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Interview with Cineastre

Cineastre emerged from the heart of the Lower Saxonian woodlands. Since then, their aim has been to capture the quiet poetry of moonlit passages, the...

Reviews
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Review: Vrag – Rendületlenül [Filosofem Records]

A year ago, Hungarian multi-instrumentalist Roland Neubauer returned with his black metal project Vrag, releasing the fourth full-length album Rendületlenül through the local label Filosofem...

Interview with Gabriel of XFears

The main purpose of the band, is to deliver good music for everyone, trying to make the world a bit better and enjoyable. The band...

Interview with Tamás of Thy Catafalque

With their latest album, XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek (The Beautiful Dreams Are Yet to Come), Thy Catafalque invites listeners on an introspective journey...

Interview with Jacob of KVAEN

Hi! The Formless Fires is your third album and the first one with Metal Blade Records. How did teaming up with them affect how you...

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Review: Wintersun “Time II” [Nuclear Blast]

Wintersun’s long-awaited sequel to Time I is finally out, and it’s more than worth the wait. What makes this album so interesting is that it...

Interview with Moonlight Sorcery

Hi! Can you provide an overview of the concept and narrative that underlies ‘Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle’? What themes and emotions are you...

Interview with SAOR @ Hellfest 2023

Droll and Zhes met Saor at Hellfest 2023 and had a great talk about last album, which split the fanbase, writer’s block and many more!...

Interview with Thy Catafalque

Your new album, ‘Alföld,’ showcases your unique blend of genres, ranging from jazz to pop to folk. How do you approach the process of incorporating...

Interview with SARVEKAS

Hi guys! Your music is described as combining heathenry, Scandinavian mythology, and devotion to the dark. How do you go about incorporating these themes into...

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Review: Drudkh “All Belong to the Night” [Season of Mist Underground Activists]

Ukrainian pagan/black metal band Drudkh is well-known and respected within the global extreme metal scene. Now their productivity isn’t so prolific, four years have passed,...

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Review: Fallujah “Empyrean” [Nuclear Blast]

Early autumn was a happy time for American progressive death metal band Fallujah; they have released their fifth studio album Empyrean via Nuclear Blast Records....

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Review: Sidus Atrum “Spiral of Life” [Kvlt und Kaos Productions]

Life is pain. In both immeasurable atrocities and mundane disappointments, there is only acceptance that no one gets out alive, no one escapes without scars,...

Video
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Music Video: ENSLAVED “Kingdom”

Today, Enslaved release a stunning new track titled ‘Kingdom‘ alongside an evocative concept video. The unorthodox Norwegians have found themselves at an intersection of sorts, where the...

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Review: Celestial Season “Solar Lovers” [Displeased Records]

It’s remarkable how there were so many doom/death metal bands coming out of Holland back in the day, with bands like Sempiternal Deathreign, Delirium and...

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Review: Silent Stream of Godless Elegy “Iron” [Leviathan Records]

Along with Hypnotic Scenery and Dissolving of Prodigy, Silent Stream of Godless Elegy were one of the leaders of the Czech doom/death metal movement and...

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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: Enslaved “Caravans To The Outer Worlds” [Nuclear Blast Records]

Let’s get in our caravans for a trip through musical worlds. We’ll have a lot of adventures and hear all sorts of musical ideas along...

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Review: Thy Catafalque “Vadak” [Season of Mist]

Tamás Kátai has created the very essence of modern Avant Garde Metal with his Thy Catafalque. At one hand it is so otherworldly and hard...