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Live Review: A Night of British Black Metal

Four high-energy bands packed the intimate, labyrinthian vaults of The Banshee Labyrinth, culminating in a mosh pit fueled by a shared bottle of communal Buckfast. And Emma witnessed it all and wrote a review about it.

Review: Ofermod – Drakosophia

Kev is back with a fresh review of the latest from Swedish occultists Ofermod. Read his take on their new album here.

Concert Review – Psychonaut 4 – Mourning Over Brit…

Check out Emmas pictures and report from when the Psychonaut4 tour visited Glasgow.

Review: Finistère – Am Grauen Meer

N.O. has a big appetite for German post-ish BM and Finistère is here with a new album to quell his hunger.

Review: Francis Forth – Left to Save

Fransis Forth released their debut album, Left to Save, on the 15th of September. Michael dove in and is ready to

Reviews

From The Vault: Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion

Talvi goes way back in time, dissecting the legendary debut of one of the true pioneers of black and extreme metal, Celtic Frost.

Review: Den Edele Dood – The Glorification Of All Things Light

Den Edele Dood is back with a new album. We reviewed The Glorification Of All Things Light and are ready to share our thoughts.

Review: Motherwood – Im Zeichen der Dunkelheit

“Motherwood’s ‘Im Zeichen der Dunkelheit’ is a 2023 atmospheric, melancholic black metal album from Germany, with a touch of doom metal

Review: Kryptamok – Kataklysmi

Second full length from these finns. Join Syff in discovering if they can deliver the goods this time as well!

Review: Rhûn — Burial Pact

From the mastermind behind Falls of Rauros, this sidequest emerges. Kili explores more with this review of Rhûn’s new EP.

Live Reviews

Concert Review: Aquilus & Suldusk (European Tour Sendoff)

NO reports from the land down under. Read all about his experience as they sent off some of their greatest folk/black metal exports.

Beyond the Gates ’24 – A Tribute to the Gods of Old!

Join us in our review and highlights from this years Beyond the Gates festival in Bergen, Norway!

Concert Review – Psychonaut 4 – Mourning Over Britannia Tour

Check out Emmas pictures and report from when the Psychonaut4 tour visited Glasgow.

Festival Review: Fortress Festival

Fortress is one of UK’s premier black metal festivals, hosted at a seaside resort in the sleepy town of Scarborough. Does

Festival Review: Hole in the Sun

Our guest writer Alex spent a few days in rural Germany to experience this truly underground festival with lots of beer,

Interviews

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Interview: Widertod (GER)

Recently, I was flabbergasted by the debut EP from Widertod and had to write a short review for it, but now it’s time to ask some questions. Read more in this interview.

Interview: Melan Selas – A mystical journey towards the truth

Much like the attainment of Ascension, one must walk the path of perdition. We have had the opportunity to interview Melan Selas.

Interview: Temple of Katharsis – The Road to Hades

We jumped on the chance to talk to vocalist and bassist, Hellmaster 666 of Temple of Katharsis. Discussing the release of

Interview: Furze – Caw Entrance

Crown of Rebellion discusses Furze’s latest album with the main man Woe J. Reaper himself. Join their deep dive into the

Interview: Angrenost – Transcendence Through Entropy

We start off 2024 with an interview. We had the pleasure of speaking to Pursan the vocalist/lyricist of Angrenost.

Digging Deeper

Digging Deeper: African subcontinent

The African subcontinent isn’t particular famous for its black metal scene. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t black metal bans around, of course. One of the members of the Black Metal Promotion discord channel started digging for some hidden African gems and had a few recommendations. Some bands I did know, but others I didn’t.