Tag Soulseller Records
While it may seem as though some Norwegian black metal bands have long hiatuses between releases and tours, the reality is that the scene is a perpetually thriving beast with members playing in several bands, allowing them to explore different… Continue Reading →
How can a band be both so old as to be intensely familiar, but also on their debut album? That is the question that immediately leaps out at me from Steinras’ first, self-titled offering. Because while this might be Steinras’… Continue Reading →
I rarely get to review metal albums from my native side of Europe. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons. Firstly, I am always ideologically suspicious. Call me a cynic, but coming from Eastern Europe doesn’t give me a… Continue Reading →
I’ll start this review by saying that the label of “ritual black metal” or any band of the black metal ilk referring to their concerts as ‘rituals’ is cringe-inducing on another level. However, every now and then we are given… Continue Reading →
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 →
I first heard this Finnish lot back around 2005 when they were still called The Coven but for reasons of life and stuff unrelated it’s been a good ten years or so since I last dropped in on them. I… Continue Reading →
This Australian band contains members of The Amenta, Fuck I’m Dead, Eaten By Rats, Werewolves, The Red Shore and The Day Everything Became Nothing. With this in mind you would have thought they could have picked a better moniker than… 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 →
It must have seemed like ‘the end of the world’ and indeed for many it was “as the generals left the game and only the wounded remained” (to quote another band). The folly and lunacy of the first world war… Continue Reading →
Sarvekas’s debut opus Woven Dark Paths has been making the rounds in the black metal circles recently, to numerous accolades. That’s why, dear reader, I decided to give it a spin, and let my extremely biased opinion dissect it. But… Continue Reading →
There are few things you can rely on in life, but Norwegian black metal seems to be one of those, especially when it comes to bands who don’t stray too far from the blue print. Bergen’s Nattverd are one such band,… Continue Reading →
I’m going to have to be honest here and embarrass myself in public; I love black metal and have a genuine soft spot for the unique UK variety. I have been aware of Old Forest since…well actually probably since their… Continue Reading →