Tag Watain
There are plenty of black metal acts coming to town at the moment to keep us aurally terrorized but Watain are well renowned for attacking other senses too being the most stinky band on the planet. However we could breathe… Continue Reading →
I first heard this Swedish band when they released “Contamination” in 2010 and was suitably blown away by the sheer vitriolic terror unleashed. As expected this third opus starts with a serene introduction on “Betrayal Incarnate” before the riff breathes… Continue Reading →
In the latest edition of ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Swedish’ we actually have a band from Switzerland, Stortregn. Everything about this album screams at me that it comes from the Swedish black and death metal scene of about 15… Continue Reading →
Such a charming name for a musical collective! This is Ronseal music. You get exactly what it says on the tin. Raw rage filled thrashing loveliness. The version I was sent of this cd was mistagged and I had to… Continue Reading →
They don’t rush things do they? With five years having passed since the release of Age Of Nero one could almost have forgotten about Satyricon if their stature in the pantheon of Norwegian black metal had not been so important…. Continue Reading →
Perfect triplet of unconnected words making up the title of this debut EP from Swede deathsters Ensnared but it gives you a clue what to expect; hunger suffering and the cold light of day. Having previously been active as Gravehammer… Continue Reading →
I think it is fair to say this is probably the most highly anticipated black metal release of the year especially as it is three years since the last epic album ‘Lawless Darkness’ saw the light! Watain are an enigma… Continue Reading →
Long running band but first album for seven years, France’s Seth have strangely never crossed my path. I’d have remembered. Odd name that for a black metal band I thought, bearing in mind round my neck of the woods the… Continue Reading →
Acherontas help to form a phalanx of Greek black metal bands with a progressive purpose and a grim determination to expose us all to their black arts. Moving in the wake of ground-breaking countrymen Rotting Christ and Septicflesh, Acherontas forms… Continue Reading →
I own a crusty old black metal split cd from 2004 featuring Svartsyn and Arckanum. It’s a particular favourite of mine. I can’t remember where I got it – some underground hell or from a cardboard box of goodies examined… Continue Reading →
‘Illuminatus’ is the second album from occult Polish black metal crew Crepusculum, and a most welcome introduction to the band for yours truly. Forming back in 2003, these guys released a couple of demos, as well as a couple of… Continue Reading →
This bands debut, “In Bloodline With The Snake”, from 2009 was a worthy if predictable addition to the German black metal scene with harsh frostbitten rawness creating the purist view of black metal. Some four years later and we are… Continue Reading →