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Review: Trelldom — ...by the shadows...
Kilian ventures into the forest while listening to the new Trelldom. Will he find his way back or have Gaahl & Co. gone too far and made Kilian loose his mind this time?
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Review: Modern Rites - Endless
Kili made sure to get himself into the right frame of mind before digging into this excellent album by Modern Rites.
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Review: Black Birch - Black Birch
Swedish duo Black Birch comes forth with their full length debut. Lxw takes a closer listen to the enigmatic duos aural escapades here.
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Review: Keys To The Astral Gates And Mystic Doors - The Endless Black and Melancholy Triumphant
Talvi is brave enough to try to find the correct keys for all these doors in his review of this demo compilation from Keys To The Astral Gates and Mystic Doors.
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Review: Kvaen - The Formless Fires
Furious guitar work, a nasty stew of melodic death and black metal, Kili really got a full meal with this one, read his impressions of Kvaens third album here.
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Review: Spectral Wound — Songs of Blood and Mire
Spectral Wound, the black metal outfit from Canada, is back with their latest work Songs of Blood and Mire, we reviewed it, and you can read our thoughts here.
Digging Deeper
Digging Deeper: Colombia
Digging Deeper: Colombia. We called in an expert to explore the history of Colombian black metal, highlighting key bands like Utuk-Xul, Mysteriis (Medieval/Greek-inspired), Nebiros (Satanic), and Guerra Total (Thrashy). Read more. (
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Review: Calderum - Desecration of the Bastille
Spanish project Caldreum is back with a new EP. Lxw gave this a thorough review, so join us in the discovery.
Live Reviews
Beyond the Gates '24 - A Tribute to the Gods of Old!
Join us in our review and highlights from this years Beyond the Gates festival in Bergen, Norway!
Digging Deeper
Digging Deeper: Ireland Pt.1
Digging Deeper: Ireland Pt. 1. Roberto investigates the rich Irish Black Metal scene, uncovering rough diamonds like Gaoth (Atmospheric/DSBM), the raw sound of SODB, Geasa’s 1999 Celtic Black Metal debut, and the Norwegian-style ferocity of Kingdom. Discover these hidden gems. Read more.
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Review: Depressive Witches — Lost, Forgotten and Heartbroken
Depressive Witches are back! They released a third album called Lost, Forgotten and Heartbroken, and we ready to share our thoughts on it in this review.
From the Vault
Vault Review: Covenant — Nexus Polaris
Time to dive into the black metal vault, and share our thoughts on Nexus Polaris by Norwegian black metal band Covenant (The Kovenant)