Genre Tourism · 03/07/2026
Slagmaur lured me in with sheep, hit me with distorted forest madness, and somehow ended up as the first item on my Fortress 2027 homework list.
Keepers · 19/06/2026
Mork’s Monolitt landed in my inbox two days before release. I accepted it blind, because apparently black metal brand loyalty is a thing I do now. Here’s the Keeper entry. It includes crushing riffs, excellent diction, one very large rock, and a deeply undignified amount of excitement about Hamburg.
In The Pit · 10/05/2026
I was at Atmospheric Arts Festival in Speyer last weekend. Here’s the field report.
It includes a poncho, a bathrobe, singing bowls, Riesling Schorle, a bat t-shirt, an emotional breakdown courtesy of a Canadian post-black metal band and the phrase "Hansi Kürsch of depressive black metal".
So yes. I had a good day.
Genre Tourism · 23/01/2026
A quiet atmospheric black metal release from Wales that knows exactly what it is. Three long tracks, strong mood, no fuss — music for drifting, stepping back, and breathing for a moment.
In The Pit · 14/09/2025
Three bands. One basement. No backup. Just me, a camera, and an unhealthy amount of social anxiety. It got weird. Obviously.
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.
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.