What more can be said about the Swedish band Ondskapt? Considered as one of the originators of the so called "Orthodox Black Metal" current back in the early 2000's, this band has released so far a bunch of memorable albums that can make any record collector very proud. The 3rd release, "Arisen From the Ashes",... Continue Reading →
Hajnalpír is a recent discovery and I am still under its spell. The band has released its first material digitally in September last year but very recently this excellent S/T album has seen a proper tape release, via the Hungarian label Blindblindblind. The tape is limited to 70 handmade pieces so if you want to... Continue Reading →
I remember how excited I was when I first heard Leviathan's "Far Beyond the Light" CD in 2002. Back in the day this record was one of those true underground gems which I appreciated a lot. Even today, after so many years, when I go back to that album, I am still amazed how good... Continue Reading →
3 years after the release of their last album - "Fullmoon Fury Ritual" - the Transylvanian/Hungarian occultists of Death Nöize have done it again. This time, with the 3rd album in their collection, "Rites, Curses and Spells". The new opus will see the unlight of day, on vinyl format limited to 250 pieces, on the... Continue Reading →
"There will always be a road of eternal struggles and famine ahead." Until recently, Tusenårseken (or Thousand Year Oak in English), was a name completely unknown to me. This is actually a very new one man band hailing from...Sweden, of course. The simple fact that all the articles posted lately on this page involve Swedish bands... Continue Reading →
Änterbila is a band (a duo, in fact) hailing from Sweden (what a surprise, right??). Earlier this year they released their first demo material simply called Demo 2020, which has been recently transferred to a physical format - tape, to be more precise - by the Swedish label Void In The Vast Empire. To start with,... Continue Reading →
SoD: Hello there! Thanks for accepting this interview! I am super excited to have you as guests in my webzine. First, I want to congratulate you for the recently released demo tape. It’s already on my “best demos I ever heard” list, I cannot get enough of it. Now let’s get in the ring! OV:... Continue Reading →
As already mentioned in the review I wrote for the band's debut EP, on the 11th of September AB the Swedish mysterious entity that is Lifvsleda will release its first full length called Det Besegrade Lifvet. According to the official press release, the album will again come out via Shadow Records (marketed by Regain Records),... Continue Reading →
What is this? Another demo tape, another old school band. And most important, another Swedish band. I have discovered Eternal Evil only recently but I already love it. I honestly do not know what's going on in Sweden, but it seems there's an ever-flowing stream of talented individuals who create the perfect type of aggressive... Continue Reading →
When it comes to funeral doom, things are pretty easy, the way I see it: you either love it or hate it, there is no in-between. This extreme musical genre has the advantage that it can only be enjoyed (strange way to put it) when you are in certain moods, that way you can fully... Continue Reading →
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