Reviewed: May 2020 Released: 2020, Trollzorn Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis British black metal institution Old Corpse Road have unleashed their third studio album, “On Ghastly Shores lays the Wreckage of our Lore,” which, as the title suggests, has a theme of coastal folklore and legends. OCR are not a…
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Old Corpse Road – Interview with The Bearer
Old Corpse Road – Interview with The Bearer Interview by Demitri Levantis The British black metal institution have returned with their third album: “On Ghastly Shores Lay the Wreckage of our Lore”, and to find out more on this new release, Metal-Rules caught up with the band to find out…
Greve – Nordarikets Strid
Reviewed: [February 2020] Released [2020 Purity Through Fire] Rating [3/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson The Swedish duo Greve have obviously studied the big book of old school Scandinavian black metal long and hard. From the incomprehensible logo and curious nom de guerres of the members – vocalist Lik and instrumentalist/vocalist/member of…
Dimmu Borgir + Amorphis + Wolves in the Throne Room @ The Kentish Town Forum, London
Dimmu Borgir + Amorphis + Wolves in the Throne Room @ The Kentish Town Forum, London 22 January 2020 Review by Demitri Levantis Photography by Graham Hilling Please follow and like us:
Sojourner + Havukruunu + Wolvencrown @ The Black Heart
Sojourner + Havukruunu + Wolvencrown @ The Black Heart 10th October 2019 Review by Ambra Chilenwa Photography by Johnny Wolf Please follow and like us:
Winterfylleth – The Siege of Mercia (Live at Bloodstock 2017)
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019, Candlelight Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis If there’s one thing the live album format is brilliant for, it is to remind gig and festival goers of the many fun times they had when they caught their favourite bands and artists live. In this case,…
Ewigkeit – Disclose
Reviewed: May 2019 Released: 2019, DTM Productions Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Metal is such an open bastion of ideas and obsessions; it is of no surprise there are bands out there for the Space Age lovers and UFO watchers among us. Britain’s Ewigkeit is one of them and has…
Khors – Beyond the Bestial
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: December 8th 2018, Ashen Dominion Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewed: Cathrine Wendt Khors of the Ukraine put out a sublime 6 song EP, Beyond the Bestial, in December 2018. They create a tapestry of intense musical atmosphere throughout the album with a beautiful mixture of atmospheric post black metal…
Grá – Väsen
Reviewed: May 2018 Released: 2018, www.carnalrecords.com/ Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Owen Thompson One word springs to mind when describing Grá: class. They are from a long line of Swedish BM heavyweights and have a considerable pedigree, boasting a former member of Dark Funeral. They pay tribute to the greats of…
Horizon Ablaze – The Weight Of A Thousand Suns
Reviewed: March, 2018 Released: 2018, Self-released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Bob Davidson “The Weight of a Thousand Suns” is the brilliantly, I think, titled third album from Norwegian outfit ‘Horizon Ablaze’ (it’s also got the trappings of a good ‘yo mama’ joke in there somewhere – I’m just working on the…
Wolves in the Throne Room + Aluk Todolo @ Heaven, London
Wolves In The Throne Room + Aluk Todolo @ Heaven, London November 30, 2017 Review by Demitri Levantis Photography by Miguel del Melo Please follow and like us: