Review: Bangkai – Bangkai
English: The Dutch black metal underground has never been confined by rigid boundaries. Musicians rarely disappear; they simply resurface under a different
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Review: The Chösen – At the Behest of Dreadful Lords
English: Not every assault begins with an explosion. Sometimes a gate slowly creaks open, revealing something that has waited patiently in the
Review: Azerothul – Vampyric Oath
English: Sometimes the discussion surrounding a band seems to attract more attention than the music itself. That currently appears to be the
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: 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
Ethelmer – Departure
English: The EP Departure, released in 2025 by Dutch band Ethelmer, has been available online for several months. Although I make a reasonable
Interview: Walg
English: Walg is now a well-established name in the Dutch black metal landscape. The Groningen-based band will release their new full-length VI
Review: Walg – VI
English Walg is a two-man formation from Groningen (the Netherlands) that has been carving out its path at a murderous pace since
Review: Doodswens – Doodswens
English: It took no less than five years for Doodswens to return with new material. In the meantime, Fraukje has definitively hung
Review: Heathen Peace – Total Fucking War
English: Dutch extreme metal band Heathen Peace emerged in 2024 as a no-compromise side project formed by seasoned musicians from the Dutch