Well, this is an interesting release and maybe not in a good way. With a quick translation, their name in English is Fullmoon Procession and is composed of two members, who seem bent on maintaining their anonymity, hailing from Switzerland, not much else can be said. I may be a little out of step with […]
Raw Black Metal generally has the curb appeal of an abandoned house, infested with roaches in a dilapidated neighborhood. It just simply isn’t very inviting and, of course, that is entirely by design. Those willing to explore the genre are often met with low-fi production, repetitive compositions or very primitive instrumentation due to many bands […]
The Dutch Black Metal scene seems to be a bit overlooked – or isn’t it established enough to carry itself? I have been stumbling upon great bands, the last 25 years or so, though many of those bands have been short-lived or haven’t kept standards or have been evolving crazily away from their roots, which […]
B. Kråbøl is a busy man. Besides rocking out in ENEVELDE, he is handling MISOTHEIST as well, and on top of that, he’s active in the KRÅBØL family band as well. The first MISOTHEIST album was released in 2018 and the first sounds of ENEVELDE in 2020. There have been three MISOTHEIST albums, four releases, […]
Dortmund, Germany based LIFETAKER have returned with their fourth release “Herbsthunde”, an EP that marks a considerable shift from their previous work. This release is a stark departure from the raw Grindcore of their earlier output, instead embracing a vicious and infectious take on Death Grind. It’s a bold move, and the sound is a […]
FER DE LANCE is an Epic / Heavy Doom Metal band from Chicago, Illinois and “Fires On The Mountainside” is their second full-length album. The album cover is an erupting volcano. From the start you get the feeling that they were trying a different approach from their culture with the release. The album starts with […]
Here we have an impressive work of modern Black Metal from a pretty inspired German band called SUMERIAN TOMBS. “Age Of Eternal Night” is a monumental double album with twelve tracks for more than an hour of music. To be honest, the second CD is a bit disconnected from the main opera, because it consists […]
2025 sees the release of US Death Metal band KONTUSION’s first full-length album following their 2022 demo. “Insatiable Lust For Death” gets a CD and vinyl record release through Profound Lore Records and is presented as being “evil Death Metal” from the East Coast of the USA. I believe the part about it being evil […]
One thing I’ve figured out in my time reviewing albums and bands is that I am a bit old school, maybe a bit too much so. Yeah, that’s just a nice way to say I’m old. With age comes wisdom (I would like to think), but also a hell of a lot of Metal knowledge. […]
There is no subgenre in Heavy Metal that has as many one-man bands as Black Metal. One could debate about the reasons for this at length, but that is not the topic here. First of all, it should be noted that VENUS STAR is not a half-assed superficial side project. Atvar, who is responsible for […]