Tag Archives: Black Metal

Artist: Dimmu Borgir Album Title: Eonian Label: Nuclear Blast Date Of Release: 4 May 2018 Eight years can either seem like a lifetime or the briefest of moments depending on the circumstances and your own personal viewpoint. For many, like me, it can be viewed as a combination of both. If I think of all  Continue Reading »

Artist: Wallachia Album Title: Monumental Heresy Label: Debemur Morti Records Date Of Release: 13 April 2018 I wasn’t necessarily expecting to like ‘Monumental Heresy’, given the folk metal tag that they seem to have acquired over the years. However, having given the Norwegian band a relatively wide berth over their 26-year career having not been  Continue Reading »

Artist: Necrophobic Album Title: Mark of the Necrogram Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 23 February 2018 Not only am I late to this review, but I am late to Necrophobic overall too. I finally arrive at this review of ‘Mark of the Necrogram’ a week or so after its release but I arrive  Continue Reading »

Artist: Watain Album Title: Trident Wolf Eclipse Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 5 January 2018 I listen to an awful lot of music and have done for well over two decades now. Over the years, I have found myself mentally sorting bands into various categories in a way of staying afloat and making  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 15 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I have reached the half-way mark of this year’s labour of love otherwise known as my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. If you are new to this series, welcome! If you are a regular reader, then I thank  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 13 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. Today’s entrant is going to be a familiar name to many but given the consistent quality of their output, I just couldn’t leave them out of the top 30. In keeping with previous posts in this series, you’ll find below a  Continue Reading »

Artist: Witchery Album Title: I Am Legion Label: Century Media Records Date Of Release: 10 November 2017 Witchery are a band that I have always kept an eye on, even if I have always fallen short to declaring myself a fully-fledged fan. After numerous line-up changes, the band all but disappeared from view after the  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cloak Album Title: To Venomous Depths Label: Season of Mist Date Of Release: 10 November 2017 To score a record deal with a label as well-respected as Season of Mist without anything approaching a full-length album in the locker is an impressive feat. It’s better than that for US metal band Cloak though, because  Continue Reading »

Artist: Auđn Album Title: Farvegir Fyrndar Label: Season of Mist Date Of Release: 10 November 2017 I’ll admit it: I’m biased. But whenever I hear that a new band originates from Iceland, I sit up and take notice. For many reasons, which I won’t bore you with here (but I will here), I have an  Continue Reading »

Artist: Enslaved Album Title: E Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 13 October 2017 Someone very close to me was once fascinated by ancient Norse runes, so much so that he studied the alphabet and delved into the history and the myths with real passion. I often think that he was born in the wrong  Continue Reading »