Tag Fenriz
Further enforcing the notion that the UK currently has one of the strongest black metal scenes in the world are Swansea-based trio Ghast. This band has failed to get the media attention they deserve with debut ‘May the Curse Bind’… Continue Reading →
I caught the Fenriz approved Irish band Zom recently at Live Evil Festival and was pretty much blown away by their on stage presence and sound. They conjured up a fearsome brand of occult death metal that reminded a lot… Continue Reading →
One of the most overlooked items in Darkthrone’s expansive back catalogue is undoubtedly ‘Under a Funeral Moon’. Sandwiched between the infamous ‘A Blaze in the Northern Sky’ and ‘Transylvanian Hunger’ it’s not difficult to see why this ’93 opus doesn’t… Continue Reading →
From the depths of the past arises this excellent edition of Darkthrone’s A Blaze In The Northern Sky, which still remains one of the most precious monuments of black metal history. Included is an extra DVD disc with Fenriz and… Continue Reading →
As we celebrate the news that Darkthrone are poised to release album number 15 ‘The Underground Resistance’ in February 2013 it is time to once more dip into their back catalogue which has been exhaustively reissued by label Peaceville. ‘Hate… Continue Reading →
It must be that time of year I have four reissues that I’m currently reviewing and all are albums that have to some point either been missing in my life or are boosted with tracks that have not seen the… Continue Reading →
There are some albums which I find difficult to grasp the nettle of how to review them. Case in point is Manilla Road’s 1980 debut Invasion. Basically if you’re a big fan you’ll have this already in one of its… Continue Reading →
More welcome re-issues from Peaceville here and I was stoked to receive these as had not heard them for a long time. Neptune Towers is the work of Fenriz of Darkthrone and shows him experimenting in a very different style… Continue Reading →
Nestling between ‘Ravishing Grimness and ‘Hate Them’ Darkthrone originally released their eighth studio album ‘Plaguewielder back in 2001 on Moonfog Productions. It is the latest reissue from Peaceville and comes with new artwork and a bonus disc of ‘director’s commentary… Continue Reading →
These Norwegian’s took my breath away a while back when they performed at the first Live Evil festival in London. Yes ok, it can be said that they first shot into the limelight living off a Fenriz (Darkthrone) band of… Continue Reading →
This 17 track re-mastered work is a re-release of early Darkthrone demos “Land of Frost” (1988), “A New Dimension” (1989), Thulcandra (1989) and Cromlech (1989), together with a couple of Norwegian TV live recordings and a 1999 track “God of… Continue Reading →
Album (re-release with bonus commentary cd) When I first heard the music of Isengard, the solo project of Darkthrone’s Fenriz, it was like enlightenment. I guess it was about 10 years ago. I was into Black Metal and had heard… Continue Reading →