The Dutch extreme metal band Bleeding Gods has been making a name for itself with the deadly force of an avalanche. Even though the group is not a newcomer to the national stages and...
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Heidevolk – Vuur van Verzet
If you have any familiarity with the folk metal genre, you will know Heidevolk. The Dutch band has been active in the scene for roughly 16 years and conquered its rightful place on countless...
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Watain – Trident Wolf Eclipse
Watain have long been the topics of controversies, from the musical, through the visual, and to the ideological. Not a lot of bands out there have rose to be one of the most prominent...
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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...
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Auðn – Farvegir Fyrndar
If Iceland is known for one thing – besides beautifully bleak landscapes and its residents’ healthy hankering for fermented shark meat – it’s unique music. From Björk to Sigur Rós and from Sólstafir to...
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Gaerea – Gaerea
The self titled EP (released in 2016 by Everlasting Spew Records) of Portugese (post) black metal formation Gaerea ended upon my desk quite randomly, yet I’m happy it did. Having only been around since...
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Cloak – To Venomous Depths Review
A Cloak is many things – something to keep you warm, to keep you dry or just something to make you look like a genuine bad-ass. Arguably, Klingons being able to cloak their massive...
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Moonspell – 1755
Portuguese band Moonspell is one of the most established bands when it comes to dark metal. They are also the first band of this genre that I encountered when I started my journey into...
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Enslaved – E Review
Enslaved, a band that is perhaps the most condensed version of Norwegian metal, have made it all: black, Viking and progressive metal. Putting a style to their latest releases (Axioma Ethica Odini, RIITTIIR and...
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Vuur – In This Moment We Are Free – Cities
Vuur. It’s the Dutch word for fire. This could very well be a link to Anneke van Giersbergen’s fire red hair, but it stands for so much more. Is this new project on fire...
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