Raw black metal, with strong dungeon synth inspiration seeping through, may be a beautiful phenomenon, but it is not without its pitfalls. The most obvious among...
Atmospheric black metal really is my go-to happy place music: a paradox, I know, but it is what it is. Sprawling monuments of ruin and despair,...
Say what you like about Facebook-enemy-number-one Varg Vikernes, before he completely went off the rails he defined not one but two musical genres: Burzum’s early recordings...
Black metal legends Mayhem and dungeon synth inventor Mortiis are teaming up for the "Northern Ritual" October tour. Read all about it here.