Formed amidst the strife of the second wave of black metal in the 90s, Blut Aus Nord’s debut Ultima Thulee took the black metal world by storm in 1995. If there’s one thing to say about […]
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Review: Enslaved – E
E is not the first time the Norwegian group has taken a good look at their sound before rebuilding it brick-by-brick, but it is one of the more noteworthy times.
Slowly Building Weapons: The Return
Talking to hypnotising blackened hardcore group Slowly Building Weapons about their long-awaited return
Review: Primitive Man – Caustic
Listening to Caustic start-to-finish is much like being dropped into a tomb lined with the bones of previous victims, as your captures go on to torture you in increasingly new and painful ways. Except, this is metal, so it’s enjoyable.
Introducing: Farw
You might be forgiven for thinking Farw’s origin among the rolling valleys of Wales might be an indicator of a strain of serene atmospheric black metal, but that’s certainly not the case. Taking their namesake […]
Anagnorisis: Black Metal Liberation
American black metallers Anagnorisis discuss latest album Peripeteia and how black metal means freedom.
Review: Tchornobog – Tchornobog
It’s a testament to the absurdity of metal that an album called Tchornobog is one of Bandcamp’s best-selling albums from the genre in recent weeks.