"Deadly Black Doom" is the 3rd Head of the Demon album and closes a circle which has started 8 years ago, with the S/T album. For those who have not yet listened to this latest release (it came out on the 30th of April via Invictus Productions/The Ajna Offensive), I urge you not to be... Continue Reading →
Enter the Dominion for Eternity – An Interview with Mistcavern – June 2020 AB
Right before the end of 2019 I came across this band by accident. Someone shared on a social media page the demo of this mysterious Hungarian entity called Mistcavern, who have just released "Winds of Misery", their 3 track debut demo tape. Upon the first listen I was instantly blown away by the music and... Continue Reading →
Necrophobic Exclusive Live Stream Report – 21st of March 2020 AB
The review you are about to read below is the most unusual I have ever written so far. It is not for an actual concert I attended in person, but for a performance I witnessed from home, in the sweet confinement of my apartment. The occasion was Necrophobic's live streamed performance from the Harry B... Continue Reading →
Domjord – “Sporer” album review – March 2020 AB
I have always admired the artists (especially those coming from the extreme metal spectrum) who were able to have a larger picture and look at things, musically speaking, a bit outside the box. It's a well known fact that metal, and especially black metal, can be a very close environment, where those who had a... Continue Reading →
Evenfall Winter Tour 2020 – Grift / Wolcensmen – Budapest, March 2nd AB
As the name of this review already mentions it, the Evenfall Winter European Tour stopped in Budapest on March the 2nd. The 2 two bands touring together were Wolcensmen (UK) and Grift (Sweden), both artists presenting a solo acoustic performance. No opening acts, only 2 guys and their guitars. I have to admit that I... Continue Reading →
Beyond the Great Vast Forest – An interview with Transilvania – February 2020 AB
"Welcome to my house! Enter freely and of your own will." This is how Dracula welcomed his guest, Jonathan Harker, in his Transylvanian castle. I also bid you welcome to my zine. And as my guests, I invite you to read the below interview I did recently with Possessor from the Austrian black metal band... Continue Reading →
Faustian Pact – “Outojen Tornien Varjoissa”album review – February 2020 AB
Well, well, well, what do we have here? Let's see...Finland, mid '90s, melodic black metal, bombastic keyboards, female vocals, corpsepaint. Still following me? Good, because if you don't, you will miss a very good and interesting album, which will be released tomorrow, on Valenti....hmph hmph, on the 14th of February, via the Finnish label Werewolf... Continue Reading →
Black Beast – Nocturnal Bloodlust album review – February 2020 AB
After 13 years of lying in wait, the Finnish band Black Beast has finally released its long awaited first full length album, "Nocturnal Bloodlust". The record came out on the 8th of November 2019 via Primitive Reaction Records and is the band's first release after the split CD with their country mates Bloodhammer in 2003,... Continue Reading →
ScĂ¡th Na DĂ©ithe – “The Dirge of Endless Mourning” album review – February 2020 AB
3 years after the release of their debut album "Pledge Nothing but Flesh", the Irish duo ScĂ¡th Na DĂ©ithe came back on the 30th of January with the sophomore album, "The Dirge of Endless Mourning", via the German label Vendetta Records. Several things have changed in the past 3 years, and the most important thing... Continue Reading →
Ghoul Temple – Catacomb Ritual – Fekete Terror Prod. – January 2020
It seems that the Hungarian extreme metal underground is never resting and, when you least expect it, brilliant releases surface from its depths. If last time I wrote about Mistcavern's excellent "Winds of Misery" debut demo, now I will present you another surprising band, Ghoul Temple, which has released its first material on the 24th... Continue Reading →
