Reviews

The funny thing about anticipation in music is how little a band can actually contribute to the anticipation to still make it strong. Within the metal scene, all a band needs to say is that […]

Ved Buens Ende (“at the rainbow’s end” in Norwegian) is/was the brain child of Carl-Michael (Eide, a.k.a. Czral & Aggressor, also of Aura Noir, Cadaver, Dødheimsgard + various projects), here together with Vicotnik (see interview […]

Finally it arrives: the debut release from Esto Perpetua Records a new black/noise/experimental label out of New Brunswick,USA. It is founded by a individual of profound insight and bizarre talents, Saqib Malik (Sifr, Corpsepyre). It […]

Black Metal is supposed to be scary. It is hostile, ominous music, gloomy and portentous. It is the sound of black fingers stretching overhead, of morbid windows opening both in the night sky and in […]

“I live my life on and on, not knowing what I am.” The fourth full length album by the dark / death / doom metal trio Valborg from Bonn starts off with primitive thoughts and […]

This CD ep is the debut release of this Greece quartet, whom after ten years activity have begotten three tracks of progressive, eclectic, synthesizer-heavy Black Metal. How much I enjoy the playful, skillfully performed and […]

Wow, Vendlus records has yet another positive surprise for me in stock. I have not heard of V:28 from Norway before, which is kind of a pity if you take into account that they just […]

Honestly, there’s a lot around “I Nifelhels Skygd” that is outspoken embarrassing. I won’t bore you with many details. As you can see above this band from Svea Rike puts a lot of energy into […]

Some months ago the newborn realms of DOL THEETA spelled its first bewitching chants: The marvellous debut MCD “Goddess” (read review here) granted a first gaze into the new musical universe of DOL AMMAD mastermind Thanasis Lightbridge. […]

More than a year ago DOL AMMAD mastermind Thanasis Lightbridge proclaimed the coming of a new galaxy in the universe of electronic art metal. And now finally the long wait is over! The mysterious “Goddess” […]