Words by: Wouter (W), Omer (O), Ingrid (I), Tal (T) and Roel (R) Pictures by: Omer, Wouter, Ingrid Here we wo again! To one of our personal favorite festivals of Germany, the illustrious...
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Riff and Tear Until it is Done – Doom(Video Game) as a Vehicle for Metal Culture
Pantera released their seventh studio album, Far Beyond Driven, in 1993. Norwegian black metal continued its notorious rise in the metal subculture. Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer were breaking through to the mainstream. Finally,...
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Live: Saor ‘Origins’ release Glasgow
Writer: Tal Some bands are worth traveling from the Netherlands to Glasgow for. Saor is one of them. The release party of their 5th album, called ‘’Origins,” took place in Slay, Glasgow on Friday,...
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Live report: Inferno Festival 2022
Inferno Festival 2022 Rockefeller/John Dee, Oslo Norway 14-16th of April 2022 Report by: Wouter, Ingrid and Tal Pictures by: Ingrid and Wouter It took three years, many lockdowns – both in a physical...
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Editor’s pick 2021: Wouter
Wouter’s top 10(ish) of 2021 metal releases 2021 – the year that will go down as one of many a hope fast rising… and just as fast being quelled before coming to sustained fruition....
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Editor’s pick 2021: Ingrid
I shamefully confess that I haven’t really kept track of many new releases this year. For someone running a metal website, and uploading all the reviews over here, this is extra shameful. Even though...
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Negură Bunget – Zău
It came as a bit of a surprise to find out that Romania’s pagan black metal band Negură Bunget (translating to dark, misty forest), would release a new album. The group, widely known to...
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Editor’s pick 2021: Erik
What can I say about 2021? I will not let my personal and political views meddle with the good things experienced this year. One of the few things I get positive vibes from is...
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Carcass – Torn Arteries
The path of a veteran band is hard, when putting out newer material. The crowds expect something they may not always get and the opinions would vary from one end to the next, usually....
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Editor’s pick 2021: Laetitia
Even more than ‘the’ pandemic year, 2021 has been a real challenge. After months in lockdown, it looked like the live music scene would slowly but surely re-open, just to have it shut down...
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