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Borknagar are unique, no-one sounds quite like them. Musically, vocally, songwriting, arrangement – put them all together and there’s only one band it could be – Borknagar. But their personal blend of Progressive Extreme Metal is no overnight sensation. “Fall”… Continue Reading →
With roots stemming back to the late 90’s Void have always been a bit of a curious beast. Founding member Matt Jarman has through the group’s career had not so much as one foot in the Scandi-weird scene but has… Continue Reading →
I’ve been dwelling on this album for too long. Don’t sue me, it’s a difficult one. Laying perfectly in the complex vortex separating experimentation and over-experimentation, creativity and ‘overdoing it’, Cadaver Synod is a curious lesson in both how to… Continue Reading →
Meaning “Spirits” (among other interpretations) in native Finnish Henget may well be a new name but with them comes a wealth of experience. Primarily the project of Saturnian Mist vocalist King Aleijster de Satan ‘Beyond North Star’ is essentially a… Continue Reading →
Many of the festival goers were bleary eyed on Saturday morning either due to the fire alarm causing an evacuation of the hotel at 3am, or still being out partying at that time! I grabbed a coffee and then headed… Continue Reading →
It comes as no surprise that Norse pioneers and innovators Dodheimsgard have taken eight years between this and last album ‘A Umbra Omega.’ Even without certain disasters affecting the whole world, they would still have no doubt taken their sweet… Continue Reading →
This is one of those tricky ones to review as this French trio do not give much away and what they do compared to what is described strikes me as incorrect. Here they follow up debut EP imaginatively entitled I… Continue Reading →
Don’t you just hate it when you start to get into a band who have a fairly long career path and they promptly split up. That is exactly what happened to me with Finns …And Oceans when I got caught… Continue Reading →
You wouldn’t want anyone throwing a Pestilent Hex at you, would you? Imagine what you could end up with, all manner of nastiness. Covid would be a prime example perhaps. It could even be booby-trapped within the music itself. We… Continue Reading →
What the Dar de duh happened? It’s been 9 years since these Romanians released their debut album, one could have almost forgotten about them and I have had to relearn how to spell their name all over again. Joking and… Continue Reading →
There is absolutely no doubting the pedigree of the duo within the ranks of this new act Zaratus which comprises Bill Zobolas (Soulskinner, Thou Art Lord) and Stefan Necroabyssius (Varathron, Katavasia) plus a whole host of other acts they’ve both… Continue Reading →
Cosmic black metal proclaims the PR, and they sure ain’t wrong. We get four long passages, a little under forty minutes, of a deep journey into dark space under the piloting of Lennart Janssen. First track ‘Zinloos’ begins with unsettling,… Continue Reading →