Living in the 'birthplace of metal' - Birmingham, UK - Paul Castles has been covering the extreme metal scene for many years.
Multi-talented Polish solo artist Anna Maria Oskierko created Ols as an outlet for her haunting and holistic songs. While gentle in delivery, Ols’ ritualistic pagan prose...
With its roots reaching back in time to the birth of Norwegian Black Metal, innovative solo project Mork remains one of the leading dark lights...
BLOODSTOCK has confirmed six more outstanding bands to the UK’s premier summer metal fest. Not only that, the festival has a brand new charity partner...
UK masked Black Metal mavericks The Infernal Sea talk to Paul Castles about touring, plans for the new album and the mysterious Agents of Satan…...
Are you a BLOODSTOCK regular? Perhaps you’re thinking of going for the first time, or you’ve tested the waters before with a day ticket just to...
BLOODSTOCK have taken the wraps off seven more acts for the UK’s best metal weekender. Sunday’s headliner on the Sophie Lancaster stage will be none...
German black metal mavericks Porta Nigra earned plenty of favourable reviews four years ago for their sophomore album Kaiserschnitt. Well its successor Schöpfungswut is an...
While not quite as widely recognised as some of their black metal Satan-worshipping compatriots, such as say 1349, Norway’s Svarttjern have nevertheless made their presence...
As any Black Metal fan will tell you ‘Santa’ is an anagram of ‘Satan’ – and if anyone is seeking some yuletide engagement with the...
Polish punishment crew Gurthang have managed to shoehorn six albums in to the past decade, Ascension being the latest. Originally a solo project, things have...
The UK’s Damnation Fest is held every year at Leeds University. This year offered a standout selection of black metal acts. Paul Castles saw them...
Few bands have evolved in quite the way Opeth have during their illustrious career. The one time darlings of the doom tinged death metal scene...
BEHEMOTH and JUDAS PRIEST complete the BLOODSTOCK 2020 headliners – joining Devin Townsend as the main stage bill-toppers at the UK’s No.1 outdoor metal meeting....
Any black metal fans fortunate enough to be in possession of a ticket for Damnation Festival in Leeds next month is in for a...
Anything that emerges from the dark corridors of Goathorned Productions is likely to be a hellish proposition even for the most committed black metal follower....
If Mortem sound like all your Black Metal nightmares coming together into one stupendous ball of sonic filth and fury then perhaps that’s not altogether...
All pictures by: Vivien Varga Next year will mark Bloodstock’s 20th anniversary. Anyone seeking affirmation as to its pre-eminent place among Europe’s elite open air...
Bloodstock Open Air is the UK’s best metal festival of the year. While the summer months feature an array of outdoor events BOA caters for...
Tickets are moving fast for the UK’s greatest outdoor metal festival, Bloodstock, so don’t delay if you want one! You can pick up weekend tickets for...
On the off chance that Richard Hoak stops by for a cup of tea it’s probably best not to make him one in your mum’s...