Tag: Napalm Records

Svartsot – Mulmets Viser Review

originally written by Erik Thomas Much like Heidevolk, Denmark’s Svartsot came out with a solid debut a couple of years ago and made an immediate mark on the somewhat frolicky Viking metal scene by mixing stern mid-paced chunky death

Heidevolk – Uit Oude Grond Review

originally written by Erik Thomas I was a huge fan of 2008’s Wallhalla Wacht from these Dutch folk-metal newcomers (new at the time, at least).  When I heard that 2010 would see a follow up, I almost soiled

Ereb Altor – The End Review

Ereb Altor were originally conceived back in the glory years of 1990, likely as soon as these two friends (also members of Isole) finished listening to Bathory’s Hammerheart for the first time. The End is

Varg – Blutaar Review

Varg, meaning wolf in both Swedish and Norwegian (it isn’t just the taken name of an infamous killer/musician), hail from neither country, but rather from Bavaria, Germany. This pagan/black metal unit recently signed to and

The Kandidate- Until We Are Outnumbered Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell The Kandidate are a groove-laden, mosh-mongering Danish collective, fronted by former Hatesphere and Allhelluja throat Jacob Bredahl. And…yeah. There’s really not much to sink your teeth into here, so we’ll

Siegfried – Nibelung Review

What I expected when I signed up to review Siegfried’s new album, Nibelung, was an interminable hour or so of intolerable symphonic pablum in the guise of a metal album. What I got instead was

The 11th Hour – Burden Of Grief Review

originally written by Jim Brandon Doom, death, and the act of dying; Burden Of Grief is all these things. The carefully crafted brainchild of Hail Of Bullets/Gorefest instrumental octopus Ed Warby, and featuring Roger “Rogga”

Ahab – The Divinity Of Oceans Review

originally written by Jim Brandon For as long as we’ve reached for them, the oceans of the world have proven to be a far superior adversary for mankind to try and conquer, and even now the fathoms