Cailleach are an atmospheric black metal project from New Zealand. Their profound originality and gutsiness sets them aside from most other atmospheric endeavours. The following track is entitled A Forgotten Tree and is taken from their 2015 Neverending Winter EP.
I've talked about Draugurinn quite a lot over the years, which goes to show the impact that this project has had on me. I have relished absolutely everything that the outstandingly talented Dísa has produced for this band. She has moved mountains inside my head. The bone chilling track you're about to encounter is entitled Ísavetur… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Draugurinn
I needed something today that would lift me up and away from where I am, and drop me gently in a forest where breathing is easy and the air is softly perfumed with the scent of pine. Paleowolf's track Paleoforest accomplished this beautifully.
Today I need a calm head, and the ambient music from Australian project Vindkaldr is providing me with the soothing sounds I need to get through the hours that remain. The Fairy That Disappeared from the album Ambient I is one of the most beautiful musical endeavors I have heard in a long time.
Downfall of Nur is, in my opinion, one of the most exciting black metal projects to emerge in the past few years, with a debut full-length (Umbras de Barbagia) that stole my attention and held it for weeks. I am extremely proud and delighted to present the following interview with founder Antonio Sanna, and encourage… Continue reading Interview : Downfall of Nur
In the mood for some new Norwegian black metal this Monday morning? Then I suggest you invest a few minutes into listening to this new track from Isvind. Hyrden is taken from their 4th full-length, set for release by Folter Records on the 26th of June.
German black metal band Horn is providing the soundtrack to my Saturday. This one man project has an illustrious discography, one I am greatly looking forward to mining. The song you will find below is entitled Alpenlan II and is taken from the Jahreszeiten / Die Kraft der Szenarien album released in 2015. AlpenlandII is… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Horn
I am unable to get enough of the music of Heilung. The sound they conjure up is described by the band as Amplified History, and I am utterly entranced by it. (So much so, that this is the second time Heilung has made my Sound of the Day). Heilung's debut album Ofnir was released just… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Heilung
Our black metal scene in England is not particularly strong, I'm sad to say. So, when a new band makes its presence known, I'm always eager to check them out, yet I'm always slightly skeptical. I'm happy to announce however, that my skepticism was short lived when I was given a nudge to check out… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Ethereal Shroud
The Cult Never Dies, the second book on black metal by British author Dayal Patterson - you should, by now, be familiar with his first book Black Metal : Evolution of the Cult - is now back in stock. It's available as a standalone book, and also in box set format. The box set includes:… Continue reading The Cult Never Dies : Back In Stock
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 