Kvaen is the blackened brainchild of Jacob Björnfot. The multi-instrumentalist hails from Kalix in the north of Sweden, close to the Finnish border. Björnfot launched this solo project in 2019, and even with a pandemic in between, the latest album 'The Formless Fires' is already the Swede's third release. Having signed a deal with Metal... Continue Reading →
CRADLE OF FILTH will play a few shows in Germany
Cradle Of Filth will embark on a European tour, bringing the band also to Germany. The symphonic blackened metal outfit will play five shows in Germany and here are the dates: 24.06.2024 Hannover Musikzentrum28.06.2024 Saarbrücken Garage30.07.2024 Cham LA13.08.2024 Bochum Matrix14.08.2024 Dresden Alter Schlachthof13.11.2024 Hamburg Markthalle04.12.2024 Berlin SO36 Photo: TKO Booking Agency
DARKTHRONE’s new album and a new video out now
Norwegian blackened metal force Darkthrone release their new album "It Beckons Us All" today. In parallel a new video has been unleashed and you can enjoy "The Bird People of Nordland" HERE.
SATANIC NORTH – debut released an new video launched
Satanic North is a new project, initiated by Petri Lindroos (Ensiferum, Warmen) and Janne Parviainen (Ensiferum). Today is release date of the debut album via Reaper Entertainment and right in line comes a new video. The band states: "Satanic North has breached the gates and is out from the darkness to spread the Hatred and... Continue Reading →
Review FOLTERKAMMER ‘Weibermacht’
Rarely have genius and madness stood so close together as with this band - Folterkammer. Either you love this album or you wish you would have never heard of the band. I don't think there's much room in between. Even though Folterkammer chose a German name and album title, the band hails from NYC and... Continue Reading →
MORK’s Thomas Eriksen releases the UDÅD debut
Norwegian black metal force Mork added a bit more atmosphere and structure to their formerly raw version of extreme metal. To reflect on these times Thomas Eriksen started with Udåd a new project that takes dans of Norwegian black metal to the ‘Isebakke’ days. As Eriksen explains: “Since Mork is constantly evolving for each release... Continue Reading →
Review NECROPHOBIC ‘In the Twilight Grey’
‘In the Twilight Grey’ is Necrophobic’s tenth studio album and it took the band a bit longer than usual to finish work on this longplayer. To blame is the pandemic as the predecessor ‘Dawn of the Damned’ has been released in 2020 and moment to promote the release have been very rare. Therefor a lot... Continue Reading →
Review BORKNAGAR ‘Fall’
Winter isn't even over yet when the Norwegian season-skippers Borknagar are already announcing autumn again. Let's just leave spring and summer to one side and focus on 'Fall'. After the release of 'True North' and the associated tours, the band and especially Øystein G. Brun began working on the next album. As on the previous... Continue Reading →
Review IHSAHN ‘Ihshan’
Vegard Sverre Tveitan, better known as Ihsahn, has once again excelled himself with his newest solo album. With 'Ihsahn', the musician, composer and producer has created an album that is so much more. It starts with the fact that the album is being released in two versions. On the one hand, there is the 'Metal... Continue Reading →
Review HULDER ‘Verses in Oath’
Hulder have their sophomore album ready for a launch. After having unleashed the debut album in 2021 the outfit has a next package of atmospheric black metal songs ready, all summed up under the banner of ‘Verses in Oath’. Right in time with the ongoing winter frost, Hulder brings their hellish sounds to shine and... Continue Reading →
SATANIC NORTH announced debut album
Satanic North announce their self-titled debut album which will be released on April 19th, 2024 through Reaper Entertainment. The guys, that came with the idea for Satanic North are two well-known Finns. Petri Lindroos (Ensiferum, Warmen) and Janne Parviainen (Ensiferum) created ten pitch-black metal songs that will compete with the upcoming sunrays in spring. "We... Continue Reading →
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM will embark on a European/UK tour in early summer
American black metal powerhouse Wolves In The Throne Room will come to Europe and UK in May/June 2024. It will be the 'Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge' tour and joining the three-piece band on t0ur is Gaerea & Mortiferum. May 11: Bornstedt, DE @ Dark Troll Fest May 16: Copenhagen, DK @ A Colossal Weekend May... Continue Reading →
Review DIMMU BORGIR ‘Inspiratio Profanus’
Norwegian symphonic black metal force Dimmu Borgir recorded and released some cover version over the span of their career. Now, the band launches a new record that is entitled ‘Inspiratio Profanus’ which is an eight-song featuring release with a running of 32 minutes. Besides the rather short playing time, the album also includes songs the... Continue Reading →
Review BJØRKØ ‘Heartrot’
‘Heartrot’ is an album that is special in different ways. Amorphis guitarist Tomi Koivusaari started many years ago to collect ideas for a solo album with the aim to release it in parallel with his 40th anniversary but since work on a solo album demands time, timing needed to be adjusted. In the meantime, the... Continue Reading →
Review MASTER’S CALL ‘A Journey for the Damned’
Master’s Call isn’t what you could call a new band as the foundation date was back in 2013. So, it’s the ten years anniversary and right in time for this special moment in the band’s history, the debut album will hit the shelves. It was in 2019 when the guys launched wit ‘Morbid Black Trinity’... Continue Reading →









