Hey kids! Do you like Rock ‘n Roll? Black Metal? What about dungeons, hell, and half naked women? Yeah, me too! Welcome to the latest Midnight album! First couple of times I’ve spun “Hellish...
It has already been three years since Gost released “Rites of Love and Reverence” (review you can read here). An intriguing album where Synth-Wave and Black Metal met. James Lollar, a.k.a. Ba’al-berith, works in...
If you have read last year’s review of “Verloren Vertellingen” you have read my enthusiasm of the bands presented on this album. Duindwaler was one of these bands, and in that review I mentioned:...
Well, it took a very, very long time to get Vemod’s second full length unleashed. Twelve bloody years in fact. I was under the impression that “The Deepening” never would have seen the light...
Bolt Thrower used to say that in a world of compromise, some don’t. They may not exist anymore, but that sentence bears truth to it these days as it did back then. The world...
20th October 2023 Willemeen (Arnhem) It is good to see that the Willemeen and Mark Knobbe keep collaborating. This year’s Satanic Supremacy, already the third edition, is (again) being held in the bowels of...
13 & 14 October, Doornroosje, Nijmegen Review by: Erik (and Ingrid) Pictures by: Ingrid Doornroosje’s yearly Soulcrusher festival is getting more and more popular every year, and deservedly so. With a bland of known...
Consisting of Obscura (guitars, vocals) and A. Morthaemer (drums) Asagraum managed to get appraisal from critics and fans within the genre. Aided by fellow female musicians on stage they managed to quite a following...
The Netherlands has a rich history, where each region has its own folklore and history. This proves to be fertile ground for inspiration. A lot of Dutch underground Black Metal acts have used...
Around 2005 Salacious Gods dropped the curtain, “Piene” was released and then came silence. While “Askengris” (1999) and “Sunnevot” (2002) were laced with keyboards, “Piene” had a more direct and harsher approach. Now, with...