One of the most exciting things happening in metal in the last few years is the rebirth of black metal and the many incarnations it has taken – from the modernisation of it, to...
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REPORT: Črna Loka Day 2: The Noose, the Waltz and the Wheelbarrow
Words by: Didrik Photo credits: thanks to Črna Loka Waking up on day two I felt surprisingly fresh and without any tinnitus, which definitely confirmed my earlier assertions that the sound was just...
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REPORT: Črna Loka Day 1 – A Blackened Fairytale
Words by: Didrik Photo credits: thanks to Črna Loka A magical fairy land in the local woods where children come to see dwarves and smurfs and little mushroom-shaped houses; a tiny little magical place,...
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Aeternam – Heir of the Rising Sun
I think we all thought that when there’s an album on the Byzantine Empire it’ll be Turisas that releases it. Yet the Finns have all but disappeared, and instead we got one from the...
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Preview: Črna Loka Open Air Festival
Black clouds gather over the old town of Škofja Loka – not because of rain though, we don’t get that anymore – but because of the impending first edition of the Črna Loka festival,...
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5 Unknown Releases From 2022 You Should Know About
There have been many years since we started counting and 2022 sure is one of them. Luckily, most of the recent years have involved a lot of metal releases and now we’re past...
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Belphegor – The Devils
There are many people who love Satan in metal – most of us jokingly, for some it represents rebellion to the mainstream, the authority, and of course, religion. But no one has managed to...
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Kreator – Hate über alles
I have to be honest and say that I basically don’t listen to thrash metal, but I’ll be seeing Kreator in a few months and it’s about time I check out a bit more...
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Septicflesh – Modern Primitive
Septicflesh is a massively important band for me as it’s one of the ones that actually got me started on this journey into the world of extreme metal. With their blend of very evocative...
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Katharos – Of Lineages Long Forgotten
Sometimes when there’s not much exciting things going on in terms of releases I have a look through every metalhead’s favourite site – Metal Archives – and click on a few bands with alluring-sounding...
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