Tag In The Woods
Jord are a Swedish Atmospheric Black Metal band who started out as a one-man project back in 2020, but after two previous albums have expanded into a 3 piece, been picked up by Hammerheart and are really starting to define… Continue Reading →
Well, this was a nice surprise. I was quite fond of “In the Woods”, and to my very great surprise, Nattehimmel features not only the Botteri brothers, but also James Fogarty on vocals. Even if you’ve not heard In The… Continue Reading →
I was hooked in here by a simple claim from the PR that this was an album that would appeal to fans of Ved Buens Ende, Arcturus, Fleurety, Dødheimsgard & Virus. Well, that’s my domain for sure and even if… Continue Reading →
In The Woods ….. the Norwegian wood indeed as the band from Kristiansand embark on their sixth album over a 30 year period. Most of the members have joined in the last four years, and indeed the sound of the… Continue Reading →
Some things really are just what they are supposed to be. Regardless of outside pressures they have a direction and an attitude that is so assured in its purpose that notions of trend or just the passage of time are… Continue Reading →
This Danish duo consist of Sjaelepest (guitars) and Danny Woe (everything else). They are both in Pagan black group Above Ravens and Danny has played, past and present with such artists as Woebegone Obscured, Altar Of Oblivion and Rimfrost. This… 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 →
Numen have apparently been on the go since 1997 but it’s been twelve years since their last recording so maybe a new start then. They hail from the Basque Country and that title up there is in their native language… Continue Reading →
Funny how time gathers speed as you roll downhill into the grave. Seasons begun to whirl instead of waltz and intentions gather dust in the corner as you struggle to keep pace with the dance. Sadly Waylander were one of… Continue Reading →
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 →
My superlatives surrounding this Norwegian bands previous album “Pure”, which saw them return to the world of progressive experimentalism after a long hibernation in the forest wilderness of which they were very fond of back in the 1990s, were abound… Continue Reading →
Bloody hell you wait 17 years for a Fleurety album and 2 come along in the space of months. Fair enough ‘Inquietum’ which you can read all about elsewhere on these pages is strictly a compilation featuring 4 singles released… Continue Reading →