Interview: Verletzen
English: Emerging from the rugged landscapes of Wales, Verletzen is a band that combines the darkness of the genre with a strong
Tag: Black Metal
Review: Kludde – Langs Scheld- en Denderland
English: Some demos are little more than stepping stones, quickly forgotten as bands evolve and move forward. Others become historical documents, preserving
Review: Enevelde / Gjendød – Elegier fra avgrunnen
English: Some split releases feel like little more than a convenient way to unload leftover material. Others carry the unmistakable sense of
Review: Grave Pilgrim – The Pungent wine of Pride
English: Some bands strain desperately to be original. Others take familiar ingredients and shape them into something that feels immediately recognizable as
Review: Folteraar – Demo MMXXVI
English: Folteraar is back. After an absence of no less than ten years, K, the man behind an impressive number of bands
Review: Taake – Einstoeingen og Eg
English: Normally, I don’t review standalone singles for Merg & Been. I prefer to wait until a full album is released so
Review: Verletzen – Usurping The Throne Under The Crown of Blasphemy
English: Verletzen, which means “to wound” in German, is a band whose name I had seen floating around before, but one I
Review: Amputorium – Amputorium
English: A new release on Nuclear War Now! from Belgium, but by whom exactly? For now, that remains a mystery. Concrete information
Review: Nachtheem – Waan van de Leegte
English: Where the mysterious Dutch outfit Nachtheem was once accused of being little more than a copy of Vermod, the individuals behind
Old but gold: Embra – Abjection
English: With Merg & Been, we mostly write about new releases. As a dear friend of the founder of this platform, I