If you'd asked me 2 months ago if I ever heard of Haimad, I would have candidly asked you what that would be. It doesn't mean that I'm ignorant or that until now I've been living under a giant piece of rock, it simply means that, despite my best efforts to keep up with the... Continue Reading →
Destruction Ritual – “Providence” album review – EAL Productions – October 2015 AB
"We were the first to be given His grace"... In a scene more and more corrupted by false prophets and plastic appearances, few bands still manage to hold high the bloody banner of real darkness and hate. One of these bands is Destruction Ritual, a "new" band out there if we judge by its date... Continue Reading →
Negative Plane – The Pact European Tour – Prague concert review – April 2025 AB
"Le monde tremble quand vous jouez / The world trembles when you play" (Paganini about the young Czech violin prodigy Josef SlavÃk.) I've always wanted to see Negative Plane live, but unfortunately never had that chance. The oportunity took shape earlier this year, when we booked a holiday in Prague and found out that during... Continue Reading →
VULTUR – “Cultores de Perdas e Linna” album review – Masked Dead Records – March 2025 AB
Most likely the following review would not have happened if Matteo from Falce Press would not have sent me the EPK for the album. And it would have been my loss, cause I would have missed out on a great black metal album. Vultur comes from Italy, (the island of Sardinia, more exactly) and it... Continue Reading →
VOODUS – “Emanating Sparks” album review – Shadow Records / Regain Records – February 2025 AB
Voodus is one of those bands that managed to convince after releasing only one album, thanks to the quality of the music and the dedication of the band members. Following the release of Into the Wild in 2018, they have established themselves as the creators of an outstanding occult and melancholic black metal deeply rooted... Continue Reading →
NECROMANIAC – “Sciomancy, Malediction & Rites Abominable” album review – Invictus Productions / The Ajna Offensive – January 2025 AB
Necromaniac is a band I was not aware of until recently, when I received the EPK for their debut album "Sciomancy, Malediction & Rites Abominable". The record came out on the 13th of January on CD (vinyl format will be released later), as a joint coop between Invictus Prod and The Ajna Offensive. The band... Continue Reading →
My favorite releases of 2024 – January 2025 AB
As I draw the line, I think 2024 has been a good year for me and the music I discovered and listened to. My only problem is that I don't have enough time to listen to all the music I want and that, truth be told, there are a lot of bands out there. It's... Continue Reading →
NOIRSUAIRE – “By The Screams Of Porphyric Seraphs” – EP Review – December 2024 AB
Continuing on the same cursed path the journey that started with "Possessed By a Malignant Lust", the French band Noirsuaire has released on 15th of December another short EP, "By The Screams Of Porphyric Seraphs". In the interview I did recently with the band , N revealed that this EP contains some tracks that initially... Continue Reading →
The Black Flame Still Burns: An interview with NOIRSUAIRE – December 2024 AB
1. First of all, please tell me more about how Noirsuaire came into being and what plans you had when you started the band. Have you played in other black metal bands before deciding to form Noirsuaire? Nothing exceptional or amazing was done as a musical experience and I finally understood the casual band's life... Continue Reading →
DVVAD and Lidérc Live report – Supersonic Blue Hell & Kvlt – Budapest April 2024 AB
Last night Budapest's Kék Yuk Klub hosted a very interesting black metal event, with 3 different bands from the genre. 2 were locals, DVVAD and Lidérc, and one was a guest, currently on tour, the rather infamous war black metal machine known as Diocletian. The show was organized by the maniacs from Insane Hellride Entertainment,... Continue Reading →
