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Interview with THE MAGUS

Hi! Necromantia was a significant presence in the Greek black metal scene. How do you think your experiences with Necromantia influenced your musical style and...

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Review: Axel Rudi Pell “Diamonds Unlocked II” [Steamhammer]

Here’s a first for me: how do you review a cover album? Do you review how the music stands on its own, or how it...

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Review: Necromantia “Scarlet Evil Witching Black” [Osmose Productions]

Often lumped together with Varathron and Rotting Christ, Necromantia were another important band of the Greek black metal scene. Of course, each of these bands...

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Review: Runemagick “Darkness Death Doom” [Aftermath Music]

For some reason I was convinced that Darkness Death Doom was the Runemagick album that changed the band’s dynamics for the worst, but fortunately I was rather...

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Review: Morgion “Solinari” [Relapse Records]

Morgion were one of those doom/death metal bands that didn’t change as drastically as other bands did and while this seems ideal on paper, nothing...

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Review: Druadan Forest / Old Sorcery [Werewolf]

The Finnish Werewolf Records, well-known for their black metal collaborations, this February has released the Split of two local bands – Druadan Forest and Old...

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Review: Empire of the Moon “Έκλειψις” [Iron Bonehead Productions]

A trip down the Hellenic memory lane I will never be able to abandon the Greek metal scene. Of course there have been varying degrees...

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Review: Lucifer “Lucifer III” [Century Media Records]

Long live the retrorock. Do you like Ghost? Do you like The Hellacopters? Then you will surely like “Lucifer III” from Lucifer as well. I...