I have to admit that I've never been too familiar with Australia's black/death metal scene, somehow it didn't attract me as much as the European one. I only knew some bands like Horde (sic), Destroyer 666, Sadistik Exekution, Anatomy or Drowning the Light but for some reason I did not dig deeper into the Aussie... Continue Reading →
BRAN – “Odcházení” album review – Signal Rex – October 2022 AB
Bran is a small village near Brasov, Romania. Bran is also a medieval castle that many (Bram Stoker included) have mistaken for Dracula's castle. But BRAN is also the name of a new black metal band which hails from the Czech Republic. And on the 31st of October AB they will release their first debut... 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 →
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 →
Sun of the Sleepless – To the Elements album review – August 2017 AB
"Hunter of silence Awakened... Wary thine eye In the dark". Who would have thought that in 2017 Ulf Theodor Schwadorf will bring Sun of the Sleepless back from the dark slumber in which it fell in 2004 and will return with their first full length in 18 years of bizarre existence? I was more than... Continue Reading →
