Tag: black metal

It seems like Finland has two major genres of metal: melodic death metal and everything else (symphonic, Gothic, metalcore, pop-rock, black metal) as the...

The famous Swiss psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung, once said, ”knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other...

During this coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen quite a few bands broadcast live streams from a wide variety of locations. We’ve seen empty barns, rehearsal...

One of the most beautiful things about progressive metal is simply how many forms it can take, from a sound that verges on rock...

GAEREA is a black metal five-piece band from Portugal founded in 2016. The upcoming full length, ”Limbo,” is going to be published on 24...

In preparation for their latest release, "Franckensteina Strataemontanus," we've had a great chat with the band's vocalist and guitarist, Seregor, who's given us a...

MORA PROKAZA is a duo from Minsk, Belarus, whose latest full length, ”By Chance,” released via Season of Mist, clearly proves how wide and...

FORGOTTEN TOMB is an Italian doom/black metal band established in 1999 as Herr Morbid’s solo project, shortly after developing into a four-piece line up...

The uniqueness of the Dutch symphonic black metal band CARACH ANGREN cannot be overstated and after almost a month's delay due to the current...

The word ”bythos,” according to the Greek mythology, refers to the personification of the depths of the sea. Likewise, this band seems to have...

BEHEMOTH has published on 29 May 2020 a four-track EP called ”A Forest” via New Aeon Musick, which consists of two versions of the...

Black metal, in all of its extremity, has always been about pushing boundaries, making the listener uncomfortable, and spreading any form of unease. So,...

Formed in 1995 during the second wave of black metal, ...AND OCEANS emerged from the scene with an exceptional and unique symphonic approach to...

(O) is a Danish black metal lineup that promises on their debut album, SkamHan, "Seven explosive and oppressive tracks presented in a frenzied mania...

”Metal alchemy” is a term that has been used to describe ORANSSI PAZUZU, probably ad nauseam, but it's hard to come up with any...

NOBODY is a one-man band from Vantaa, Finland, whose first EP, “Gospel of the Goat,” was released in January, 2019, via Inverse Records. The instant...

MOONSORROW performing at The Circus in Helsinki, February 2020, with LOITS warming up the stage. Loits Moonsorrow Photos by Marco ManziMusicalypse, 2020OV: 5795

November has been a month packed with lots and lots of shows, one of the highlights of the month definitely was the fact that...

The music of ALCEST was a mystery to me, I discovered the band through my Facebook news feed, as people kept posting about the...

TORCHIA has been a rising star in the Finnish metal death metal scene, and currently are working on their second full-length album, with an...