Imagine yourself on a warm and sunny day, entering an empty little gothic church in the countryside. The coldness of the place and the silence of the statues are pierced by the rays of the sun which enter through the beautiful stained glass. As you glance in awe at this beautiful sight, the dust particles... Continue Reading →
Siculicidium – A halál és az iránytű 7″ EP review – Sun and Moon Records – March 2019
Hailing from the mythical land beyond the forest, better known as Transylvania, this mysterious group which is Siculicidium strikes back, 3 years after the release of their outstanding EP Land Beyond the Forest, with another material simply called "A halál és az iránytű" (The Death and the Compass). This EP will see the light of... Continue Reading →
Voodus – Into the Wild Review – November 2018 AB
I first came across the name Voodus when I listened to the Night Queen EP released 3 years ago. To this day I still cannot say it's a favorite of mine, no matter how hard I tried. Then, in 2017, they released their 2nd EP, Serpent Seducer Saviour and something was clearly happening with(in) the... Continue Reading →
Sektarism – Fils de Dieu Review – September 2018 AB
Do you like galloping riffs and sing-a-long choruses? Maybe you fancy frenzied blast beats and groovy guitar parts? Well, in that case this review is definitely not for you, simply because Sektarism is the exact opposite of what I described above. With Fils de Dieu, their third full length album which was released more than... Continue Reading →
Album Review: Immortal – Northern Chaos Gods – Nuclear Blast – July 2018 AB
Once upon a time in Norway, there was this band called Immortal...This is how I could have started a brief history about this famed Norwegian black metal band and its influence it had over the unsuspecting black metal scene which was about to be born 27 years ago. But since everyone already knows who Immortal... Continue Reading →
Blood and Iron: Review Marduk – Viktoria – Century Media Records – June 2018 AB
Heic Noenum Pax or Here's no Peace, as Marduk once put it so well. Starting with Wormwood, they got us used to releasing albums every three years, in a feverishly chronology. So, 3 years after the surprisingly good Frontschwein, Marduk will release on the 22nd of June their 14th full length album, Viktoria (Century Media... Continue Reading →
Funeral Mist – Hekatomb album review – NoEvDia – June 2018 AB
"And all that is Holy, Holy shall be". He who listeneth to black metal should have heareth about Funeral Mist. At least once in his life time. After the MCD Devilry (1998) and 2 albums, Salvation (2003) and Maranatha (2009), the infamous Swedish black metal band is back (from the dead) with a spiteful vengeance.... Continue Reading →
Premiere: A.H.P – “Forakt, Hat og Død” EP full streaming – Avantgarde Music – May 2018 AB
After the release of their first full length album Against Human Plague in 2016, time has come for the Norwegian black metal band A.H.P. to release a new material, the 2 song EP "Forakt, Hat og Død". “Forakt Hat og Død” will be released by Avantgarde Music on June 18th, on a limited edition vinyl... Continue Reading →
March of Blood and Iron Tour: Marduk live in Budapest – May 2018 AB
The third leg of the March of Blood and Iron Tour 2018 stopped in Budapest Friday,the 4th of May. Having already seen the 3 bands present on the bill before - Infernal War, Ragnarok and Marduk - I decided to go to the venue (Supersonic Blue Hell) out of curiosity and why not, for a... Continue Reading →
Spite – Antimoshiach cd review – April 2018 AB
I made my first audio contact with Spite after I listened to the promo I got for the release of their first full length, "Antimoshiach", which came out a couple of months ago on the Irish label Invictus Productions. I am usually quite reluctant when it comes to black metal made in USA (I hate... Continue Reading →
