Last weekend (22nd-23rd of March), the 11th edition of the infamous Inner Awakening Festival was held in the Kék Yuk Klub in Budapest. One of the reasons which made this edition so special was that after 15 years of hard work and tribulations, the festival has come to an end, but not before celebrating one... Continue Reading →
Countess Erzsebet – “Countess Erzsebet” album review – Self Released – July 2023 AB
A few days ago I discovered in my mailbox the promo material for the band Countess Erzsebet which apparently is a one woman band hailing from the States. The main character behind this project is going by the name of Rachel Bloodspell Moongoddess (she also played in Xasthur at some point) and on the 28th... 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 →
A Thousand Burning Worlds – An interview with Malakhim – March 2018 AB
From Sweden comes a new band, called Malakhim, Satan's messenger. In 2017 they released Demo I, a fantastic demo tape containing 3 songs of wicked black metal (review can be found here), so I was curious to find out more about what's behind this band. E (vocals) was kind enough to answer my questions. Enjoy!... Continue Reading →
Ultimate Revelation – An Interview with Sektarism – September 2017 AB
Several months ago, before the release of Sektarism's latest album "La Mort de L'Infidèle" I sent Eklezjas’tik BerZerK an invitation for an interview. Fortunately, he agreed to answer my questions so what you have here is final result: a very interesting discussion about his bands, his projects, Les Apôtres de L'Ignominie, religion, faith etc. A... Continue Reading →
Horde – Hellig Usvart album review – September 2017 AB
Common knowledge implies that by definition, black metal must be anti christian, blasphemic, anti life, anti humanity etc. That's why, starting from the very beginning with Venom and Bathory, even if not serious at all, the lyrical approach, the visuals and the music were Satanic enough to scare the shit out of the humble church... Continue Reading →