If the alchemical process of turning metal into gold could be applied in music, then Svoid would be the perfect example for this occult experiment. After releasing 2 full lengths and 2 EPs while deeply rooted in black metal in particular and extreme metal in general, the hungry wolves from Svoid decided some months ago... Continue Reading →
SVOID – Ars Kha review – October 2017 AB
6 years ago, the Hungarian entity called Svoid appeared from the mists of Null for the first time. Its sharp toothed mouth gnawed slowly on the pillars of knowledge and death, releasing from the hungry void 5 darkened hymns. Ars Kha was unleashed as an independent release hence its limited availability on the market. Those... Continue Reading →
Horde – Hellig Usvart album review – September 2017 AB
Common knowledge implies that by definition, black metal must be anti christian, blasphemic, anti life, anti humanity etc. That's why, starting from the very beginning with Venom and Bathory, even if not serious at all, the lyrical approach, the visuals and the music were Satanic enough to scare the shit out of the humble church... Continue Reading →
Sun of the Sleepless – To the Elements album review – August 2017 AB
"Hunter of silence Awakened... Wary thine eye In the dark". Who would have thought that in 2017 Ulf Theodor Schwadorf will bring Sun of the Sleepless back from the dark slumber in which it fell in 2004 and will return with their first full length in 18 years of bizarre existence? I was more than... Continue Reading →
Osculum Infame – “Axis of Blood” review June 2017 AB
France has always been a serious provider of good quality extreme metal bands and during the years more and more bands formed to spread the gospel of the lord. Osculum Infame makes no exception, since this band is one of the veterans of the French black metal scene, its roots going back to 1993, the... Continue Reading →
el Camino – Cursed Congregation album review – Night Tripper Records June 2017 AB
When I heard that this year el Camino will release their third full length after a four years absence I was very hyped because I really love this Swedish group and their cursed doom they’re playing. I liked a lot The Satanik Magick debut LP ( Hail the Horns is a real anthem), Smaland was... Continue Reading →
Sektarism – La Mort de L’Infidèle album review June 2017 AB
Many years ago, a Swedish band issued a bold statement that their music was the "audial essence of pure evil". This might have been correct 25 years ago, but now, in 2017, this statement is no longer true. One of the few bands which this sentence can apply to 100% is Sektarism and their sick... Continue Reading →
MÖRBIT (Morbid) – “METALION: 50 years of fucking off life Vinyl review – June 2017 AB
Recorded live in 2011, just before the release party for the Year of the Goat box set, what is now known as Metalion 50 Years of Fucking Off Life has been immortalized on vinyl by the Italian label FOAD Records in May 2017. The name of the band which played these tracks is MÖRBIT and... Continue Reading →
Cobra Fest day 1: Alice Null, Breathelast si Daniel Payne – 02.06.17 AB
Aseara in Fabrica s-a intamplat ceva ce nu as fi crezut ca ma va face sa traiesc una din cele mai misto seri din ultimul timp. A fost vorba mai exact prima seara din Cobra Fest, organizat de baietii de la The Guest. Partea super misto a acestui fest e ca show-urile au loc in... Continue Reading →
Jesus Died in Bucharest – Alice Null and Spiritual Front concert review – Bucharest 20.05.17 AB
Last Saturday, Club Control in Bucharest hosted a very interesting Spiritual Front show. The Italian trio played 2 dates in this part of Europe, one on Friday in Sofia, Bulgaria and the other the next day in Bucharest. For the Romanian date, the promoter ( Final Step Productions ) selected the young band Alice Null... Continue Reading →
