Fell upon this song by Graveyard Train today as I was browsing YouTube for some weird folk tunes. I fucking love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj6Q0xRW5bQ&list=PL5193DCB4E190A54E&index=6
Sound Of The Day : Graveyard Train
Category: Music
The Hyperborean Shadows Series : Norwegian Rat
The Hyperborean Shadows Series is an ongoing feature that will focus on the dwellers of Scandinavia, and their portrayal of northern landscapes, cultures and traditions through different forms of dark art. There are so many incredible visions being realised in Scandinavia in this age, and I firmly believe that the creatives behind these visions need… Continue reading The Hyperborean Shadows Series : Norwegian Rat
Sound Of The Day : Ulver
Another bad day for new music, so have turned to Ulver, and a remastered version of their 1993 album Vargnatt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcL7pNV-ftk
Sound Of The Day : Roky Erickson & The Aliens
The past few days have been weak where new music is concerned. Almost everything that has crossed my path has been in the post bm vein, and it's fucking sucked. I've been so bloody disappointed. So, tonight I'm treating you to a song which I've been humming practically all day - Night of the Vampire… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Roky Erickson & The Aliens
Pre-Order Black Metal : Into The Abyss
Get your wallets out folks, because the newest full-length book in the Black Metal Cult series is available to pre-order. Following Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult and Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies Vol. One, this latest tome - entitled Black Metal : Into The Abyss - is 300 pages of new, exclusive material.… Continue reading Pre-Order Black Metal : Into The Abyss
Wyrd Words & Effigies Playlist III : Old Favourites
This week's playlist is an important one for me, featuring lots of tracks from when I was under double figures. Check it out here!
Ghaal’s Wyrd Debut At Blekk Metal Festival
I was at Blekk Metal Festival in Bergen when Ghaal's Wyrd made their debut appearance on stage. However they came on at 1am by which time I was dead in bed. (It had been a LONG day.) Fortunately however, a kind soul captured some of the gig on camera. You can watch it below. Enjoy!… Continue reading Ghaal’s Wyrd Debut At Blekk Metal Festival
Sound Of The Day : The Unquiet Grave
This haunting version of the English folk song The Unquiet Grave is featured on the exceptional TV show Penny Dreadful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLsmcOmoIXM
Wyrd Words & Effigies Playlist II : The Black Magic Mix
Get your fill of black magic here.
Sound Of The Day : Ereb Altor
Currently listening to Blot · Ilt · Taut the Bathory tribute album by the prolific Swedish viking/black metal band Ereb Altor. Unsurprisingly, it is fucking magnificent. Listen to a preview below, then go to Spotify where you can stream the whole album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EF5ocMVm0Q
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 