Storming into the weekend with Virvatulet, a black metal project from Finland. Ulvontaa Laaksojen Halki or Howling Through The Valleys is taken from Demo'11. It's an epic, soul wrenching track which requires multiple listens.
If you listen to one black metal project today, make it Gratzug. It's been a while since I've heard something so fucking powerful from Deutschland.
Mid-week somberness needs to be accompanied by atmospheric black metal. Today's choice is Veldes, a project based in Slovenia. Woe Eater is taken from their Skyward EP which was released back in 2014.
The snow lies thick outside, the air is cold enough to crack my teeth and world is ever so still...a perfect morning for some brain splintering underground black metal from Sweden. Now defunct band Endless Woods are my winter morning choice today.
Varg never fails to disappoint.
Another blizzard choked day here in Canada. Perfect weather for Fyrnask, a one man atmospheric black metal band from Germany.
I discovered Hell Couture last year, and since my first sightings of Rebecca Conrad's extreme metal inspired garments, I've been building up the courage to learn how to sew and make my own clothes. Catching sight of her Windir hooded top the other day was the good shove I needed to make a start on… Continue reading Interview : Rebecca Conrad Of Hell Couture
My mood has been unstable these past few days, but there's nothing like a bit of Swedish black metal - in this case Octinomos - to get me back on track.
One of my favourite black metal discoveries of late is Nivhel, a two man band from Sweden. I'm currently obsessed with the track Vrede, from their 2013 demo Ur Vrede Född. It's everything a sublime black metal track needs to be to have a lasting effect on the listener. Listen and you will understand. 'In… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Nivlhel
Make time for Swedish one man black metal band Panphage today. I've been flinging my head back and forth to the ingenious track þrudmoþgi iotunn from the 2011 demo Gráðr Neðan.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 