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Bergen in Norway is both a picturesque city and the epicentre of Norwegian black metal. One band that hails from the city by one of the many fjords is Nattverd. The five-piece started 15 years ago, but it took them until 2017 to release their debut album. "Tidloes Naadesloes" is the fifth longplayer from the... Continue Reading →
Norwegian Black'n'Rollers Sarke have a new album ready to be shipped to the record stores. "Endo Feight" is the title of the eighth full-length release from Sarke, Nocturno Culto, Steinar Gundersen and Anders Hunstad. The latest effort from Sarke and his bandmates features eight songs of blackened rock and metal with a dark vibe with... Continue Reading →
Porta Nigra hail from Koblenz, Germany and are dedicated to black metal. Even though this genre defines the foundation of the band's sound, the guys' new album blends countless other styles into a fascinating mix. 'Weltende' is the dystopian title of the fourth record of the avant-garde black metallers and it is genres like death... Continue Reading →
In The Woods hail from Kristiansand, Norway and the band started back in 1991 with a focus on black metal evolving into a band that has a wide portfolio of sounds in its repertoire. Even a longer hiatus at the beginning of this millennium had not stopped In The Woods, as the band returned in... Continue Reading →
In The Woods come from Norway and release with 'Diversum' a new album on November 25th. The mixture of avant-garde, doom, rock and metal fits perfectly in the month of November. This album is dark and at the same time has an irresistible charm that streams from eight songs. With 'The Malevolent God' and 'A... Continue Reading →
Black is the new black. That's how you could describe Khold's new album 'Svartsyn'. It was at the beginning of the new millennium when Khold started releasing albums. This also happened with some regularity until 2008 ('Hnudre År Gammal'). But then it took until 2014, the year when Khold released 'Til Endes', their sixth album.... Continue Reading →
Thrash metal from Brazil, that sound always promising. Sepultura was the spearhead of a thrash metal movement in Brazil and these days the generation is in the starting blocks. One of these bands is The Damnnation, hailing from Sāo Paulo. The trio was founded in 2019 and consists of Renata Petrelli (vocals, guitar), Aline Dutchi... Continue Reading →
Sarke and Nocturno Culto are the driving forces of an outfit that started in 2008 in Oslo, Norway. After having added six longplayers to their list of achievements, Sarke worked on a next album that carries the title ‘Allsighr’. The band picks it up where they left off with ‘Gastwerso’ and it is still a... Continue Reading →
'Schöpfungswut' is the 3rd longplayer of German Black Metal outfit Porta Nigra, a band that began in 2010 in Koblenz. Four years after the sophomore release 'Kaiserschnitt' saw the light of day it's the new album marking a slight change when it comes to the sound of the band. Porta Nigra is know for avantgarde-ish... Continue Reading →
(8/10) It looks like Swedish steam hammer Gods Forsaken being on an unofficial mission. The guys want to fight the brightness of spring with morbid darkness, at least they provide a soundtrack for the ones that aren't very much in to colours and light. 'Smells of Death' is the title of this deadly release, the... Continue Reading →
(9/10) One of the underground highlights of the early 2019 is hailing from Chicago. Thrash pioneers Usurper return with a new album, a frosty one. ‘Lords of the Permafrost’ is the title of the band’s sixth full-length album and it’s the first one in 14 years. Usurper’s founding date is way back in time. It... Continue Reading →
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