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…
Swedish Black Metal
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…