Your No. 1 Source For Extreme And Atmospheric Music And Film.

Tag Forteresse

Cantique Lépreux – Le Bannissment (Eisenwald)

Not acquainted with this particular facet of the Metal Noir Quebecois scene, but with a member of Forteresse and another live member in their ranks, and a label like Eisenwald behind them and a theme of being driven from society… Continue Reading →

Délétère – Songes D’une Nuit Souillee (Sepulchral Productions)

Canada is one of the biggest nations of the world and with that comes the vast diversity of many ethnic groups such as the native tribes who predated its colonisation, but also the French Canadian contingent which is almost a… Continue Reading →

Sacrenoir – Comme les Revenants Parmi les Ruines (Sepulchral Productions)

Two stalwarts of the French-Canadian black metal scene comprise Sacrenoir. Amongst many other bands, one plays with Forteresse while the other has appeared for them. “Les revenants” means “people who return” and these people returning among the ruins is, I’m… Continue Reading →

Oriflamme – L’Egide Ardente (Sepulchral Productions)

Seems to have been a while since I had some Quebecois Metal Noire to review and I really do have a soft spot for it so enter Oriflamme with their debut full length. I looked up their name and apparently… Continue Reading →

Mystras – Castles Conquered and Reclaimed (I, Voidhanger)

Ah let’s go back to dark medieval times when the common serfs were oppressed by the ruling elite and plague spread throughout the land. Errrr yes, well at least some things have changed. Seriously though, here we have “Medieval Black… Continue Reading →

Sombre Héritage – Alpha Ursae Minoris (Sepulchral Productions)

I confess to being a massive fan of icy cold Québecois black metal, having first discovered it in the 00s through a band called Frozen Shadows, and worked my way through others including Forteresse and Cantique Lépreux. Now we have… Continue Reading →

Serment – Chant, O Flamme De La Liberte (Sepulchral Productions)

Even before looking at the titles and the record label, one look at that cover and I suspect anyone familiar with the Quebec scene would have it tagged as emanating from there. This is a first solo project by Moribund… Continue Reading →

And Now The Owls Are Smiling – The Comforting Grip Of Misery (Clobber Records)

I first came across the curiously named And Now The Owls Are Smiling, the project of Norfolk based Nre, while delving down the rabbit hole of UKBM and finding his first album Despair and was rather taken by his atmospheric… Continue Reading →

Monarque – Jusqu’á la Mort (Sepulchral Productions)

I am not the black metal scholar that some of my colleagues definitely are, and this is my first encounter with Canadians Monarque and the proudly independent black metal scene of Quebec. But like every new convert to anything, what… Continue Reading →

Ossuaire – Premiers Chants (Sepulchral Productions)

Ever since I’ve been into Extreme Metal I’ve known about and enjoyed Black Metal, in fact one of the first Extreme Metal albums I ever purchased was Transilvanian Hunger. I’d even go as far as to say that the genre… Continue Reading →

Saor – Forgotten Paths (Avantgarde)

You know I can’t remember the last time I was at a black or folk metal gig in the UK and I didn’t see at least one Saor patch or t-shirt being sported. Says a lot for the support these… Continue Reading →

Cantique Lépreux – Paysages Polaires (Eisenwald)

Cantique Lépreux’s members have a fine pedigree including the mighty Forteresse, but even with this knowledge, their debut album ‘Cendres Célestes’ surpassed all expectations and is an absolute masterpiece which remains on my regular playlist. With this in mind I… Continue Reading →

« Older posts

© 2024 Ave Noctum — Powered by WordPress

Theme by Anders NorenUp ↑