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 →
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 →
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 →
Faustian Pact – “Outojen Tornien Varjoissa”album review – February 2020 AB
Well, well, well, what do we have here? Let's see...Finland, mid '90s, melodic black metal, bombastic keyboards, female vocals, corpsepaint. Still following me? Good, because if you don't, you will miss a very good and interesting album, which will be released tomorrow, on Valenti....hmph hmph, on the 14th of February, via the Finnish label Werewolf... Continue Reading →
Blast From the Past I: Mork Gryning and Vinterland
Over the years, many good bands have released fantastic albums everybody appreciated and many good bands have released albums that, even though were very good, became underrated and succumbed into oblivion. Everybody knows that in the middle of the 90's, black metal was sweeping across Scandinavia in particular and Europe in general like a black... Continue Reading →
