‘Fehunðyrdauðr,’ the sophomore full-length from Chilean black metal act Gryftigaen, is a strong demonstration of artistic growth and maturity.
When reviewing new music, it’s almost unavoidable to stop occasionally and go, “Hey, that sounds a bit like… (insert band name here).” This trap becomes even...
Black metal is something of an ideological battleground. First, it carries the obvious historical stigma of anti-religious sentiment (church burnings, anyone?) but lately, the media has...
TAAKE: Jumping in with a kick drum and classic rock and roll beat, “Ubeseiret” surges into a screaming, satanic bass-line voyage into the dark Nick Cave...
New on Redefining Darkness Productions, Saprophytic Divinations by Colorado-based Helleborus is a gorgeously constructed, polished production containing more than its fair share of the rasping, tortured...
Múspellzheimr remind us on Lunar Apparition and Amor Fati’s re-release of Hyldest til Troldommens Flamme that the frozen north is not just a state, but a...
The organisers of the Belgian black metal festival, Thronefest, may not invite or even encourage media attention, but they most definitely deserve it, putting on a...
Enthroned represent Belgium’s longest-running black metal act, with over a quarter of a century of active recording and performing. Vocalist Nornagest discusses the new album, Cold...
Bloodstock organisers have given us a lovely treat in time for Valentine's Day with the news that five more bands have been added to the line-up...
Worlds Open, Worlds Collide may be the only full-length One Tail, One Head will release, but they are going out on a high note: a solid...
After waiting for what seemed like an eternity for Taake to put on their corpse paint, after the sans corpse paint sound check, they kicked off...
The Norwegian black metal titans Taake put on a fantastic show at the Triple Rock on February 27, 2016. Being a huge fan of the band...
Today an exclusive premiere of "Nordbundet," the third track off Taake's soon-to-be-unleashed 'Noregs Vaapen' full-length is online. 'Noregs Vaapen' was produced by Bjørnar E. Nilsen (Dead...
