Review: Blood Sanctum – Demo
Engels: London’s Blood Sanctum brings together Jørgen and Amelia, both also active in Sataniak. Jørgen handles the vocals, while Amelia takes care
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From the underground
Reviews, interviews and stories from the darker corners of underground music.
Review: Lagnia – Demo XXVI
English: Originally hailing from Mexico and Poland, the musicians behind Lagnia are now based in Germany, where they continue their uncompromising approach
Review: Nyrak – Empires of Ash
English: Okay, I’ll admit it: these days, black metal is mostly a matter of nostalgia for me. The nineties, to be precise.
Review: Forbidden Temple – The sanctuarian darkness
English: Standing still means falling behind. Tenebrae and Agaliarept seem to have taken that saying to heart, as new material from their
Review: Uhritulet – Ruumissavotta
English: Three years after its self-titled debut, Finnish project Uhritulet returns with Ruumissavotta. This second album also arrives through Purity Through Fire.
Review: Paara – Laulut tulen ja jään
English: Eight years after Riitti, Finland’s Paara return with Laulut tulen ja jään. Their third full-length arrives through Dusktone, with a title
Review: Skandalum – Odium Deificatum
English: The Belgian underground remains fertile ground for bands that have little interest in musical innovation and prefer to return to the
Review: Sentries – Disciples of Void & Fire
English: Whenever musicians from different underground bands join forces, it remains to be seen what will eventually come out of it. Especially
Review: Bloedmaan – Circle of the Moon
English: At Diabolical Echoes 2026 in Arnhem, I got my first taste of Belgian black metal outfit Bloedmaan. Their melodic, atmospheric black
Review: Cult of the Moon – Lunar Eclipse
English: With *Lunar Eclipse*, Cult of the Moon releases its first full-length album. The band plays melodic black metal built around raw