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VALOSTA VARJOON – Blut, Stahl Und Leid

Frank Stöver — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:12:12 +0000

When it comes to the European underground Black Metal, it is always gratifying to come across bands that maintain a firm identity rooted in their own environment. That is the case of VALOSTA VARJOON, a band formed in 2016 in Germany, although its name comes from the Finnish language and translates as “from the light […]

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VENDANGES – La Danse Du Souvenir

Frank Stöver — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:27:16 +0000

The first thing that came to my mind when I opened the tap was, “Wow, this sounds like something to me.” And of course it did. VENDANGES sounded like something to me. It brought an old air, with the smell of the first Metal records that we all once had in our hands. You will […]

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VORAX – Volcano Shock

Frank Stöver — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:13:34 +0000

VORAX is a Death Metal band from Switzerland that I had absolutely no knowledge of. I see they have been making music since 2020 and debuted with the EP titled “Jurassic Dawn” in 2022. An EP that contained four songs and showed a band with a somewhat “modern” sound for my taste, but after listening […]

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VENOM – Into Oblivion

Frank Stöver — Thu, 07 May 2026 14:35:25 +0000

Even though we had to wait five long years since VENOM’s last EP, “Pentagram” from 2021, to return to a full-length album, there is no doubt that there is one and only one VENOM and that they fucking rule! To speak of VENOM today, in 2026, with this new album called “Into Oblivion”, is to […]

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VOMITORY – In Death Throes

Frank Stöver — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:40:59 +0000

Tenth full length album for the long running Swedish Death Metal band VOMITORY, that has just released a new piece of brutality, entitled “In Death Throes”, through Metal Blade Records. Ten songs for almost 40 minutes of barbaric to the bone and very well played Death Metal massacre in the purest tradition of this mighty […]

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VOR DIE HUNDE – Weltmarktführer Befiehl – Wir Entfolgen!

Frank Stöver — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:43:24 +0000

When Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, it sparked a global reaction. The Swedish Academy justified its decision by stating that Dylan had created a new poetic form of expression within the American song tradition through his lyrics. Many welcomed the award, seeing it as recognition of the literary quality of […]

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VOR DIE HUNDE – Weltmarktführer Befiehl – Wir Entfolgen!

Frank Stöver — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:43:23 +0000

Social criticism and Grindcore, what else! If you’re looking for an album that serves as a soundtrack to the collapse of modern society, VOR DIE HUNDE have knocked on the right door. With “Weltmarktführer Befiehl – Wir Entfolgen!”, released through Defying Danger Records, the German band doesn’t just play a mix of Grindcore, Hardcore Punk […]

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VOIDCEREMONY – Abditum

Frank Stöver — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:36:13 +0000

I find it somewhat amusing that I watch and admire so many bands abroad that I often overlook those in my own state / country. I have seen the band name often enough in zines or flyers, but I was never aware that they are from Southern California. That is completely my fault, because I […]

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VÍGLJÓS – Tome II: Ignis Sacer

Frank Stöver — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:14:53 +0000

Founded in Basel in 2022, Swiss Black Metallers VÍGLJÓS have released their second full-length album, “Tome II: Ignis Sacer”, a follow-up to their 2024 debut, “Tome I: Apidæ”. VÍGLJÓS (old norse for the light which is just bright enough to be able to kill a man) consists of four members from Germany and Switzerland, wielding […]

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VETTER / FYRNASK – Nattverk

Frank Stöver — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:47:34 +0000

Are you ready for the last Supper? Think of a night of ritual, sacrifice and almost 26 minutes of a dense and obscure ceremony. Yes, this is what these two bands, VETTER (Norway) and FYRNASK (Germany) are here for. To officiate the ceremony. The name of this split “Nattverk” is a Norwegian word that means […]

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