Tag: Van Records

Dread Sovereign – All Hell’s Martyrs Review

Alan “Nemtheanga” Averill sure is having himself a time. His work in the godly Primordial should need no introduction, but he also found a winning black metal formula with Blood Revolt and a bit of

The Ruins Of Beverast – Blood Vaults: The Blazing Gospel Of Heinrich Kramer Review

Alexander von Meilenwald, sole originator, songwriter and performer of all instruments for The Ruins of Beverast is the most creative artist in black metal today. Before examining his latest work, a brief overview of his

Attic – The Invocation Review

Birth in a cemetery or GTFO. One of the key factors any long-time fan of King Diamond will quickly highlight when attempting to explain their indestructible enthusiasm for the man’s varied works is the inherent

Year Of The Goat – Angels’ Necropolis Review

Originally written by Matt Longo First things first: I will not abbreviate Year of the Goat as YOG, as appears on their Facebook page and elsewhere, because YOG is some badass grinding Swiss chaos who

Graupel – Am Pranger… Review

I’m all for progression and evolution, but during a time when the black metal boundaries continue to cloud and push the genre further into more tempered terrain, it’s refreshing to come across projects whose primary

Griftegard – Solemn, Sacred, Severe Review

Holy doom metal, Batman!!! No, seriously, holy doom metal. Religious themes and pious imagery have long been a common subject for metal’s slower species, especially that of the epic subset (“The Samarithan” anyone?), and Sweden’s

The Ruins Of Beverast – The Foulest Semen Of A Sheltered Elite Review

originally written by Erik Thomas For those that don’t know, The Ruins of Beverast is a one man black/doom metal band consisting of former Nagelfar (the German one) drummer Alexander Von Meilenwald. And with his third album, he has

Genocide – Apocalyptic Visions Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell No, this isn’t a reissue of a long-lost, proto-Arghoslent demo from 1990.  This, unfortunately, is a novice black metal band. Despite the fact that at least two bands in their home country