this year was no exception, with Indie Recordings once more laying on an aperitif for those making the pilgrimage to Oslo. The venue… Continue Reading →
Abbath. His press blurb calls him “The Lemmy of Black Metal”, and as much as I wanted to revolt against this idea, I have to agree. He’s had some much-publicised troubles in the last couple of years, but he appears… Continue Reading →
Sylvaine has quietly crept upon the underground music community building her reputation on solid musicianship and jaw dropping live performances. ‘Nova’ is the Norwegian vocalist and multi instrumentalist’s 4th album and it is a real gem. Built around Kathrine’s impressive vocal… Continue Reading →