Formed in 2004 in the northern part of Belarus, Raven Throne have already have a quite an extended discography. It’s a pity that I have never heard of them before because Viartańnie is a welcome acquaintance. As I’ve been told the new album builds upon the classic black metal sound of Raven Throne, combining new […]
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Preview: Wolves in The Throne Room – Luxor Live (Arnhem, NL)
Ready to devour our European Summer, American black metal pack Wolves in the Throne Room have travelled across the Atlantic to play a select amount of shows on our continent. The American black metal band is one of the most loved in the atmospheric black metal genre at this moment. The band’s most recent album […]
Summoning – With Doom We Come
Ever since the release of the debut album Lugburz (1995), the atmospheric black metal masters Summoning have reigned over Middle Earth. Few bands manage to tell long lost tales in a similar, fascinating way as these Austrians do, with a truly unique sound, consisting of majestic soundscapes blended with hazy, distorted guitars. Summoning’s previous effort, […]
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Lyric video premiere The Great Old Ones
French black metallers The Great Old Ones have released a new lyric video for the song ”When the Stars Align’ from their most recent album ‘EOD – A Tale Of Dark Legacy’. The record has been composed as a sequel to H. P. Lovecraft’s literary masterpiece “The Shadow over Innsmouth”. Read our review of the […]
The Great Old Ones – EOD: A Tale of Dark Legacy
By Laetitia Novels and metal have always gone hand in hand, especially those of dark, intruiging tales. Tolkien’s legacy inspired dozens of bands, some outstanding (like Summoning), others to a cheap elf-in-the-woods trick. It’s no surprise that the unsettling, disturbing stories of classic horror author H.P. Lovecraft also belong to the (numerous) sources of inspiration […]
Interview: Waldgeflüster
Munich’s Waldgeflüster unveiled a massive epos of atmospheric black metal this past October with the release of their fourth full-length album, “Ruinen.” Metal Exposure recently spoke with band mastermind Winterherz via Skype about his inspirations, his musical background, and the kind of work the band entails.. Read all about it here!
Winterfylleth – The Dark Hereafter
Although summer is not dying any time soon, with 30+ degrees C in the middle of September, autumn is being heralded by it’s proverbial namesake and atmospheric/black metal entourage Winterfylleth. I for one am definitely waiting for less sun, less heat and some (more!) of The Dark Hereafter.. Read all!
Willoos – Wendingen
Every once in a while, upon darkened evenings and nights, I may find myself absorbed and swept away in depressive atmospheric black metal. Dutch love ballad, anyone?.. Read all!
Wiegedood – De Doden Hebben Het Goed
Wiegedood is Dutch for sudden infant death syndrome. The prodigious first offspring of these Belgian black metallers is called De Doden Hebben Het Goed. Will this debut release survive it’s cradle or remain powerless against the omnipresent grim baby reaper?.. Read all!
Der Weg Einer Freiheit – Stellar
Over the past year, the star of the German black metal formation Der Weg Einer Freiheit has been rising. Last year, the band got signed by Season of Mist and they are about to unleash the highly anticipated follow-up of 2012’s Unstille, called Stellar. Since anticipation means expectation, yours truly found herself quite curious about […]