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
I thoroughly enjoyed the video for Winterbane, a track from the forthcoming self-titled album from Abbath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=283&v=Yv-oC5zCwn8
Way back in November 2015 I volunteered at Blekk Metal in Norway, and was interviewed briefly for a documentary that was being made about the festival. Now, I don't know if my few words will end up in the film, but I'm excited to share with you the trailer that has recently been made available.… Continue reading Blekk Metal Documentary
I haven't been able to listen to anything other than Norwegian atmospheric black metal project Eldamar for the past several days. If you like Lustre, or any bands along the same vein, you're going to love this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNfKSNYHmME
It's been ages since I've listened to God Seed. About five years or something actually. But I happened upon the video for their track Alt Liv today, and have been enjoying both the music and visuals. I've no idea what's happening with the band nowadays, but I'm living in hope they'll start to release new… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : God Seed
Today, we remember Terje "Valfar" Bakken of Windir, who passed to the other side on this day in 2004 at the age of 25. Below you can find the four monumental albums he released before his untimely death at the hands of winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khXynWMMwLQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6GWdwkXqhw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW6h0lhXW3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v805xBELTs
The music videos I've posted here are true works of art that I've watched and relished countless times. Unlike choosing my top 20 albums (which was hellish to do), there wasn't much thought needed when it came to choosing my five favourite videos. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. I recommend… Continue reading Wyrd Words & Effigies : Top 5 Music Videos Of 2015
Kampfar have stormed back into my consciousnesses of late and I've been gorging on their latest stellar album Profan, specifically the track Daimon. This song has a new kind of power pulsating through it, and the accompanying video...hell, you just have to watch it. Words fucking fail me. Enjoy, and then check out what I… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Kampfar
Absolutely relishing Raunijar, the powerful and energetic title track from Helheim's up and coming 8th album, to be released on the 4th of December by Dark Essence Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1CrnqODfpc
I have seen KAMPFAR official countless times over the years in many different countries, but at BlekkMetal Festival they gave what I would consider to be their greatest ever show. I feel privileged to have attended.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 