Humming ‘…the goats are back in town, the goats are back in tow-hown…’, I set off to an evening of blasphemous headbanin’ and dancin’ a merry jig. High time for a local concert to...
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The Ruins of Beverast – Tempelschlaf
The Ruins of Beverast, a personal monument in modern black and doom metal, would not be categorized first and foremost as catchy or easy-listening: Plodding, long and punctual yet doomy soundscaping with ravaging vocals...
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3 Minutes
Nordjevel – Gnavhol
Think you’re fast? The Devil will catch you, before you are even half-way dressed. Think you have some good riffs? The Devil shreds along you just as effortlessly. Which Devil, you wonder? Well, no...
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Saor – Origins
Saor has, since the release of “Aura” (2014), “Roots” (2013) and the all the subsequent releases, set the standard I adhere to with respect to Scottish atmospheric black metal. The band, by Andy Marshall...
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2 Minutes
Hate Eternal – Upon Desolate Sands
Any fans of Morbid Angel out there? I guess so, although I wouldn’t count myself among them. The new Hate Eternal, Upon Desolate Sands, proved me wrong in judging a book by its genre....
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4 Minutes
Sylvaine – Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone
Perhaps the season is calling for it: Dealing with a de-motivational outlook of no more open air festivals by listening to some of the best releases of 2018, all crammed into a few months....
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4 Minutes
Helrunar – Vanitas Vanitvm
Everything is in vain. Your life, your job, the things you do, the food you eat and the many poisons you drink. It serves no purpose except killing time, before time kills you. Well,...
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4 Minutes
Wolfheart – Constellation of the Black Light
After a Summer in Europe that has been hotter than Hell on most days, the heralds of the fall have finally come. Nights are longer, leaves have started falling and temperatures has appreciably dropped....
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3 Minutes
At the Gates – To Drink from The Night Itself
The Swedes come a ‘knocking At the Gates, venting forth their sixth album from the portals to purgatory. To ask if they are living up to their standards of olde seems a bit mundane,...
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Verval – Wederkeer
Science or Art, Nature or society: in the end it will all decay and burn. So bring your guitar and let’s get poetic, while we are at it. Verval (Decay) is a Dutch atmospheric...
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