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Over the years, black metal has developed into something of a template. That being the case, the appeal of your black metal project depends a lot on whether you’re able to follow that template while simultaneously breaking it up and… Continue Reading →
After a run of covering a fair bit of “post-black’ metal it’s great to be jolted back to the true essence of the genre before it became adulterated by trends and Valdaudr, even if you have never heard of them,… Continue Reading →
Ah the irony of the album title as I sit in lockdown. Even more so as Werewolves are of course Australian and as such are enjoying a lot more freedom than the majority of the planet. Hairy flea-bitten bastards! Annoyingly I cannot hold… Continue Reading →
Named for the giant volcano hidden beneath the ice cap of Mýrdalsjökull glacier in their homeland Iceland, Katla is a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Einar Thorberg Gu∂mundsson and drummer Gu∂mundur Óli Pálmason previously of Solstifar fame. The duo have spent some… Continue Reading →
I went to check out the credentials of this band but unfortunately my initial general search led me to a lot of advice about post death legal documents and settling disputes. The reality of this nicely packaged album couldn’t be… Continue Reading →
Do you remember when an album release was a big deal, an event, something to look forward to, something that would have you queueing outside your local record shop waiting for it to open? Perhaps I’m showing my age, but… Continue Reading →
I was lucky, even grateful, to catch this Belgian act the Graspop Metal Meeting in 2017, even if my travelling companions didn’t seem that impressed with the band whilst watching them. Their atmospheric brilliance was staggering to watch so getting… Continue Reading →
The world is a very different place compared to even a few months ago, and we are all shackled by lockdowns, social distancing and ever-increasing death rates, but in this brave new world of very real doom and gloom,… Continue Reading →
Two years ago I reviewed ‘Potestas Magicum Diaboli’ by these devilish Dutch folk. I proclaimed it a triumph of a debut and waxed lyrical about the bands thunderous Black Metal. Now two years later “Dawn of Infinite Fire” the gruesome twosome… Continue Reading →
I can honestly say that there isn’t a weak link in the evolution of Blood Red Throne since they materialised on the death metal scene about 20 years ago. Indeed the bands last release “Union Of Flesh And Machine” was… Continue Reading →
Day 3 Saturday I already knew that the weather forecast was going to be dodgy as a storm had passed over the region during the night (I slept through it I might add) and left its raging remnants for me… Continue Reading →
Day 1 Thursday If you’re a regular reader of the site then you’ll know that this prestigious festival set within the Viking burial mounds of Borre National Park is as eclectic as it is addictive. This was the fifth… Continue Reading →