Mesopotamian Metal!! That’s what Melechesh call their music. And it saves me the problem of trying to pigeonhole them in some damn genre/sub-genre already known to people. All said and done they have defined a new sound, and the name just suits the music fine. The album booklet is really beautiful with influences of middle-eastern… Read More Melechesh – Djinn
I haven’t heard of many gothic metal bands from Portugal, where this great band hails! This product gives you some unforgettable gloomy metal music. There’s a wide range of instruments played in this mcd but it’s all done and mustered together to relish the listener with some excellent gothic doom metal! In Peccatvm have used… Read More In Peccatvm – Antilia
Another classic dark metal band with a hell of a lot of variation! Their 3rd full-length album and Bethlehem have once again, a new vocalist. This time it is Marco from Deinonychus. There are many bands playing in this genre, but the band that stands out surely has something different to express and that is… Read More Bethlehem – Sardonischer Untergang im Zeichen Irreligiöser
Brilliant!!!!! If I had to summarise this album in one word, that’s all I need to say. I suppose anyone even remotely exposed to Norwegian Black Metal Scene would have heard of, if not heard, this absolute masterpiece. It represents the Pinnacle of these Viking Warriors’ musical career. The Whole album is simply a masterpiece,… Read More Enslaved – Eld
Enslaved, in my humble opinion, is a Norwegian band, which somehow didn’t manage to get even a quarter of the respect and recognition, which they deserve. To me, they seem to have always been overshadowed by "bigger" brothers from their land. Enslaved has changed its style "A LOT" over the years. They were the ones… Read More Enslaved – Blodhemn
Hail Ancestral Legacy from Norway, this cd is indeed a great listen for all the black metal listeners around the world.Many black metal bands tend to have the same flow of music without any diversity , but this band has a raw and a creative feeling to songs in this product. The musical arrangements is… Read More Ancestral Legacy – Ancestral Legacy
Demo material, though usually interesting and sometimes entertaining, can be quite tiresome. Unfortunately, Burzum’s official disc of demos/unreleased material released in 1999, isn’t an exception. Titled Ragnarok (A New Beginning), this is a collection of 8 tracks measuring over 45 minutes, but the brilliance we observe in Varg Vikerenes’ album efforts is hardly present here.… Read More Burzum – Ragnarok (A New Beginning)
I used to hate Burzum. Recently, I started getting into real black metal, but still didn’t give Burzum’s music a fair chance – labeling it "lower rung" black metal. However, after careful listens I have come to realize that not only are the first 5 Burzum (Varg Vikerenes/Count Grishnack’s one man black metal project, from… Read More Burzum – Filosofem
Varg Vikerenes/Count Grishnack cast his spell of destruction upon the world with Burzum’s Aske and Burzum works (also released as Burzum/Aske), immediately creating an obscure, yet profound sound which was embraced by the few that could somehow comprehend it. After the onslaught of Burzum/Aske and Hvis Lyset Tar Oss, Varg outdid himself by crafting yet… Read More Burzum – Det Som Engang Var
Usually, the earlier works of most metal artists turn out to be the most destructive and vicious of their catalogue. However, these works frequently strive on destruction and singular musical mayhem as a separate entity. It is quite refreshing that Burzum/Varg Vikrenes/Count Grishnack has ignored this norm and effectively combined the debut-time madness with obtrude… Read More Burzum – Aske
One of the greatest releases of last year. This quartet from the US do know to kick some butt!!!The release combines, very intricately, aggression(fist full of it) and talent(in terms of technicality).For an album of such short length(23 mins)it does speak immensely of the band. This cd contains 5 tracks, all recorded at a studio… Read More Fleshtized – Divide And Conquer
Finally the ineffable kings of darkness have returned with 8 tracks of pure black metal supremacy.Comprising of Lord Ahriman and Dominion on guitars,Matte Modin(of Defleshed) on drums and Emperor Magus Caligula(original vocalist of Hypocrisy) on vocals and bass,Dark Funeral is a complete war machine. “Diabolis Interium” is a landmark release in the band’s history.Dark Funeral… Read More Dark Funeral – Diabolis Interium