black metal

(9/10) What looks on first sight as an EP is, even though containing not more than four songs, a full-length longplayer by Finnish epic metal unit Wintersun. The ones of you that had a chance to visit Finland have an idea where the inspiration for this...

Nearly three years in the making, SATYRICON have announced that 'Deep calleth upon Deep', their highly anticipated ninth studio album, is set for release on 22nd September via Napalm Records. Recorded in Oslo, Norway and Vancouver, Canada, during early...

(*/10) My door opener to Celtic Frost was the band’s third longplayer “Into the Pandemonium”. I read the positive articles in some fanzines and in addition the album was highly recommended to me too by a friend of mine. OK, if there was such a buzz around...

(7/10) Dutch metal outfit Carach Angren got quite some media attention last Christmas when the guys planned a show on Christmas Eve. This brought the Christian Party on the agenda with their ambition of not allowing the show. So awareness about the band...

Was it the Icelandic football team last year gaining many people's sympathy by their unusual and straightforward team approach, it is Icelandic rock music that adds quality to this years summer. Sólstafir recently released their new album "Berdreyminn"...

Greek metal masters Septicflesh will release their next album "Codex Omega" on September 1, via Season Of Mist. The longplayer will come with a 10-songs-tracklist, looking like this: Dante's Inferno 3rd Testament (Codex Omega) Portrait of a Headless Man...

(8/10) In 2015 Bergen-based metal Vikings Enslaved embarked on a trip to The Netherlands. The purpose for this trip was the bands participation at Roadburn 2015 and even more – Enslaved guitarist Ivar Bjørnson curated this years festival edition. The...

(7/10) When I first got this album I had to think about Obituary. This has less to do with the music itself. It’s more the artwork of “Fleischfilm”. It's the red logo, the blue expression and the eye that reminded me of the Tampa, Florida-based death...

(8/10) ‘Hate’ is an emotion that's part of the human nature and is existing from time immemorial. This doesn’t go for the band that named themselves Hate even though the guys have already a 26 year history in metal. Actually they are as long in business...

(9/10) There were many attempts of combining classic music and metal to something exciting and breath-taking. Sometimes things ended in a failure while rock history also shows some true wins. Fortunately this longplayer belongs to the latter, showcasing...

On June 16th, Brooklyn's Tombs will release their fourth full-length, The Grand Annihilation, via Metal Blade Records. Produced once again by Erik Rutan (Cannibal Corpse, Soilent Green, Belphegor, Hate Eternal), The Grand Annihilation remains rooted in...

(7/10) And if there aren’t enough style in metal alreadt, there’s a new one around since quite a while – ‘Alfapocalyptic Rock’. Created by Swedish rock outfit Alfahanne, the style combines different variations of metal and rock. There are some black metal...

(9/10) This year brought already releases of Tampa-based metal to the table as well as oldschool Swedish death metal was served. Now it's time for the UK to follow and here it is: Memoriam's debut. You might think the band’s being a newcomer and partly...