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…
Swedish Black Metal
Bhleg – Odhin
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Nordvis Produktion Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Like all other metal genres, black metal is in a constant state of change, with its numerous subgenres emerging and rising in popularity across the global fandom. With atmospherics and the raw sound marking some of the biggest…
Voodus – Open the Otherness
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2020, Shadow Records / Regain Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Swedish black metal outfit VOODUS return with a brand new mini-album entitled “Open the Otherness.” Consisting of two songs clocking in at 25 minutes in length, the four-piece have honed their craft and put out an…
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…
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…
Ov Shadows – The Darkness Between Stars
Reviewed: April 2018 Released: 2018, www.blackmarketmetal.net/ Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Owen Thompson From the pantheon of Swedish savagery come OV Shadows. Sweden is, of course, a country which boasts a rich history of Black Metal finery. Ov Shadows certainly turned heads with their debut EP “Monologues” and have now graced with their…