Review: Tannenbart – Vrijbuiters, bunzingjagers en stropersvolk
English: Under the banner of “rural metal”, the men of Tannenbart — meaning “fir beard” — have been brightening up the Gelderland
Tag: Black Metal
Review: Hail Conjurer – Abyss & Ekstasis
English: Finland. The country where Black Metal still seems to thrive as if the nineties never entirely disappeared. Hail Conjurer has been
Review: Vināyakas – Cleansed by the Ancient Fire
English: As if a fire has been lit somewhere underground and nobody intends to put it out. Cleansed by the Ancient Fire
Review: Bloedmaan / Crypts of Dusk – Curse of the Emerald Knight
English: A split works best when the two bands have something in common while still retaining enough of their own identity. That
Review: Novae Militiae – Apocryphon of the Unborn Light
English: Novae Militiae has been around for quite some time by now. The French band was formed in 2009 and has never
Review: Messe De Minuit – The Neophyte EP
English: The name Messe De Minuit might immediately ring a bell with devotees of Hellenic black metal. In 2019, Greek band Disharmony
Review: Demented Yearning – Bloodsoaked Glory of the Horde
English: None of the dirt has been polished out of the sound here. As soon as Bloodsoaked Glory of the Horde erupts,
Review: Stilte – Zingende Ellende
English: Sander Zuidweg is the man behind Stilte, and Zingende Ellende is the second full-length album from this Dutch project. Zuidweg handles
Review: Perfide / Wurgilnõ – Split LP
English: Some releases feel as if they come from a specific place or time. This split by Dutch bands Perfide and Wurgilnõ
Review: Archgoat – Nightbringer, Lightbringer
English: After 37 years, Archgoat can without much discussion be counted among Finnish Black Metal nobility. Ritual Butcherer and Lord Angelslayer started