Keepers · 07/08/2025
Déhà released a one-off melodic black metal album.
I responded like a rational adult:
By spiralling into hyperfocus and writing a small novel about it.
Genre Tourism · 31/07/2025
Blackened death metal with a space theme I have no business enjoying—but here we are. Stellar Collapse is heavy, oddly emotional, and just human enough to pull me in.
Keepers · 28/06/2025
A delirious journey through saxophone-fuelled black metal chaos. Maladie’s Symptoms IV is equal parts seduction, violence, and pure exhilaration.
Keepers · 11/05/2025
A deeply unhinged not-review of Ghost Bath’s Rose Thorn Necklace: part love letter, part breakdown, all emotional damage with blast beats.
In The Pit · 01/08/2024
Sunburned, sleep-deprived, and still made the wrong choice — Day 3 at Wacken features Uada, Gaahl, and the Opeth-shaped hole in my soul.
Genre Tourism · 03/02/2024
A one-man Scottish riff machine channels demons, bagpipes, and folklore into blackened speed metal glory. This one’s a keeper.
Brainfog · 20/12/2023
Wacken collapsed, Alcest disappointed, and Peter Steele got me through it all. 2023 was a metal year. Just not the one I planned.
Keepers · 18/12/2023
DSBM 101: French misery, 10-minute looped riffs, and the kind of vocals that sound like your soul clawing at the walls. Let’s talk Reflections of a Sad Soul.
Genre Tourism · 17/11/2023
Black metal has long flirted with taboo — but where’s the line between provocation and poison? This article digs into NSBM, ideological red flags, and why doing your homework matters more than ever.
Keepers · 13/04/2023
Sólstafir isn’t music, it’s a place: vast, slow, and achingly human. Post-metal as comfort blanket for the emotionally damaged.