Pestilential Shadows Interview with Balam (vocalist, guitarist, bassist, lyricist) Interview by Kira Levine Hello and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in Pestilential Shadows. Hails Metal-Rules! Balam from Pestilential Shadows here. I take care of guitar, bass, lyrics & vocals. As an introduction, could you…
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Triacanthos – Apotheosis
Reviewed: 2021 Released: Purity Through Fire, 2021 Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Triacanthos, the young black metal three-piece from Texas, are ready to show the world their striking debut record called Apotheosis. After many years of creative searching (the first roots of the band were founded back in 2013, when…
Journey Into Darkness – Infinite Universe Infinite Death
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Spirit Coffin Publishing Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Spawned in the mid-90s by guitarist Brett Clarin after the breakup of his previous band Sorrow, Journey Into Darkness is his symphonic black metal project. Arriving just a year after the sophomore album, Multitudes Of Emptiness, Clarin…
Saturnian Mist – Shamatanic
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Occult black metal might be a cliché for the Finnish scene, or indeed any scene in the black metal world, but when you get a band who have taken all the best elements of the most obscure and intriguing…
Remah – Une Main
Reviewed: September 2021 Released: 2021, Avantgarde Music Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine International black metallers Remah have released their debut album, Une Main, through Avantgarde Music. With members from both Belgium and France, the band is the result of a seventeen-year long friendship. After a 10-year gap in their musical…
Interview with Unendlich
Interview with Michael Connors (vocalist, guitarist, songwriter) Interview by Kira Levine Hi, hope that you are keeping safe and well. Please state your name and position in Unendlich for our readers. Hi Kira, this is Mike from Unendlich, I am the vocalist/guitarist/songwriter. You are now a multi-instrumentalist, but what did…
BOTTOMLESS – Interview with Giorgio Trombino
BOTTOMLESS 30th July 2021 Interview by Kat Knite Italian doom metal trio BOTTOMLESS are back with a stunning new self-titled record, out now via Spikerot Records. We got a chance to catch up with lead singer & guitarist Giorgio Trombino and learn all about the process and inspiration behind the new release, as well…
Bloodbound – Creatures of the Dark Realm
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, AFM Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Swedish power metal outfit Bloodbound have returned in 2021 with their ninth studio album entitled Creatures of the Dark Realm, the follow-up to 2019’s well-received Rise of the Dragon Empire. Continuing the trend of anthemic, fist-pumping power metal akin…
Unendlich – Paradox Of A Broken World
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Paradox Of A Broken World is the latest full-length from one-man black metal band Unendlich (aka Michael Connors), from Baltimore, Maryland. Formed in 2010, the project now has four albums under its belt. The three prior releases are: Thanatophobia…
Arcane Existence – Colossus
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Starting out as Kiera Pietrangelo’s solo project in 2016, before expanding into a full band the following year, Arcane Existence are a California-based symphonic black/death metal quintet. Their name describes the band’s aesthetic and lyrics that explore themes such…
Vargstuhr – Dystopia
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Vacula Productions Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Dystopia is a second creation of Vargstuhr, a melodic black metal one man project from Spain. Just as his previous full-length Howlings, it is a concept record telling us a finished and philosophical story. As Vargstur claims itself,…
Infex – Burning In Exile
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Graeme Smith As I Google the name Infex I discover that there is a company called Infex that produce drugs for pandemic infections. So the big question on everyone’s lips is, will Infex provide the cure? (I can see you all…
Bohemyst – Čerň A Smrt
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Featuring ex-members of Avenger and Master’s Hammer, Bohemyst are a black/death quintet from Czechia. Čerň A Smrt is their first full-length release under this moniker. “Bohemyst is a follow-up to Czech dark horde Avenger. Various personal and practical reasons…
Northmaan – Northmaan
Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2021, DevFire Entertainment Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Graeme Smith Debut albums can be a bit a hit and miss. Often they are raw at the edges but offer hope and promise of what’s to come later, and then sometimes they can be the omen of doom and…
Interview with IMMORTAL SYNN
Interview with Tony Z (IMMORTAL SYNN) Interview by Jack Merry 14th May 2021