Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2021, Dark Essence Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Taake is one of the more mysterious bands from the Norwegian black metal world, and this is reflected in their new compilation release “Avvik”, which translates to “anomaly” or “deviation” in their native tongue. The objective of…
Norwegian black metal
EMPEROR Presents “A Night of Emperial Wrath” Official Live Stream Event May 23
From the Emperor Official Facebook Page Who’s joining us? Official live stream: A Night of Emperial Wrath 2021 CONCERT START: May 23rd 2021: 20:00 CET REWATCH AVAILABLE TO: May 26th 2021: 23:00 CET TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW: emperor.munin.live
VALDAUDR – Drapsdalen
Reviewed [April 2021] Released [2021 Soulseller Records] Rating [4/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson Norway’s Valdaudr pick up the reins from the long-running black metal project Cobolt 60 that issued albums in 2002 and 2012, but couldn’t quite make it to its third decade. Guitarist Daniel “Død” Olaisen from Blood Red Throne…
Vreid Premiere Video WILD NORTH WEST the Title Track of Their Forthcoming Album and Movie
Wild North West video premiere. This is the first chapter from the new Vreid album and the movie “Wild North West”. See the full music video for the title track here: Album and movie out on April 30th on Season of Mist. You can pre-order vinyl, cd, limited editions and…
Utbyrd – Varskrik
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Norwegian black metal band Utbyrd, through Petrichor, are about to give their album Varskrik (which translates into English as Warning) a chance to see the world with the physical release. The digital version was released in the far 2017,…
Keiser – Our Wretched Demise
Reviewed: December 2020 Released: 2020, Non Serviam Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Norwegian black metal outfit Keiser released their sophomore full-length Our Wretched Demise on November 27th, through their label Non Serviam Records. The record’s lyrics deal with the concept of being at war (with one’s self as well…
Journalist Harald Fossburg interviews DARKTHRONE’S Nocturno Culto at Norway’s National Library
From Darkthrone’s Facebook Page…. Some of you may know that a first edition print of “A Blaze in the Northern Sky” has been featured at the The National Library of Norway’s (Nasjonalbiblioteket) new permanent exhibition called Enlightened. This exhibition features highlights from Norwegian cultural history dating from the year…
Interview with Keiser
Interview with Keiser Mikael Torseth – guitar, vocals Interview by Kira Levine Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram Hello! Thanks for your time, hope that you are keeping safe and well. Please state your name and position in the band. Hello! Thanks, yourself also, it’s nice to speak with you. My…
Svarttjern – Shame Is Just A Word
March 2020 January 17th, 2020 / Soulseller Records Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine True Norwegian Black Metal band Svarttjern has released its fifth full-length album, SHAME IS JUST A WORD on Soulseller Records. Forget genre-bending and studio sterility, as this album is nothing short of iniquitous black metal…
Mayhem – Daemon
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2019, Century Media Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Mayhem, the most notorious band in black metal and, allegedly, the most notorious band in all Scandinavia. A band with a history tarnished with murder, suicide and arson – all of which I will not go into…
DOMINANZ “Code Of Silence” Video Premiere via Metal-Rules.com!
New lyric video from Norwegian black metallers Dominanz, taken from their third album “Let The Death Enter”, released in March 22nd through Mighty Music. The record was captured in Øystein G. Bruns’ (Borknagar) Crosound Studio, with the final touch being made by mastermind Dan Swanö at Unisound Studio. “Code Of Silence”…
Aera – The Craving Within
April 2019 Released: January 25th, 2019 / De Tenebrarum Principio Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine My favor of black metal has been a bit mixed throughout the years. As I state from time to time, yes I am a fan of it, but a picky one that does…
Gaahl’s Wyrd + Tribulation + Uada + Idle Hands @ O2 Academy, Islington, London
Gaahl’s Wyrd + Tribulation + Uada + Idle Hands @ O2 Academy, Islington 25th January 2019 Review by Demitri Levantis Photography by Claudia Black A celebration of all things black, death and Gothic metal came to London this evening, with the O2 Academy in Islington playing host to Gaahl celebrating…
Taake + Bölzer + One Tail, One Head + Orkan @ The Dome, London
Taake + Bölzer + One Tail, One Head + Orkan The Dome, London 08/10/2018 Review & photography by Thomas James Henry Saunders Tonight sees one hell of a Scandinavian black metal line-up descend upon London with Taake as headliners, once again proving the adoration of their fans that they can…
INCINERATION 2018 @ The Dome & Boston Music Room
Incineration Festival The Dome + Boston Music Rooms, Tufnell Park, London 12-13 May 2018 Review by Thomas James Henry Saunders Photography by Thomas Saunders & Talie Rose Eigeland For the third consecutive year now, the most extreme tendrils of the metal spectrum descend upon the Dome & Boston Music…