Tag: Black
She Said Destroy – Time Like Vines Review
Originally written by Jeremy Garner Only six years from their inception, and Oslo Norway extreme metal outfit She Said Destroy are amassing some well deserved press within the metal scene over their peculiar amalgam of …
Nachtmystium – Instinct : Decay Review
originally written by Jimmy Brandon One of the things I love about metal, among others, is when a band or artist can take something generally considered ugly, and make it somewhat beautiful without having to …
Celtic Frost – Monotheist Review
“Now I’m not the expert on Celtic Frost that I probably should be, but please, say it ain’t so. Tell me there was an error at the pressing plant that pressed certain tracks to disc more …
Satyricon – Now, Diabolical Review
Chris Sessions’ take: Satyricon is a well known black metal band and they write pretty interesting black metal songs, but the method of recording these songs is somewhat limp. Which is unfortunate, but not a …
Bal-Sagoth – The Chthonic Chronicles Review
The best thing about heavy metal is the emphasis it places on bad storytelling, orchestras and weak assed keyboards, really. It’s why, out of all the various musical styles I might get involved with as …
Darkthrone – The Cult Is Alive Review
Apart from the occasional guest now and again, guitarist/bassist/principal vocalist Nocturno Culto and drummer/occasional vocalist Fenriz have been the sole contributing members of Darkthrone since their seminal 1994 release, Transylvanian Hunger. Since that landmark record, …
Vreid – Pitch Black Brigade Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. Layers upon layers of filth, decay, blackness, and good old rock ‘n fucking roll welcome listeners to Vreid’s second outing, Pitch Black Brigade. Not only do Vreid manage to distance themselves further from their …
Sapthuran/Leviathan – Split Review
Originally written by Ian Duncan-Brown. Sapthuran: Ah, this is truly the very best kind of modern black metal. Instead of taking the droning approach employed by much of the scene, Sapthuran’s sound is built upon riffs, …