Hellripper’s James McBain stormed the blackened speed metal scene with his 2021 Peaceville debut, The Affair of the Poisons. We enthused in our review that ‘metal is a rebellious counterculture…
Tag: black metal
Tithe started out as the project of Matt Eiseman (guitars/vocals) and Kevin Swartz (drums) in 2017 before recruiting Alexander Huddleston (bass) and signing to Tartarus Records for their 2020 debut…
Indonesia has a thriving grindcore scene, but its black metal underground is more of an unknown force. Tombstone started writing and recording music as far back as 2005, but it…
Bizarrekult started as the project of Russian musician, Roman, in 2006. He relocated to Norway in this initial period of creativity before disappearing after one demo and a split-record with…
Enigmatic black metallers, …And Oceans, are one of Finland’s most intriguing artists. They’ve had multiple name changes throughout their time and arrive at album number six in a career of…
We hope our favourite artists will remain faithful to their established sound, yet we never experience the thrill and trepidation that comes with seeing them experiment with pastures new when…
Grá have a rich heritage in black metal with current Dark Funeral frontman, Heljarmadr, on guitars and vocals, and Godhead Machinery guitarist, Niklas Ekwall, joining for their latest album. Now…
Iowa black metal quartet, Dryad, aim to write the filthiest and most abhorrent music for the mainstream to detest. This means they earn an appreciative nod from Darkthrone and a…
Varmia’s last studio effort received an honourable mention in the SBR Top 7 Avant-Garde Metal Albums of 2021. We remarked that their ‘music is ritualistic, delivered in antiquated tongue, and…