Norwegian black metal titans 1349 have returned with their long awaited seventh full-length: ‘The Infernal Pathway’. The album promises a journey through chaos and madness, darkness and peril, terror and annihilation. 1349 is AURAL HELLFIRE. That has been, and continues to be, the primary concept since the band first rose from the ashes of Alvheim …
Anekdoten have been lauded for their intense atmospheres, penetrating riffs, dynamic swirls and the complex musical explorations in their arrangements. Their music achieves the virtues of both power and melody. Now a five-piece, the band has augmented the line-up with the addition of guitarist Marty Willson-Piper, adding new dimensions to the band‘s sound with his …
When Abbath announced that he had left IMMORTAL, it sent massive shockwaves through the metal scene. The iconic frontman had long become the “face” of the Norwegian black scene, his image synonymous with the genre. Upon releasing his debut album with his eponymous new band, ABBATH, in 2016, trve fans were satiated with a dose …
There are many ways to die but even more to kill as sonic mass murderers ABORTED elaborately explain since their forming back in 1995 and once again explicitly underline on their newest, eighth studio album “The Necrotic Manifesto”. Founding member and vocalist Sven “Svencho” de Caluwé reveals that conceptually “the album is our own take on …
The coroner and his army “The music of Afsky is the opposite of down-to-earth, as the sound of the quartet feels like a massive stormy weather entering the city. You are shrouded by melancholy and sorrow, and you get completely hurt by frontman Ole Luk, who lives so much into the music that he too …
Music from another world. ALCEST was founded in 2000 by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Neige and later joined by drummer Winterhalter in 2009. Labeled as pioneers of post metal/shoegaze or “blackgaze”, ALCEST crafted a unique sound based on musical opposites from their very first EP “Le Secret” (2005), and through their full-length releases “Souvenirs D’Un Autre …
Spanish Thrashers Angelus Apatrida began their journey over a decade ago. Their powerful blend of old school Thrash and an unusual modern technical approach helped them to become leaders of the game in their homeland and one of Europe’s most promising Heavy Metal newcomers, that eventually helped them signing a record deal with Century Media …
As the country’s vibrant black metal scene has proven, Iceland can be a beautiful and sinister place where furious elements rage teaching fear but also inspiring human creativity. Emphasizing melodies rather than dissonance and approaching their music from a dramatic, classical black metal angle, AUÐN deliver another mesmerizing piece of art with ‘Vökudraumsins fangi’. Hailing …
Fuel to the fire – that’s what relentless hard rock outfit AUDREY HORNE ignites! Formed in 2002, the Norwegians underline with every new album that they are here to stay. The band is an unstoppable energy bomb firing on all cylinders during their live-shows. With a weak spot for hard rock’s classics and loaded with …
A band geared towards thrash connoisseurs with active-minds and mean-spirits, Aura Noir stand at the fore of metal’s definitive genre in an age where the underground is utterly besodden with bands. These Norwegian thrash stalwarts don’t so much tread the line between savagery and sophistication as stomp upon it, showering dirt in the faces of …
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