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Review: Bastalak – Blood of Zagros

The Kurdish struggle for independence is one that has been fought for generations. Scattered across artificial borders drawn by foreign powers, the

Once again, there’s one of those obscure bands dragging us along on a trip toward the Mediterranean region, somewhere in the early

Teufelnacht stands with one foot in the ashes of punk and the other deep in the shadows of Black Metal. Their music

2025 was a good year for (Black) Metal. Several Dutch bands really stepped up their game and released some future classic albums

M.I.A. Reviews! The past year was once again filled to the brim with new releases. Almost on a daily basis, new albums,

When I decided back in February to start a magazine alongside Merg & Been, I never imagined we would grow this quickly.

I have started writing for Merg en Been around September this year. While being mainly busy with my own bands and projects

Founded in 2021, Olde Bard recently released their third EP, and the Massachusetts trio continues to steadily make their mark in the

The band Teufelnacht from North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) was completely unknown to me prior to this EP, but since their formation in 2019

Meänmaa, which translates to Our Land, is a region stretching across the border between Finland and Sweden, also known as the Torne