It was just the other week that I was encountered with something that we just don’t get enough of: black metal with a clear inspiration from classic heavy metal. It’s the sort of sound that is always loaded with potential, … Continue reading Magnetar – There Will Be No Peace In My Valley
Growth is always an extremely important part of any band’s adventures through the underground. It’s what keeps things simply moving forward and prevents stagnation from taking place which can oftentimes times be the moment where bands make or break their … Continue reading The Mist from the Mountains – Portal – The Gathering of Storms
At any given moment, the underground is always ready for the arrival of a new name in black metal that can really inject some life into the sound no matter what the approach may be. Whether it be a straightforward … Continue reading Bloody Valkyria – Kingdom in Fire
For all that black metal has long been capable of, a strong melodic factor is always something that we see the sound return to sooner or later with it being quite constant that there’s some new act out there, however … Continue reading Kvaen – The Formless Fires
For some bands, excellence seems to come almost as easy as breathing. In the depths of the underground, some are truly able to rise above adversity and any challenges that may come from being a newer name in the scheme … Continue reading Oubliette – Eternity Whispers
Quickly can a name rise through the underground should the right circumstances arise, but rarely does everything come together in such a perfect form that offers a magnificent journey the likes of which simply cannot be denied. We’ve seen plenty … Continue reading Inherits the Void – Scars of Yesteryears
At any given time, each style has a select list of rising names that are making quite a stir for one reason or another with their names always on the lips of many along with any new album they put … Continue reading Gatecreeper – Dark Superstition
Twenty-five years is quite a bit of time for anything, including being a band. That’s a long time for your sound to grow and evolve into different directions that you never could have expected when you first started out with … Continue reading Ufomammut – Hidden
I think it’s safe to say that when people take into consideration black metal in general, we tend to think of the sound in its more raw and chaotic forms. That shouldn’t come as a surprise given the landmark releases … Continue reading Bilwis – Hameln
It was already with the return of Eternal Storm today that I think many of us were confident that the throne of melodic death metal so early this year would be effortlessly claimed for all the right reasons given what … Continue reading Volcandra – The Way of Ancients
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