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Where Shadows Reign: An Interview with Dark Funeral
Dark Funeral occupy a legendary place in black metal, having come into the scene back in 1993. Back then Scandinavia was a hotbed for this new genre, with...
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Dark Funeral – Where Shadows Forever Reign
Dark Funeral are a long-running band (coming up on a quarter of a century of existence) with a lot of history and personnel changes...
Interviews
Hearts Are Falling – An Interview With Katatonia’s Jonas Renkse
Katatonia's music is dark. Placing a lot of emphasis in the ambience created by their music, these Swedes have always put darkness as their main objective. With lyrics dealing with...
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The Order of Israfel – Red Robes
Following up on 2014's Wisdom, The Order of Israfel are back with their second album, with songs ranging from regular (~4 minutes) to ~7...
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Grand Magus – Sword Songs
Judas Priest playing Black Sabbath covers dressed as Vikings. That's how I would describe Grand Magus to people curious about their record at my...
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SOV – Aklamerad Kalamitet
Coming to us from an undisclosed location (though going by the track titles, it's probably Sweden), this debut album from the duo of SOV...
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Bloodbound – One Night of Blood
Fading into the enthusiastic sounds of the attending crowd at last year's Masters Of Rock concert in the Czech Republic (celebrating the first decade...
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Witchcraft – Nucleus
Nucleus is the fifth studio album from the Swedish group Witchcraft... not to be confused with the Hungarian group, the Finnish group, or any of...
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Standing Ovation – Gravity Beats Nuclear
With 9 tracks, and spanning over an hour, the new album from Standing Ovation (which seems like a name better suited to an all-female pop...
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RAM – Svbversvm
Those who've read my my previous work know I am one of the biggest cheerleaders for this whole international New Wave of Traditional Heavy...
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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...