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 →
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 →
"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 →
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 →
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 →
One of the best debut demo tapes released last year comes from Sweden, of course. Umea to be exact, the birth place of Malakhim, the new band in town when it comes to black metal. Released first in October 2017 on the band's Bandcamp page, Demo I gained immediately a "cult" status in the black... Continue Reading →
When you have been active for 20 years, you have released a bunch of classic black metal albums and you have experimented with different musical approaches, what would you do, in 2018, when you're about to release your 6th full length? That's right, you go back to your roots, with an even stronger will and... Continue Reading →
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 →
This audio interview was made before the show Grá played in Bucharest as part of their "A Coin for Charon Tour 2016", which took them from Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria to Greece, where they brought Charon back home where he belongs, thus ending a chapter in the band's history. ScrollsofDarmoth sat down with Andreas Heljarmadr... Continue Reading →
The Swedish black metal outfit Grá will start their European "A Coin for Charon Tour" tomorrow in Budapest, Hungary. The band is supporting their latest album, Ending, which has been released last year. On Wednesday, September 14th, Grá will perform in Bucharest in Quantic Club. Support band will be Romania's Akral Nekrosis. Since this will... Continue Reading →
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