Black Crown Initiate is a band that caught my immediate attention in …2015 give or take. I was simply working around my house with some ear buds in jamming some Pandora, on my Beyond Creation station. I was hit with some beautiful melodies and heavy verses, I instantly looked at my telephone with great curiosity […]
CD reviews 2020
Enslaved – Utgard
Having long forsaken the path of raw black metal, it has almost turned into a sport to see what the Norwegian extreme progessive metal act Enslaved conjure up whenever they announce a new album. The Norwegians are some of the few that have both managed to maintain (a bit of) and musically evolve from their […]
Skeletal Remains – The Entombment Of Chaos
Many styles have seen ups and downs over the years. Some went almost extinct when the next big thing came along, and some just faded away. Others, seemed like they slowly sank into the never-ending hole of styles that had a peak years ago, and would never recover, unless a think rope would be thrown […]
Verval – Beeldenstorm
Dancing across a melancholy horizon at the height of such strange times, Dutch black metal outfit Verval bring us a raw atmospheric experience that is certain to plunge the listener into a dark abyss with no hope of reprisal. Verval is no newcomer to the scene with their formation in 2014 and first full length […]
Warkings – Revenge
Side projects. A lot of times band members like to exploit different genres or influences and venture off to different bands. That’s how special projects are born and about two years ago we were surprised by a band named Warkings. Behind a cloak of secrecy, this band plays power metal best described as a mix […]
Primal Fear – Metal Commando
Metal Commando is the newest addition to a long historic catalogue from power metal bruisers Primal Fear. Formed in 1997 by vocalist Ralf Scheepers and bassist Mat Sinner, Primal Fear’s roots run deep into the old school thrash/power metal scene, Scheepers and Sinner were members of the Judas Priest cover band “Just Priest”. With that […]
Rising Sunset- De Mysterium Tenebris
A pleasant surprise! Ascending from the ever growing Maltese metal scene, a symphonic blackend death metal gem stands out with Rising Sunsets’ 2020 release entitled “De Mysterium Tenebris” on Wormhole Death Records. Rising Sunset is a band that has seen quite a bit of evolution over the years, originating in 2001 as a symphonic power […]
Meslamtaea – Getekend in de Schaduw van het Leven
It is without any doubt that the Netherlands, in this case even more specific the region Gelderland, has some pitch black yet fertile ground on which outstanding (Black) metal is created. Meslamtaea is no exception and already has created some excellent albums. This act might even ring any bells since it consists of two members […]
Blues Pills – Holy Moly!
Patriarchy, eat this! Friday, the 21st of august, the Blues Rock formation Blues Pills released their third studio album titled „Holy Moly!“. It was supposed to be released in June, but you know, Corona.. So the Blues Pills fans had to be patient for another two months. But let me tell you this: It was […]
Unholy Vampyric Slaughter Sect – The World Trapped in Vampyric Sway (Darker and Darker)
If you combine Black Metal and the theme vampire immediately Cradle of Filth and Abyssos pop up in my devious brain. But let me tell you: Unholy Vampyric Slaughter Sect is of an entirely different breed. Musically it is a raw, nihilistic, non-comprising, full in your face type of Black Metal. And with “The World […]