Review: Selenite Scrolls – Channeling the Egregore
English: I recently had an interesting discussion with a colleague from Zware Metalen, who also happens to have Flemish blood running through
Review: Heathen Peace – Total Fucking War
English: Dutch extreme metal band Heathen Peace emerged in 2024 as a no-compromise side project formed by seasoned musicians from the Dutch
Review: Nergal – Magie Ceremoniele / De Vermis Mysteriis + Bonus
English: In 1990, in the industrial haze and salt-soaked harbor atmosphere of Piraeus, Grigoris Expulsion Angel and Panos Horrendus Infernal Grave decided
Review: Necrobeast – Iron Baphomet
English: Last year, through Brutal Insanity Records and thanks to Roy, we got our hands on a demo from a Chilean band.
Review: Asenheim – Elbenblut
English: When J.R.R. Tolkien began working on The Lord of the Rings in 1937, he could never have imagined that his work
Review: Galibot – Catabase
English: When we started Merg en Been Magazine in 2025, one of the very first bands we reviewed was the Northern French
Review: Wrang – Verwording
English: With their third album, Wrang once again prove that uncompromising aggression and genuine conviction can still go hand in hand. In
Review: Dark Divination / Wampyric Rites – Finnish Ecuador Alliance
English: An alliance between Finland and Ecuador, now that promises something interesting. With roughly 10,000 kilometers separating the two countries, this may
Review: Bras D’Honneur – Hate Speech
English: The Bras D’Honneur, or the “arm of honor,” is something we all know. Most of us have probably used the gesture
Review: Oldowan Gash – 1000 dreams of war
English: From sunny L.A., we are presented here with the anything-but-sunny Oldowan Gash. As for the name, we are dealing with an