Tag: black metal
GEVURAH are dead to the world, reborn in their own reality
Few bands will ever have what it takes to set the bar. Try as they may, a healthy dose of talent, clever compositions and memorable riffs simply aren’t enough. What sets the bar, separating the …
THE OMINOUS CIRCLE speak from behind the shroud
2017 was a stellar year for death metal. It saw releases from genre pillars like Incantation, Immolation, and Morbid Angel. It visited the cosmos with The Chasm and collapsed into a black hole with Succumb. …
AZOTHYST opens sanguine oblivion upon revealing “Blood of Dead God”
For years a hushed pact of ill intent has been brooding in the Canadian underground, a conspiracy aimed at the mind and soul of any who would fancy themselves fanatics of the extreme. This entity …
ANTEDILUVIAN elevate & defile through “The Divine Punishment”
Sex and violence — Two foundational aspects of human nature that are as inseparable to us as the flesh we wear. No matter how we might ascend to higher planes of civility, the seeds remain, …
SCUM DIVISION rises from the roiling black filth
Festering in Western Canada’s underground, the vile collective known as Scum Division conspires its next move. Volley after volley of ugly, nihilistic, non-music rages forth from this addled assembly of lunatics. Their outputs feels like …
ELIJAH TAMU reveals his rare & unique methodology of worship – Part 2
In an additional twist, we revealed the first part of Elijah Tamu’s massive interview on Walpurgisnacht earlier this year. The artist was kind enough indulge us with a multiple page correspondence that revealed much of …
WITCHES HAMMER return with the elixir from the afterlife on “Damnation is My Salvation”
The ongoing existence of extreme metal is in its ability to constantly rewrite the rules of old styles and create new chapters of its existence. Within its limitations it can only be pushed to a …
ELIJAH TAMU delivers a sermon enlightening his antithetical Orthodox art – Part 1
The notion of contrast is a foundational element to all that is substantial. The negative space begets the bodies alive within it, and the darkness of void only makes the light held inside shine that …
GENE PALUBICKI (Angelcorpse, Perdition Temple, etc): Antichrist Victorious! Full Video Interview
Needing very little introduction, Gene Palubicki stands upon a great legacy of black/death metal supremacy. Founder of the almighty Angelcorpse, Gene has since been responsible for a constant track record of total savagery with his …
HISSING disavows catharsis to embrace suffering
Modern death metal has gone through yet another resurgence of heightened invigoration in the last few years, with a particular concentration of perpetuating and reimagining ‘old school’ elements, and to magnificent effect. When death metal …