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.
Keepers · 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.
Keepers · 09/01/2023
A synth-soaked black metal carnival of xylophones, haunted landlines, and pure gremlin chaos. A New Generation of Vampiric Conspiracies is unhinged — and I love it.
Brainfog · 04/12/2022
From Deutschpop to black metal, band tees to Bathory — 2022 was my first real metal year. And yes, I lost 10kg and gained a personality.
Keepers · 12/11/2022
Carpathian Forest’s Fuck You All!!!! is a chaotic blend of black metal, punk, and rock’n’roll swagger. Dive into this 2006 release that defies genre norms with groove-laden riffs and unapologetic attitude.
Genre Tourism · 07/11/2022
Dive into Abbath’s Dread Reaver — a black metal album soaked in rock’n’roll swagger, high-speed riffs, Motörhead worship, and glorious chaos. Corpsepaint, blast beats, and groove guaranteed.