Review: Mists – Summoning Eternity
Engels: With musicians from bands such as Oerheks, Häxenzijrkell, Silver Knife and Wolvennest, Belgian-American MISTS have a line-up that hardly needs any
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From the underground
Reviews, interviews and stories from the darker corners of underground music.
Review: Asgrauw – Solips
English: Since 2010 Asgrauw has been carving their name into the Dutch black metal underground. With a sound rooted in the second
Review: Arckanum – Beswærilsin
English: Swedish Black Metal project Arckanum was founded in 1992 by Johan Lahger, better known as Shamaatae, and developed into one of
Review: Herzog – Mugwort
English: In 2023, Belgian Black Metal project Herzog, founded by Brussels-based musician Asgeir Amort, released its debut album Furnace through Amor Fati
Review: Det Eviga Leendet – Vehemence
English: Swedish outfit Det Eviga Leendet was formed in Uppsala in 2015 and takes its name from the novel of the same
Review: Janvs – Fatum Est
English: More than ten years after the release of Nigredo, Italian Black Metal outfit JANVS returns with new material. The band from
Review: Pan-Amerikan Native Front – Howling Piercing Darkness
English: In 1540, a bloody uprising broke out in what is now Mexico against Spanish colonial rule. The Mixtón War, in which
Review: Messier 16 – Shouts from the Cliffs of Heterodoxy
English: Operating out of Oslo, Messier 16 is a Norwegian outfit that has shown little interest in the usual boundaries of extreme
Review: Bokkerijders – Crush Kill Destroy
English: From Ghent, Belgium, come Bokkerijders, a band that takes its name from the notorious gangs said to have operated mainly in
Review: Gaunlet Ring – Raiders
English: Operating out of New York, American Black Metal project Gauntlet Ring has proven to be quite productive since its formation in