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Interview with Draakh of Mörk Gryning

Written interviews
Mörk Gryning, one of the foundational names in Swedish Black Metal, is gearing up for the release of their seventh album, Fasnornas Tid. In this interview, Draakh (vocalist, ...
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Interview with Temple of Scorn

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Hi! Your debut album, “Funeral Altar Epiphanies,” has been described as a monumental slab of dark and doomy death metal. Could you delve into the specific inspirations behind ...
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Interview with Mordran

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Interview with Cardinals Folly

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Interview with THE MAGUS

Written interviews
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 artistic vision, especially ...
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Review: Molekh “Ritus” [Bent Window Records / Pale Ghoul Recordings]

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Underground and indie scene is full of rising stars; some are wading through the thorns, gaining some kind of mainstream influence, but some names are literally too underground ...
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Interview with Freddy of NECRONOMICON

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Hello Freddy! How has your creative process evolved since your first album, and how has that influenced the making of this album? Hi Stanley, at first. Thanxx a ...
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Review: Dimmu Borgir “Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia” [2002 remixed & remastered. Nuclear Blast]

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On 28th October Norwegian black metal veterans Dimmu Borgir have released the remastered and remixed version of their legendary album Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia via Nuclear Blast Records. Originally ...
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Review: Necrodeath “Fragments of Insanity” [Metalmaster Records]

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The correlation between thrash and death metal is an interesting one. Not because the most brutal and early variants are easily associated with another, but rather how the ...
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Review: Therion “Leviathan II” [Nuclear Blast]

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This new set of occult power/symphonic metal songs isn’t as impressive as the first Leviathan from last year, but it still has a lot to offer. Much like ...
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Review: Asphyx “The Rack” [Century Media Records]

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Long-lasting doom/death metal veterans Asphyx were one of the earliest bands from Holland that slowed the hell down once speeding up became the norm. Quickly joined by Martin ...
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Review: Master’s Hammer “Ritual” [Monitor]

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On paper, Czech black metal might be an ideal style for people who struggle to get into the harsh sound that we’ve come to associate with Norway and ...
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Review: Necromantia “Scarlet Evil Witching Black” [Osmose Productions]

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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 had their own ...
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Review: Cloven Hoof “Dominator” [Heavy Metal Records]

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Sometimes bands do the unthinkable and Cloven Hoof is certainly one of the bands that fall into this category. They started out as a NWOBHM band and as ...
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Review: Archgoat “Worship The Eternal Darkness” [Debemur Morti Productions]

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In late November Debemur Morti Productions have released fifth studio album Worship The Eternal Darkness of Finnish black/death metal legends Archgoat. So, 40 minutes of absolute purity of ...
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Review: Stormnatt “The Crimson Sacrament” [Ashen Productions]

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Stormnatt… a band that I have been aware of, since earlier this year. I never knew that Antimessiah was ever even a part of this band, initially. I ...
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Review: Nazxul “Irkalla” [Seance Records]

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Nazxul is a black metal band spawned in Australia in 1993, and to date they have released 2 full lengths in 1995 and 2009. Here we see their ...
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Review: Inferno “PARADEIGMA (Phosphenes of Aphotic Eternity)” [Debemur Morti Productions]

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Ever since 2013 Czech Inferno has been giving us nightmares in form of their last two sonic void cacophonies named Omniabsence Filled by His Greatness from the same ...
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Review: Wode “Burn In Many Mirrors” [20 Buck Spin]

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Blackened melodic thrash of the aggressively atmospheric variety is served with aplomb in just over 39 minutes on Burn in Many Mirrors from Manchester’s Wode. The album oozes ...
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Review: Monte Penumbra “As Blades in the Firmament” [End All Life Productions / Oration Records]

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The Portugal experimental blacksters Monte Penumbra have returned this March with a new creation “As Blades in the Firmament”, more and more descending into deep murky waters of ...
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