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Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas
Cattle Decapitation continue to evolve as a band on their latest release, which is their most melodic and atmospheric yet
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Arctos – Beyond The Grasp of Mortal Hands
Discovering melodic/symphonic black metal was quite a revelation for me, especially considering that the bands that got me into black metal in the first...
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Astrophobos – Malice of Antiquity
Astrophobos have been keeping busy since their debut EP in 2010, releasing something every few years. Although it's been five years since their debut...
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Iskald – Innhøstinga
With their last release dating back to 2014, the Norwegian group of Iskald have had some time to re-center themselves and put some serious...
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Watain – Trident Wolf Eclipse
Watain have earned themselves quite a reputation for their uncompromising approach to songwriting and live shows over the last 20 years. With a sound...
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Astrophobos – Enthroned In Flesh
It has been 2 years since Sweden’s Astrophobos unleashed their Lovecraft-influenced black metal masterpiece, Remnants of Forgotten Horrors, an album that I thoroughly enjoyed....
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Carnifex – Slow Death
Unlike many of the bands that came up in the deathcore scene of the mid-2000’s, Carnifex have never tried to shun the deathcore label....
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Borknagar – Winter Thrice
Since bursting onto Norway's black metal scene in 1996, Borknagar have continually pushed the sonic boundaries of the genre. Starting as early as the...
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The Stone – Nekroza
Black metal is most often associated with the Scandinavian scene of the late 80’s to early 90’s, particularly in Norway and Sweden. True, many...
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1349 – Massive Cauldron of Chaos
Read our interview with Seidemann about this new release!
1349 may not have been one of the first bands in the early black metal scene in...
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The Dark Side of Business: An Interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex
Scott Ian Lewis on the dangerous state of live music, comics, and Necromanteum
“The songs you love, but not played well” – An Interview with Devin Townsend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPb_jsnY2I
Get Ready for Wacken 2023
Get ready to unleash your metal power because Wacken Open Air is back with a bang for its 2023 edition! Mark your calendars for...