Soulburn was formed in 1996 in the Netherlands, their latest release is titled “Noa’s D’ark”. It is evident after only a minute into the opening track “The Morgue of Hope” what this album was going to bring. That is dark, grindy distorted guitars and raspy grungy vocals sounding as if they were spawned from the […]
Black Metal
Necrophobic – Dawn Of The Damned
When a band goes through the test of time, sometimes it changes. Most would say that it’d be for the worse (the good old “Only their demo was real!” argument), some would say for the better. Some would just not say anything and listen each time something new from a band pops up, without having […]
Helleruin – Promo 2020
Do you know Orewoet, Gestalte and or Locus Amoenus? Do you know what they have in common? Carchost, that’s what they have in common. Sole member and multi-instrumentalist Carchost started Helleruin, a primitive black metal act spawning demo’s and (split) EP’s since 2015. And with “Promo 2020”, very original name by the way, Helleruin is […]
Horna – Kuoleman Kirjo
Together with Sargeist, Azaghal, Barathrum and a few more Horna is one of the most well-known and (in)famous underground Black Metal acts from Finland. Already active more than 25 years they have gained quite an extended discography with some great occult and satanic releases. Their last full length “Hengen Tulet” was a bit of a […]
Kult Ofenzivy – Tak jsem Ji přizval k sobě
About a year ago I reviewed Triumph, Genus “Po vrhu vždy je prázdno kolébek” album which scored quite high with its 7,5 points. Although clouded in mystery the main act of the members of this band hailing from Czcehis is Kult Ofenzivy. Already active since 2007 and heaving already released four full length albums and […]
Akantha – Gnothi Seauton
The from Greece hailing Akantha is a relative newcomer in the Greece Black Metal scene. I mean based on releases since Akantha started in 2002. Their first release “Apocalyptic Psalms” has been released in 2018. And now it is my honour to make a review of “Gnothi Seauton” which is already full length number three. […]
Vaal – Visioen van het verborgen Land
I have mentioned before that the Dutch label New Era Productions delivers some good quality obscure Black Metal records. And this review is no exception. And although Vaal‘s “Visioen van het verborgen Land (visions of the hidden Land)” is already released approx.. a year ago I just couldn’t resist reviewing this album. Vaal is the […]
MÖRK GRYNING – Hinsides Vrede
It took fifteen bloody years for Mörk Gryning to conjure another album. After their self-titled album in 2005 this underground band called it quits. And then in 2019 they managed to surprise me with a superb performance at Eindhoven Metal Meeting. And with the news that they were constructing a new black fuelled album I […]
Auðn – Vökudraumsins fangi
If you are into atmospheric Black Metal you surely have heard from Auðn by now. With two great albums in their pockets, “Auðn” (2014) and “Farvegir Fyrndar” (2017), and some great live performances (I managed to witness two) they have become a force to be reckoned with, and now their latest offspring “Vökudraumsins fangi/Prisoner of […]
Verval – Beeldenstorm
Dancing across a melancholy horizon at the height of such strange times, Dutch black metal outfit Verval bring us a raw atmospheric experience that is certain to plunge the listener into a dark abyss with no hope of reprisal. Verval is no newcomer to the scene with their formation in 2014 and first full length […]