When it comes to music, I can honestly say that at least for me, 2022 has been quite a good year. While suffering from a slight form of nostalgia, throughout this year I focused my listening habits mainly on old school bands, like stuff I grew up with or listened a lot during my youth/teenage... Continue Reading →
Best albums and demos/EPs of 2020 – December 2020 AB
As you have probably noticed by now, 2020 has been one of the strangest years we have experienced in our wretched existence. This applies to music as well, as a lot of events have occurred this year, despite the overall pandemic crisis. The live shows have been cancelled one after the other, but we had... Continue Reading →
Ondskapt – “Grimoire Ordo Devus” – album review – December 2020 AB
What more can be said about the Swedish band Ondskapt? Considered as one of the originators of the so called "Orthodox Black Metal" current back in the early 2000's, this band has released so far a bunch of memorable albums that can make any record collector very proud. The 3rd release, "Arisen From the Ashes",... Continue Reading →
Ond Vind – “Demo” tape review – July 2020 AB
Ond Vind is a new Swedish band hailing from the port city of Malmö. On the 17th of June they released their debut "Demo" tape (limited to 50 pieces, already sold out by now) via Ropes & Bones, the same label who released Transilvania's debut full length, "The Night of Nights". If this demo had come... Continue Reading →
Voodus – Into the Wild Review – November 2018 AB
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 →
Watain – Trident Wolf Eclipse album review January 2018 AB
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 →
SVOID – Ars Kha review – October 2017 AB
6 years ago, the Hungarian entity called Svoid appeared from the mists of Null for the first time. Its sharp toothed mouth gnawed slowly on the pillars of knowledge and death, releasing from the hungry void 5 darkened hymns. Ars Kha was unleashed as an independent release hence its limited availability on the market. Those... Continue Reading →
MÖRBIT (Morbid) – “METALION: 50 years of fucking off life Vinyl review – June 2017 AB
Recorded live in 2011, just before the release party for the Year of the Goat box set, what is now known as Metalion 50 Years of Fucking Off Life has been immortalized on vinyl by the Italian label FOAD Records in May 2017. The name of the band which played these tracks is MÖRBIT and... Continue Reading →
Scáth Na Déithe Interview – February 2017 AB
Quite a long time has passed since the last feature was published in Scrolls of Darmoth. Many events took place, some of them of great importance on a political level (at least for some of my fellow Romanians) and the others which were strictly related to my personal life. Overall, these events prevented me to... Continue Reading →
A Night of Inner Devotion: Svoid live in Bucharest – 20 IX 2016 AB
Tuesday, September the 20th, Live Nation Promotions scheduled another concert in their series of events that were planned for this end of year. Svoid(Hungary) and Abysmal Grief(Italy) were to play in Quantic Pub, right after the 2 bands shared the stage together in Cluj a night before. Due to a sudden change of weather, the... Continue Reading →
