3 years after the release of the excellent “Winds of Misery” demo tape that we have covered here, the Hungarian quartet Mistcavern is back with the long-awaited EP entitled “Into Twilight”. The new material will be released on Good Friday, April the 15th by Iron Bonehead Productions, as a celebration of all things dark and... Continue Reading →
Syning – “Syning” album review – Terratur Possessions – December 2021 AB
The release I am about to review below came out earlier this year on Terratur Possessions, but only now it felt like the right time to talk about it properly. Syning is a Norwegian trio, whose members also play(ed) in other well known black metal bands, like Whoredome Rife, Keep of Kalessin, Manii/Manes or Knokkelklang,... Continue Reading →
Skarntyde – “Flukt fra Menneskeligheten” album review – Human Noise Records – December 2021 AB
It has become quite a norm these days, for fans or bands, both old and new, to be nostalgic and look back to the once glorious past. That may be the case with the metal "fashion" as well as with the music, where the term old school (heavy metal, thrash, death, black etc.) has become... Continue Reading →
Boarhammer – “I: Cutting Wood for Magickal Purposes” Demo tape – December 2021 AB
"To burn the veil, to learn to see" Almost a week ago I got in my inbox a strange email, which started something like "We are Boarhammer, a 2 piece black metal band". The more I read through the email, the more intrigued I became, so I quickly went to Boarhammer's Bandcamp page to check... Continue Reading →
KRVNA – “Sempinfernus” album review – Seance Records – November 2021 AB
"Come forth, from the grave!" Just only two months after the release of the powerful demo tape "Long and Forgotten Relic", KRVNA is back again with an impressive record. 26th of November is the release date of the band's debut album, "Sempinfernus", via the Australian label Seance Records. This one man project of Krvna Vatra... Continue Reading →
Tyrannic – “Mortuus Decadence” – Seance Records / Iron Bonehead Productions – November 2021 AB
19th of November AB is the day when Tyrannic's sophomore album, "Mortuus Decadence", sees the light of day. Released as a joint cooperation between Australia's Seance Records (CD version) and Germany's Iron Bonehead Productions (LP version), this album somehow walks on the same path as the band's previous materials, the debut LP "Ethereal Sepulchre" (2018)... Continue Reading →
Lidérc – “Promo” review – September 2021 AB
Lidérc is a band which dwells in the dark corners of the Hungarian underground. It's been hiding there until recently, when it has reared its ugly head from the shadows, with the release of their S/T debut material. Towards the end of August, the same promo came out as a self released tape, limited to... Continue Reading →
Dodskold – “Ödesriket” album review – Pesttanz Klangschmiede – June 2021 AB.
Dodskold is a Swedish band that I recently came across and immediately fell in love with. On the 28th of May they have released their debut album, "Ödesriket". The record came out via Pesttanz Klangschmiede on a limited vinyl version of 150 copies which you can still purchase from the label, as well as on... Continue Reading →
Vorkuta – “Wandering Alone in the Forest of Transcendence” – Metal ör Die Rec – May 2021 AB
Vorkuta is one of the oldest Hungarian BM acts, whose activity spans over more than 2 decades. In spite of its long time activity, the band has been more keen to release split EPs rather than to record full lengths, therefore "Into the Chasms of Lunacy" (2007) has been so far the only album in... Continue Reading →
Jordfäst – Hädanefter album review – Nordvis Prod – May 2021 AB
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 →
