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
Category: Review
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
Review: Praefator – The First Call of Magick
English: Blackened Heavy Metal, that’s how the genre is described in the old, trusted metal encyclopedia of this South Limburg–bred Praefator. And
Review: Iffernet – Life at Heart
English: Hailing from the historic city of Rouen, the duo Iffernet now presents its third full-length album. Since their formation in 2018,
Review: Necromantic Worship/The Nameless Shrine – Split-7″
English: Those whose souls are blacker than dark-roasted coffee will have no trouble indulging in this pitch-black 7-inch split. Necromantic Worship has
Review: Ildfar – Der Ligger et Land
English: With a history that, according to its creator, dates back to 1994, the Norwegian Ildfar managed to remain well hidden until
Review: Varathron – Procreation Of The Unaltered Evil
English: There are several key moments and releases that shaped and defined the Black Metal scene of the early ’90s. Consider, for