Behemoth – In Absentia Dei: Album Review
Behemoth release In Absentia Dei; their lockdown streaming event which takes their musical and aesthetic presentation to brand new levels.
Doodswens – Lichtvrees: Album Review
Doodswens release their debut album Lichtvrees, and infuse black metal with a range of influences and new creative directions.
Svalbard – Glasgow Stereo: Live Review
On a cold Monday night in Glasgow, Svalbard attract a very sizeable and appreciative audience which is a testament to the respect in which this band is held in the metal community.
MØL- DIORAMA : Album Review
MØL release new album Diorama, and dazzle our senses with a sublime combination of black metal and shoegaze.
Dauþuz – Vom schwarzen Schmied: Album Review
Dauþuz return with another industrious slab of black metal mined from the depths of the German underworld.
Winterfylleth – Stereo, Glasgow: Live Review
Glasgow’s Stereo venue are ready to welcome back Winterfylleth; a band that always delivers live, with a style of black metal that is uniquely their own.
Wolves In The Throne Room – Primordial Arcana: Album Review
Wolves In The Throne Room return with a stirring offering of black metal for the soul. Primordial Arcana is a succinct and splendid record.
Necronautical – Slain In The Spirit : Album Review
Necronautical release a metal tour de force, on their fourth album, that takes the band into new and exciting musical territory.
Rorcal & Earthflesh – Witch Coven: Album Review
On their new album Witch Coven, Rorcal & Earthflesh have created a dynamic fusion of the black metal and doom metal genres together with other musical influences, It’s an intense listening experience that once again demonstrates the creative potential of metal.
Mork – Katedralen: Album Review
Mork with their fifth album Katedralen have created a ferocious and unsettling take on the black metal genre.
Deafheaven – 10 Years Gone: Album Review
Deafheaven release 10 Years Gone; a live album in lieu of not being able to tour for their ten year anniversary. It’s rather special.
Vampire – Rex: Album Review
Vampire return from the murky depths of their old town Gothenburg dwellings to deliver another wickedly blazing record, and a career highlight.
Atavist: III – Absolution: Album Review
Atavist are back having reformed in 2017 after a ten year hiatus. As one of the UK’s most devastating death/doom bands, they have returned with a new album; III: Absolution.
Vegard – Bewitched by Moonlight Rituals: Album Review
Vegard get a final repress of Bewithced By Moonlight Rituals courtesy of Lone Vigil Records (run by Chris Naughton of Winterfylleth).
Myrkur – Folkesange: Album Review
The dark folk/black metal crossover of Myrkur immerses us in traditional Scandinavian storytelling that has a resonance with our modern world.