Last time I saw Tribulation was 9 years ago, when their European tour with Vampire and Grave Pleasures stopped in Vienna on the 21st of January 2016. Man, that's a fucking long time and some many things happened since then...Last year they announced their first ever headlining European tour in support of the latest album... Continue Reading →
HOLT – “Métely” Demo review – Obscure Disharmony Records – February 2025 AB
Holt is a Hungarian mysterious entity, part of the Bone Chapel Collective circle, together with fellow country mates OS, Tomb Portal and Zurkulet. The debut demo of this anonymous congregation was released about a year ago in digital format and on pro tape (limited to 150 copies) later in October 2024, via the German label... Continue Reading →
Abysmal Grief / SVOID / Devil Seed Live report – Dürer Kert, Budapest – April 2024 AB
Back in 2016 (seems like in another life, really) I finally got to see SVOID live. At the time, they had just released their sophomore studio album S.V.O.I.D. and were doing a mini tour in Romania supporting the Italian masters of horror Abysmal Grief. 8 years later, on the 2nd of April, Svoid were celebrating... Continue Reading →
Whalesong / PÃ…GÃ… / Lukas Häger Live in Budapest (A38 Ship) – 11.03.2024 AB
On the 11th of March I attended on the A38 Ship in Budapest one of the most interesting live events ever organized by Goetia Productions and Planetnoir Industries. Lukas Häger (Reveal!, End All Parties ) opened the evening with his solo performance which left me in total owe. This man is a pure guitar wizard,... 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 →
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 →
Cave Altar – “Impermanence” Demo – July 2021 AB
Writing about a doom/death metal release in the middle of summer is not an easy task. When the scorching heat is melting the air around you and when the music you need to review is as slow and depressive as an army of snails, then you're simply doomed. But with the help of a cold... Continue Reading →
The Funeral Orchestra – “Negative Evocation Rites” album review – July 2020 AB
When it comes to funeral doom, things are pretty easy, the way I see it: you either love it or hate it, there is no in-between. This extreme musical genre has the advantage that it can only be enjoyed (strange way to put it) when you are in certain moods, that way you can fully... Continue Reading →
Head of the Demon – Deadly Black Doom album review – July 2020 AB
"Deadly Black Doom" is the 3rd Head of the Demon album and closes a circle which has started 8 years ago, with the S/T album. For those who have not yet listened to this latest release (it came out on the 30th of April via Invictus Productions/The Ajna Offensive), I urge you not to be... Continue Reading →
Scáth Na Déithe – “The Dirge of Endless Mourning” album review – February 2020 AB
3 years after the release of their debut album "Pledge Nothing but Flesh", the Irish duo Scáth Na Déithe came back on the 30th of January with the sophomore album, "The Dirge of Endless Mourning", via the German label Vendetta Records. Several things have changed in the past 3 years, and the most important thing... Continue Reading →
