Review: Herzog – Mugwort
English: In 2023, Belgian Black Metal project Herzog, founded by Brussels-based musician Asgeir Amort, released its debut album Furnace through Amor Fati
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From the underground
Reviews, interviews and stories from the darker corners of underground music.
Review: Det Eviga Leendet – Vehemence
English: Swedish outfit Det Eviga Leendet was formed in Uppsala in 2015 and takes its name from the novel of the same
Review: Janvs – Fatum Est
English: More than ten years after the release of Nigredo, Italian Black Metal outfit JANVS returns with new material. The band from
Review: Pan-Amerikan Native Front – Howling Piercing Darkness
English: In 1540, a bloody uprising broke out in what is now Mexico against Spanish colonial rule. The Mixtón War, in which
Review: Messier 16 – Shouts from the Cliffs of Heterodoxy
English: Operating out of Oslo, Messier 16 is a Norwegian outfit that has shown little interest in the usual boundaries of extreme
Review: Bokkerijders – Crush Kill Destroy
English: From Ghent, Belgium, come Bokkerijders, a band that takes its name from the notorious gangs said to have operated mainly in
Review: Gaunlet Ring – Raiders
English: Operating out of New York, American Black Metal project Gauntlet Ring has proven to be quite productive since its formation in
Review: Nocturnis – Drangsal
Engels: Hailing from Offenburg, Germany, situated on the edge of the Black Forest, Black Metal outfit Nocturnis has been active since 2019.
Review: Détresse – Misères
English: With one foot in Vienna, Austria, and the other in Québec, Canada, Détresse is an international Black Metal trio presenting its
Review : Urarv – Nychta Psychis
English: Norwegian musician Bjørn Dencker, better known as Aldrahn, has built quite a history within Black Metal. His work with Dødheimsgard in