"Prenez, buvez-en tous car ceci est le sang !" Seth's first record "Les Blessures de L'Âme" is maybe one of the best black metal albums that came out in 1998 and also one of the best the French extreme metal scene had to offer. There were many bands playing symphonic black metal at the time... Continue Reading →
If you are familiar with this page you know that here at SoD, when it comes to extreme metal, I really enjoy discovering new things. One of these surprises that I recently found in my mailbox is Jordfäst's first album, "Hädanefter". The band hails from Sweden (yes!) and the review below is dedicated to this... Continue Reading →
Escumergamënt: a name still unknown to many but which I am sure will spread like wildfire pretty soon. This mysterious Swedish band basically came out of nowhere in 2020 and on the 12th of March AB released its debut album, "...ni degu fazentz escumergamënt e mesorga..." on the Italian label Avantgarde Music. Since the band's essence... Continue Reading →
As you have probably noticed by now, 2020 has been one of the strangest years we have experienced in our wretched existence. This applies to music as well, as a lot of events have occurred this year, despite the overall pandemic crisis. The live shows have been cancelled one after the other, but we had... Continue Reading →
Holdlajtorja is a band which has recently come out from the ever surprising Hungarian underground. On 17th of December they have released their debut demo, digitally, via the Bandcamp page. "Ab Oriente Ad Occidente" is a 3 track demo, with a duration of almost 10 minutes and contains 2 full tracks and one interlude. Even... Continue Reading →
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 →
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