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Ghost Bath – Starmourner
Ghost Bath are a five-piece atmospheric black metal band from America. Among other things, they are characterised by a mixture of atmospheric melodies and a harsh black metal vocals. I absolutely loved...
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Dawn Of Ashes – Daemonolatry Gnosis
After being blown away by Dawn Of Ashes‘ 2016 album ‘Theophany’, which earned itself a Loud-Stuff review rating of 4.8 (read it here), there was a sense of unknowing in terms of being able to top that...
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Legacy Of Emptiness – Over The Past
Anyone who remembers the tongue-firmly-in-cheek Black Metal band ‘Permafrost’ may already be familiar with ‘Legacy of Emptiness’, a Norwegian 3-man Symphonic Black Metal band comprising of Permafrost...
View ArticleMork – New Studio Album –‘Eremittens Dal’
Norwegian Black Metal From The Rising Undergroud Force Coming To Peaceville This October – Featuring Guest Appearances From Dimmu Borgir And 1349 Members “Many have tried, many have failed. Mork nails...
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Fleurety Announce New Album ‘The White Death’ on Peaceville / Share New Track
Fleurety formed in Ytre Enebakk, Norway in 1991, and are known for their experimental & boundary-breaking approach to black metal. Peaceville Records are proud to welcome them to the label’s roster...
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Black Mourning Light Fest 2017 Line-Up w/ Blasphemy, Revenge, Rites of Thy...
Born out the hell storm of Edmonton, AB, black and doom metal festival Black Mourning Light presented by Crown of Viserys and GigFly.ca returns for its third instalment. They have taken the meaning of...
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Cradle of Filth – Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay
Roughly 240 full moons ago, as I was enjoying a double bill of Bile and Crowbar in a small club just within the New York City limits, I was instructed to check out a band that was described as “the...
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Samael – Hegemony
Swiss Industrial Black-Metallers SAMAEL return with their long-awaited new album and a reinvigorated line-up consisting of ex-Sybreed musicians Makro (Guitars) & Drop (Bass). Typically, Samael seem...
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Enslaved – E
After the celebration of their 25th aniversary last year, extreme/progressive metal band Enslaved have released their 14th album ‘E’. It contains 6 songs and 2 bonus tracks, the lineup includes Ivar...
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Auðn – Farvegir Fyrndar
Reykjavik, Iceland’s Audn are back with their second album ‘Farvegir Fyrndar’ and are marking their debut outing with the ‘Season of Mist’ label. It looks as though ‘SOM’ saw potential with the band’s...
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Cradle of Filth & Savage Messiah @ Bierkeler, Bristol, uk
Tonight’s queue for the Bierkeller is the longest I’ve seen in a few years, as I join the back of the line and engage in random conversations. The mood tonight seems sombre for a Saturday night,...
View ArticleDIMMU BORGIR | UNVEIL MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘INTERDIMENSIONAL SUMMIT’
The time has finally come! After more than seven years of silence, Dimmu Borgir mark their epic return and unveil the first song of their new full-length album ‘Eonian’, due to be released on May 4th...
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Battlesoul – Sunward and Starward
Canada’s Battlesoul recently released their new album ‘Sunward and Starward’ on CDN Records, which showcases their bold approach to multi-genre songwriting. The main components seem to be rooted in...
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Sojourner – The Shadowed Road
I’ve been anticipating Sojourner’s sophomore album ‘The Shadowed Road’ ever since it was announced and I’m so glad to be writing about this follow-up since listening to and reviewing their debut...
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Behemoth – Messe Noir
Throughout the decades there have been albums that come along and completely define and shape a genre. In the 80’s we had Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’, 90’s gave us Slipknots ‘Slipknot’ and the...
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Dimmu Borgir – Eonian
It’s been a seven-year wait for Dimmu Borgir’s fans to see a new album released. That moment has finally arrived in the form of tenth studio album ‘Eonian’, also marking 25 years since the band was...
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ROTTING CHRIST – UNDER OUR BLACK CULT Deluxe 5-disc, 72-page book-set...
Marking 30 years of Greece’s premier metal act, and 25 years of the iconic 1993 opus ‘Thy Mighty Contract’, ‘Under Our Black Cult’ is a deluxe 5-disc set featuring a book written by The Cult Never Dies...
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Mater Natura Excelsa Split Album feat. Sorrow Plagues / De La Nostalgie /...
Released via Avantgarde Music, ’Mater Natura Excelsa’ is a split-release album featuring no less than 4 bands from different countries, each showcasing two tracks depicting their own unique views on...
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Rotting Christ – The Heretics
Rotting Christ’s thirteenth album ‘The Heretics’ heralds an epic masterpiece of choirs (voices from the heavens maybe), heavy guitar riffs and dynamic melodies. All weaved amongst many concepts and...
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DARKTHRONE – OLD STAR / NEW STUDIO ALBUM DUE FOR RELEASE ON 31ST MAY ON...
THE NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL LEGENDS MARK THEIR RETURN WITH A SUBLIME NEW SLAB OF RELENTLESS RIFFING IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THE UNDERGROUND “more metal than ever” Fenriz The legendary Norwegian...
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