Tag: black metal
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Heavy Picks for Bandcamp Friday – May 2023
It isn’t slowing down at all – there’s an even bigger bouquet of fresh riffs out there since the last edition of Bandcamp Friday, and I’m not mad about it. The header image this month is by Brad Moore, the aptly named “Art Wizard”, for the cover of Spinebreaker’s Cavern of Inoculated Cognition, one of…
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Oranssi Pazuzu at Velvet Underground – October 12, 2019
I type faster than I can think sometimes. Getting into that groove where your mind just sets itself and no longer allows any random thoughts in – did I turn off the stove? – we can all get there, but can probably agree it doesn’t always happen when we want it to. Few things can…
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Out Of Line Weekender 2019, Day 3
Astra Kulturhaus – Berlin, Germany Out Of Line Weekender 2019 edition was taking place on 04.-06. April at Astra Kulturhaus Berlin, Germany. The three day affair was covering electronic, techno and various heavy metal genres. Check out our coverage of Day 1 and Day 2. Day 3 in review The last day of Out Of…
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Mork – Det Svarte Juv
When such an arbiter of good taste as the mighty Fenriz endorses a band you can be sure they are something special, and indeed Mork are special. Black metal in the best sense of the word, the songs herein take the listener on a journey through the soundscape of the soul. For sure there are…
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HRH Vikings 2018 @ O2 Academy, Sheffield UK
HRH Vikings 2018, December 1-2 at O2 Academy in Sheffield, UK Welcome to Asgard! HRH Vikings is a brand new addition to the Hard Rock Hell cycle… well, kind of a new addition – it is replacing HRH NWOBHM’s traditional Heavy Metal sounds with five metal subgenres: Battle, Nordic, Pagan, Black and Death Metal. The highly…
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Zeal & Ardor, 4 December 2018, Birmingham UK
Zeal & Ardor with Blanket, December 4th 2018, O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK First on stage were cinematic rockers Blanket, a name that I have not come across before. Being very busy this year with two album releases – How To Let Go on May 18th via Music For Nations and Transfiction on November 23rd – the…
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Messe des Morts VIII – Genèse
Piranha Bar, Montréal. Thursday the 22nd of November, 2018. It’s the eighth edition of this feast of black metal. Having attended a few times in the past, this humble fangirl was primed to expect excellence. And, all told, I have to say this was my favourite Messe yet. Of course, being able to finally shoot…
