Review: Hesperia – Picenum (True Marchigian Black Metal Renaissance)
English: Anyone who thought Hesperus would have exhausted the subject of his native soil after Fra li Monti Sibillini clearly underestimated just
Tag: Italy
Review: BlackStream – Psychedelic Grimoire : A Retrospective in Terror
English: Somewhere on a dusty shelf lies an unmarked videotape. The image flickers, colours bleed into one another, and through the static
Review: Duir – Catarsi
English: Italy’s landscape still bears the scars of war. Not only in monuments or abandoned trenches high in the Alps, but also
Interview: Vampyriia
Some releases do more than offer another collection of songs; they create an entire world to disappear into. With Luxuria Sanguis Plenilunium,
Review: Vampyriia – Luxuria Sanguis Plenilunium
English: Vampyriia belongs to that category of underground black metal projects that pays little attention to trends, expectations, or commercial considerations. The
Atlantic Ridge – Atlantic Ridge
English: “You’re into black and funeral doom? Then you need to hear this,” says Ward of Void Wanderer Productions, as he hands me a
Review: Noctivagum – De Arcanis et Ritibus Sulphuris
English: The Italian/German outfit Noctivagum has only existed since 2025 and recently came forward with their debut EP De Arcanis et Ritibus
Review: Witchcraft/Blackstream – House of Sacrilege
English: The split release remains a beautiful medium. Some bands deliberately avoid the concept, yet in my opinion it is an excellent
Review: Elsinore -The Vengeful Ghost / Tombstone Hex
As a record collector, I have to admit that the wonderful world of the 7” single still holds an enormous appeal for
Review: Araphel – The Enchanter
It’s happening more and more often that I’m presented with an album that is clearly influenced by the Greek Black Metal scene