Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Oxymoron is the latest EP from the atmospheric brutal death metal organization, Spiritual Deception – all the way from Italy. Atmospheric and brutal death metal are two terms I never thought I’d see in the same sentence, but it…
Atmospheric Black Metal
Ancient Wisdom – A Celebration in Honor of Death
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2021, Avantgarde Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis It is nothing unusual for a band to take a long time between releasing new material, but 17 years is certainly eyebrow-raising – particularly when you wonder if time away from the studio has boded well for the…
Dordeduh – Har
Reviewed: April, 2021 Released: May 14, 2021, Prophecy Productions Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Dordeduh was formed in 2009 when Hupogrammus and Sol Faur split from Romanian Folk/Black metal band Negură Bunget. Their debut album was nothing short of brilliant. Their mix of folk and atmospheric black metal was…
Bron – Pred Dverima Noci
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2020, Nordvis Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Scotland, New Zealand and Serbia are three very different nations all with very deep and enriched attractions and mystical qualities. It is no surprise that said qualities and mythologies, and the natural beauties of these lands would inspire black…
And Now The Owls Are Smiling – Dirges
And Now The Owls Are Smiling – Dirges Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Clobber Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz As I sit here and write this, there’s a sharp chill in the winter air, the sun has been absent for hours (though it’s barely 8pm), and Anno 2020 is…
Interview with Ayr
Ayr – Interview with R.C. (guitars, bass, synth, vocals) Interview by Pete Mutant Band links: www.facebook.com/ayrofficial/ ayrofficial.bandcamp.com/ Hey and thank you for your time. Where did the name of the band come from? At this point I can’t recall. I’ve seen some things online suggesting that we named it after…
Black Altar & Kirkebrann – Deus Inversus
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2020, Odium Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Polish black metal institution Black Altar has teamed up with the Norwegian outfit Kirkebrann (“church burning”) to create a brand new split record stating how the metal sounds of both nations have not waned in the current state of…
Old Corpse Road – On Ghastly Shores lays the Wreckage of our Lore
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…
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
Sojourner + Havukruunu + Wolvencrown @ The Black Heart
Sojourner + Havukruunu + Wolvencrown @ The Black Heart 10th October 2019 Review by Ambra Chilenwa Photography by Johnny Wolf
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…