I t was the 5th of December, and all the boys and girls in the Netherlands opened presents they got from Sinterklaas, but in Amsterdam there was a spooky vibe going around. It was...
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Bewitcher – Spell Shock
It’s safe to say that heavy music as a genre, has accumulated an abundance of different styles and sounds, since the late sixties. While some monickers, now considered legendary, trailblazers, and even given the...
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Live: Saor ‘Origins’ release Glasgow
Writer: Tal Some bands are worth traveling from the Netherlands to Glasgow for. Saor is one of them. The release party of their 5th album, called ‘’Origins,” took place in Slay, Glasgow on Friday,...
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Lord Belial – Rapture
I have fond memories when it comes to Lord Belial. When listening a feeling of nostalgia enthralls me. A feeling which brings me back to the heydays of black metal when both brutal and...
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Negură Bunget – Zău
It came as a bit of a surprise to find out that Romania’s pagan black metal band Negură Bunget (translating to dark, misty forest), would release a new album. The group, widely known to...
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Thyrfing – Vanagandr
One of the most prominent bands in viking metal and most unique bands in the Swedish extreme metal scene has left us waiting for eight years before releasing Vanagandr. More than 20 years after...
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Fluisteraars – Gegrepen door de Geest der Zielsontluiking
'Gegrepen door de Geest der Zielsontluiking' is not the album you would expect after 'Bloem', but certainly one you would expect from Fluisteraars....
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Night Crowned – Hädanfärd
With 'Hädanfärd', Night Crowned have delivered another strong album on which they've found the perfect blend between melody, aggression, technical prowess and with a nod to the Scandinavian metal heritage. ...
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Dödsrit – Mortail Coil
Originally starting out as a one man band, Dödsrit released its self titled debut in 2017, and only a short while after, Spirit Crusher in 2018. Multi instrumentalist Christoffer Öster was thereafter joined by...
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Enslaved – Utgard
Having long forsaken the path of raw black metal, it has almost turned into a sport to see what the Norwegian extreme progessive metal act Enslaved conjure up whenever they announce a new album....
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