CONCERT COVERAGE: 1349, Spectral Wound, Antichrist Siege Machine, Spirit Possession
Belated coverage of the big black metal show in Grand Rapids at the end of May.
Tulus – Fandens Kall
Smiles, jamming, and shredding are offered to entice the audience, and with a band like Tulus, it worked like a charm.
Beyond Man – Beyond Man
Raise your glass of whisky or beer to the full moon as the Norwegian Cowboys from Hell finally defile us with their and music.
Årabrot – Norwegian Gothic
Norwegian Gothic is an album that explores so many genres, it’s truly difficult to tack it under any one label. It’s an exploration into previously uncharted territory more than anything else
VINTLECHKEIT – Svartskogen, svartvinter… / Dødssted…
It was very clear that the band had something to prove, and they had a damn good start proving it.
Sovereign – Neurotic
The result is a record that you WANT to revisit again and again;
Enepsigos – Wrath of Wraths
There is little respect for reason or allowance for understanding in this music. You are at the mercy of their dream, their nightmare.
Nattverd – Styggdom
These guys are hellbent on bringing traditional malevolence to the sonic sphere, and this tome is an impressive body of work dedicated to the dark.
Leprous – Pitfalls
It is heartwrenching, empathy inducing, and uplifting as fuck,
Fedrespor – Tid
Many of the songs found on this album are delicate, light, and dreamlike, but the feelings they evoke go much deeper than that.