Revisiting the roots has become somewhat a trend in the world of heavy metal these days. Many bands nowadays choose to forsake the modern...

Enslaved’s last full-length album, 2010’s Axioma Ethica Odini, was a strong but flawed record – the strength being the sheer power of certain passages,...

"I  believe in Gods and I've seen them take place, I've seen them possess people, I've seen the Gods at work, and I can't ever close my eyes to that again"

Nachtmystium might be my favorite American black metal band, based purely on the strength of Instinct: Decay and Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1 alone....

You ever have a record just sneak up on you? You know, that thing where you forget that it’s been a while since the...

"Black metal, in essence, is about doing your own thing, what you yourself feel is right. But it’s quickly turned into conformity and rules about what you should and should not do."

There’s something interesting about listening to music in a language that you don’t understand . Some people would argue that to fully understand a...

Hailed as being one of the premier groups when it comes to anti-Christian black metal, Marduk are back at the helm of their Panzerkampfwagen and ready...

"...We're the luckiest guys in black metal, really. And our loyalty is to keep giving you the true Inquisition sound, and keep you guys happy."

French black metal has always done a great job of throwing fans of the genre for a loop. On the one hand, groups like...