As a member of black metal legends Emperor, Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen - aka Samoth - helped to shape the face of extreme music. And since Emperor’s split, the g... Read More...
Dark Funeral - Where Shadows Forever Reign (Century Media)
Genre: Black Metal
As the sinister intro of opener Unchain my Soul give way to a thunderous, wi... Read More...
Wode - Wode (Broken Limbs)
Genre: Black Metal
This year’s announcement that North Eastern black metallers Wodensthrone were no more was a real blow to the... Read More...
Mortichnia - Heir To Scoria And Ash (Apocalyptic Witchcraft)
Genre: Black Metal
It’s not surprising to learn that Heir To Scoria And Ash was produced by A... Read More...
Mantar - Ode To The Flame (Nuclear Blast)
Genre: Extreme Metal
Sometimes a band like Mantar need to come along and take a rusty hatchet to genre straightj... Read More...
The Wretched End - In These Woods, From These Mountains (Indie Recordings)
Genre: Death/Black Metal
Ex-Emperor guitarist Samoth may not adorn as many maga... Read More...
Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika (Century Media)
Genre: Folk/Black Metal
Moonsorrow have been plying their trade for more than two decades, and it’s fair to say... Read More...
Desaster - The Oath of an Iron Ritual (Metal Blade)
Genre: Thrash/Black Metal
Desaster may not have the legendary status of fellow German acts Kreator, De... Read More...
Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä (Svart Records)
Genre: Black Metal
The various strains of ‘post-black metal’ have started to feel defined by their own musica... Read More...
@Hammerfest VIII, Hafan Y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, North Wales, 11 March 2016
While fronting his side project, Devilment, at Hammerfest VII, Dani Filth qu... Read More...
