Tag Archives: Black Metal

Artist: MØL Album Title: Diorama Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release:  5 November 2021 The very thought of black metal being uplifting and positive is pretty much heresy, certainly if you listen to those that consider themselves to be ‘trve’ black metal fans. And yet, here I am, listening to ‘Diorama’, the second album from  Continue Reading »

Artist: Doedsvangr Album Title: Serpents Ov Old Label: Debemur Morti Productions Date of Release: 29 October 2021 Continuing apace with my rediscovered love of reviewing, today I bring you my thoughts on a vicious little beast otherwise known as ‘Serpents Ov Old’, the second release from Doedsvangr following up their 2017 debut ‘Satan Ov Suns’.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Kryptan Album Title: Kryptan Label: Debemur Morti Productions Date of Release: 23 July 2021 From the mind of ex-Katatonia and October Tide musician Mattias Norrman, comes a new entity by the name of Kryptan. And, given my love of Katatonia, and my appreciation for October Tide, I am delighted to be in a position  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cradle Of Filth Album Title: Existence Is Futile Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 22 October 2021 My relationship with Cradle Of Filth has been well-documented on this website over the years, so I don’t propose to delve into it once again. Suffice to say that I have remained a fan of varying degrees  Continue Reading »

Artist: Seven Spires Album Title: Gods Of Debauchery Label: Frontiers Records Date of Release:  10 September 2021 Yes, yes, and thrice yes. I always love it when I make a new musical discovery, one that gives me goosebumps, makes me smile, and gives me that feeling that I simply need to carve out time in  Continue Reading »

Artist: Necrofier Album Title: Prophecies Of Eternal Darkness Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: October 2021 I have been keeping an eye out on this band for quite some time for a couple of reasons. Firstly, as you’ll know by now, I’m a big fan of black metal, particularly the kind that isn’t afraid  Continue Reading »

Artist: Enslaved Album Title: Caravans To The Outer Worlds Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date of Release: 1 October 2021 I have a thoroughly odd relationship with Enslaved. I like the band, and I respect them highly for everything that they have achieved over the years, starting out as a straight-up black metal band, but slowly,  Continue Reading »

As the pandemic still does its best to mess with the music industry, there is at least a little hope that things might be starting to head towards a bit more normality. But is it too late? Whilst the infection rates rise again, sporting events have seen a re-opening of sorts, with fans allowed back  Continue Reading »

Artist: Darkthrone Album Title: Eternal Hails Label: Peaceville Date of Release: 25 June 2021 I am literally the least qualified person on this Earth to review this album. And I include my six-year-old’s entire school class when I say that. I remember purchasing ‘Goatlord’ in the late 90s as I was starting to uncover some  Continue Reading »

Artist: Thy Catafalque Album Title: Vadak Label: Season Of Mist Date of Release: 25 June 2021 My reasons for letting Thy Catafalque slip under my radar for so long are incredibly hard to justify, based on the output of ‘Vadak’, the tenth album from the band. I suspect it had something to do with my  Continue Reading »