svart records 51 articles
Skepticism announce new album
Finnish Funeral Doom pioneers Skepticism celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of their sixth full length album “Companion”. Released on the 24th of September...
Review: Self Hypnosis “Contagion of Despair” [Svart Records]
The project of Esoteric musicians Greg Chandler and Kris Clayton Self Hypnosis this year has released their debut album “Contagion of Despair” via the Finnish...
Video interview with Telepathy
Telepathy is a Cinematic Sludge Metal band from the United Kingdom. Their 3rd full-length album Burn Embrace was released by Svart Records on March 27th....
Review: Telepathy “Burn Embrace” [Svart Records]
My first encounter with Telepathy was at Desertfest and the cosy confines of The Devonshire Arms – or simply The Dev to regulars. With four...
Review: New Light Choir “Torchlight” [Svart Records]
Whilst perusing Bandcamp, within my feed someone had bought the track ‘Psalm 6’ by NEW LIGHT CHOIR. The artwork sucked me in (maybe album cover...
Review: Various Artists “Veritahroja / Bloodstains – Rare Finnish Punk 1979-1983”
Various Artists “Veritahroja / Bloodstains – Rare Finnish Punk 1979-1983” (Svart Records) This is a compilation of obscure Finnish Punk releases, as the title suggests,...
Review: Anguis Dei “Ad Portas Serpentium”
Anguis Dei “Ad Portas Serpentium” Svart Records Now I always thought that I reviewed music. But clearly I’ve been getting it wrong for a while...
Review: Jess and the Ancient Ones “The Horse and Other Weird Tales”
Jess and the Ancient Ones “The Horse and Other Weird Tales” Svart Records Anyone of a certain vintage may recall those mindbending children’s toys which...
Review: Kohti Tuhoa “Pelon neljäs valtakunta”
Kohti Tuhoa “Pelon neljäs valtakunta” Svart records Sometimes an album review needs a huge flowery intro, a detailed history of the band and of course,...
Review: Kimi Kärki “Eye for an Eye”
Kimi Kärki “Eye for an Eye” Svart Records Eye for an Eye isn’t the usual kind of album readers would expect to encounter on a...
Lyric video: Ewigkeit “Death Is The Portal”
Fresh from helping to resurrect In The Woods…, prolific underground metal artist James Fogarty then immediately began to reconstruct his long-running solo effort Ewigkeit and...
URARV to release debut album on September 22, reveal first track (feat. Aldrahn of DHG/Thorns fame)
Northern trees sometimes bear strange fruit. Arising from the shadow of mental institutions and personal secret corners comes the Norwegian Urarv (“Ancient Heritage”), the new...
Video: Mirage “Erasure”
The new post-punk act Mirage is an intriguing international collaboration between two prominent artists in the field of underground music and art. Cato Stormoen, known...
The Antichrist Hour – Episode 1
Rogga Johansson, Of Fire, The Crawling, Dark Ministry, Alunah and more.
Review: Cardinal Wyrm “Cast Away Souls”
Cardinal Wyrm “Cast Away Souls” Svart Records CARDINAL WYRM is relative young band which was founded in 2009. But contrary to EXCUSE, for example, in...
Review: Hisko Detria “Mal Du Siècle”
Hisko Detria “Mal Du Siècle” Svart Records The current incarnation of Hisko Detria have been around since 2010, but our paths have only just crossed...
Review: Alunah “Solennial”
Alunah “Solennial” Svart Records Alunah’s trajectory has soared relentlessly upwards since the Birmingham doom quartet formed in 2010. Since the release five years ago of...
Review: Hello Black Hole “In No Good Hand”
Hello Black Hole “In No Good Hand” Svart Records With an occultish vibe and a hard rocking sound Hello Black Hole comes barreling through your...
Review BRUTUS “Wandering Blind” (by Bart Tomaszewski)
Brutus “Wandering Blind” Svart Records OH… Got I time-machine which was backing me to 70’s?!? It seems that this album is just vehicle like that!!!...