Tag Symphonic
Since I first heard Bal-Sagoth I’ve been into Symphonic Extreme Metal. Particularly the more ridiculous side of it. Big over the top Power Metal style orchestration laying about with harsh vocals and goblin-like silliness has always appealed to me. In… Continue Reading →
After seemingly battling dragons non-stop for last four years, I’m afraid the shit’s really hit the fan(tasy) in Bloodbound’s world! No sooner have they banished those pesky fire-breathing miscreants than suddenly there’s a new set of creatures to deal with… Continue Reading →
On one listen I bought this seventh album by French act Seth, as it had that much impact on me. Of the handful of bands with the Seth moniker this French version is probably the most well-known. However it has… Continue Reading →
Metal or not metal? That is not the question as Les Chants du Hasard (Songs of Chance) turn to orchestral music to create dark and violent soundscapes, while including soprano and tenor voices, the spoken word, the voices of children… Continue Reading →
A few months ago TDW released a single called “We’ll Shine Again” with Soul Secret. Its primary purpose was to raise money for the World Health Organisation, but as I listened to the hopeful “We’ll shine out of the darkest… Continue Reading →
French band In Cauda Venenum recently released the enigmatically-titled album G.O.H.E., their second full release. It captured the interest of Ave Noctum’s writer Andrew Doherty who at the invitation of the band’s label Les Acteurs de l’Ombre asked band members… Continue Reading →
This sounds to be an interesting proposition. Brazilian symphonic black metal band have been going since 2003 and are now releasing their third full album to go with a couple of early demos and a 2019 EP. From the onset… Continue Reading →
I have to admit that I went into this review a little blind, not really knowing much about Drunemeton except an awareness that they are Russian Pagan Black Metal……I googled “Drunemeton” to try to do a bit of background research… Continue Reading →
It’s time for some theatre from those black metal horror show purveyors from the Netherlands, Carach Angren. Or at least that’s what I was hoping for. Having gone through wars and shipwrecks and all manner of grotesquery from them over… Continue Reading →
It would appear we have covered all 4 prior releases from this strange and mysterious French entity, the sole project of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Asthâghul. Personally, I have given each album a cursory listen and always meant to get back… Continue Reading →
I was aware of US one man project of Sean Yoshioka, Moon And Azure Shadow before this landed but never got round to them. Here in Covid-19 isolation though, time is all I have and this beautiful A5 digipak arrived… Continue Reading →
Symphonic Black Metal band Nachtterror…no, hang on, merely using the term “Symphonic Black Metal” does not do Nachtterror justice. OK, as labels go, it’s not a million miles away and yes there are plenty of Symphonic Black Metal elements to… Continue Reading →