This band should by no means be confused with their namesakes from Sweden who released a fine mini CD on Nuclear Winter Records. According to the promo sheet this Norwegian five-piece here delivers oppressive melodic Black Metal. Well, melodic is exactly the case here but oppressive? No way. This is nice melodic “Black” Metal with […]
Oh well, there are times in which just by looking at a cover artwork of a CD you probably get the feel, in the back of your mind, that for some reason you will totally dislike what you are about to listen. Unfortunately, SWAMP did not prove it wrong. It is amazing how a label […]
In my world Doom Metal must sound dark – maybe not abyssal dark – but at least in some way full of solitude and despair. The latest SWALLOW THE SUN release “New Moon” is offering in contrary to the band name too much light and the Finnish band is approaching with their fourth album well […]
Deep in the Norwegian woods there must be a secret place where the heart and soul of the Norwegian Black Metal is hidden and only the trustworthy bands are allowed to enter this unholy place. It’s for sure not a completely serious introduction but it seems that this style is still considered as the Holy […]
SVARTSYN is a band which I have come across numerous times via trade or 2nd hand shops. For some strange reason, I have never been urged to even check a song or two, now I got commissioned to do this review and it is with great pleasure that I must admit that I’ve been missing […]
As nowadays most people seem to have forgotten how Black Metal has to sound and to be played and everyone seems to think of DIMMU BORGIR playing that kind of music (which they definitely do not by the way) here’s the right answer to give them on questions not yet uttered. Dark, filthy and obscure […]
SVARTSKOGG is a German band. Don’t we hate it all when Germans give a Norwegian name to their band? YES, we do! Everything (name, cover, layout, pseudonyms…) construes to a harsh, cold and probably boring 08/15 Black Metal band, a rip-off of bands like Darkthrone, Mayhem, Burzum and such. But SVARTSKOGG is definitely no Norwegian […]
This “black force” hailing from Finland is a project of Mr. Godslayer Vassago (Tomi Kalliola), known from bands such as AZAGHAL, WYRD, FINNUGOR or HIN ONDE (among others) – so, it’s definitely not a newcomer here. What does this guy play with this project? Can you imagine it? Yes, raw Black Metal in the Finnish […]
SVART HAT – the translation of the band name means “black hate”, and that is exactly what you will find on this LP. The French based outfit is so “wicked underground”, that I got no information about the band members (do not even know how many) or any previous releases. “A Prelude To The End” […]
Sometimes the background of a band affords far more surprises than their music, a fact which is fully applicable for the second SVARTBY release. The Russian band is playing Pagan Metal in the vein of a wellknown (maybe the world famous is a little exaggeration) Finnish band but as “major” difference with Swedish lyrics – […]