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 →
Enter the Dominion for Eternity – An Interview with Mistcavern – June 2020 AB
Right before the end of 2019 I came across this band by accident. Someone shared on a social media page the demo of this mysterious Hungarian entity called Mistcavern, who have just released "Winds of Misery", their 3 track debut demo tape. Upon the first listen I was instantly blown away by the music and... Continue Reading →
Mayhem – Daemon album review – November 2019 AB
The name Mayhem does not need any kind of introduction when it comes to black metal and extreme music. Rivers of ink and blood have run describing the true or false events which happened in or around the band since its inception more than 30 years ago. Controversy is its middle name and the band... 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 →
Djevel – Blant Svarte Graner review – Aftermath Music – May 2018 AB
On the 23rd of March, the Norwegian band Djevel has released through the old trusty Aftermath Music its 5th opus titled Blant Svarte Graner (Among Black Grains). The whole concept of the album is based upon the Black Death which silently swept through Europe between 1347 and 1351, wiping out almost half if of its... 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 →
Pagan Megalith – Ólomharangok album review – Neverheard Distro 2010
Pagan Megalith is a not a new band, but if we think that in 13 years of activity (with 6 years of hiatus) they have released only 2 albums, we might consider them a young band. But what makes this group really special are the skills and the musicianship of its members. On one hand... Continue Reading →
Recitations – The First of the Listeners Demo Review – 2016 AB
Suffocating. This is the first impression after listening to this demo, released on tape earlier this year by the Canadian Ekhidna Records. Everything on this demo is made to choke you, from the atmosphere, to the instruments and music. Not to speak of the cover, which is amazingly scarry, but does not disclose what happens... Continue Reading →
Terrorhammer – “Under the Unholy Command” review – Deathrune Records 2015 AB
"Open the gates, Lord Far too long in the shadows we've dealt" This how "Necro Speed Megalomania", the first track from "Under the Unholy Command" opens. A message as sharp as a blade wielded by the Serbian Terrorhammer. Formed initially by Warbeast Holocausto (vocals) and Pentagramator The Helltyrant (guitars) in 2010, the band released a... Continue Reading →
