HOR Interview: Greek Back Metal Band A black metal horde definitely worth checking out is HOR and their new album “Exitium”. It’s sure to please any second-wave fan of old school black metal. Can you please introduce HOR and tell us how and why the band started? ΗΟR is a two-men band. Me (Ophion) on guitars and Throne on bass and vocals. The band started in November of 2017 because we wanted to play black metal and to express ourselves through our favorite music. We know each other for many years and we’d been together in other bands before with other members of course. Things at that time ..read more

Interview: Lord Satanachia - Azazel – Finnish Black Metal My first encounter with Satanachia was back in 1997 when I interviewed him for my original (printed) zine. At the time, his band Azazel had just released their debut EP. After all these years I have the opportunity to speak with him once again. Azazel is a long-running Finnish black metal band. In fact, the band is one of the first from the country of Finland to play Nordic style second wave black metal. Lord Satanachia has always been an interesting person. Since the days of the first Azazel EP, the band managed to release two great ..read more

Interview: Vanvidd - Black/Folk Metal from Norway Here we present an interview with Norwegian black/folk metal band Vanvidd who is about to release their second album! When did Vanvidd form and what was the reason behind its creation? The seeds were already sown in 2011-2012, but the band did not have a complete lineup and a fully developed concept. The band was officially formed in the autumn of 2013. That’s when we knew what general direction we wanted to take the band. Essentially, we were tired of the metal scene in general and we wanted to form a band where we could weave soundscapes ..read more

Interview: Maudiir – Black/Thrash Metal From Canada All About Black Metal presents an interview with Candian black/thrash metal band Maudiir who just released an EP called, “Le Temps Peste”. Here is F. Hello F. and thanks for doing this interview! How has this past winter been?  Any signs of global warming that far north? Hi! I don’t see too many dead people in the streets, so the full strength of global warming has certainly not hit yet ☺ Joke aside, it is certainly concerning, and I don’t know if there is something that we can really do about it. The situation is quite complex. Plea ..read more

Black Metal Bands From Spain: A Retrospective Spain isn’t leading the charge of European black metal but there have always been interesting bands there. In this retrospective, we’ll be taking a look at the history of black metal bands from Spain. Spain and the second wave of black metal While Spain had a pretty big death metal scene in the early 1990s, the country was off to a slow start when it came to second-wave black metal. I’m going to cover most of Spain’s early black metal scene from the 1990s. Blazemth Blazemth was one of the best black metal bands from Spain in the mid-1990s. Why ..read more

Interview: Zifir – Black Metal Band From Turkey Long-running black metal band Zifir from Turkey released its fourth album, “Demoniac Ethics” in 2020. Here’s an interview with Zifir. Zifir was founded by O.Ö and O.S in 2006. In 2007 they released their first album “You Must Come With Us”. Zifir released their second album “Protest Against Humanity” in 2011. Zifir traded out their drum machine utilized on their debut album with the addition of drummer Nursuz who has been in the band ever since. “Kingdom of Nothingness” is the third album of Zifir from 2017 which leads us to Zifir’s fourth st ..read more

Interview: Genfærd – Black Metal Band From Denmark Danish black metal band Genfærd released their second album entitled, “Blodhævn” in 2020. A true old school attack! Here’s an interview with J and T from Genfærd. When did Genfærd form and the reason behind its creation? We formed in 2014. It started with K. and T. in “Sort Regn”. The debut album was actually for that band but before the recordings started “Sort Regn” split up. “Genfærd” was born out of that, a band where everyone was on the same side and the goal was the same. We since added S. and J. to our ranks. What’s behind the name ..read more

Interview: Funeral Storm - Greek Black Metal Band Funeral Storm formed in 2001 under the name Raven Throne as a one-man project by Wampyrion Markhor Necrowolf. The name of the band was later changed for legal reasons. After several changes, the name Funeral Storm was finally chosen. Here is Wampyrion How did Funeral Storm form and can you give some history? Funeral Storm was formed as I had the need to play black metal. As a new passionate metalhead, I formed a band with some friends from school but we only played covers from Iron Maiden, Metallica, Kreator, and Rotting Christ. I suggested ..read more

Interview: Vultur - Greek Death Metal Band Greek death metal band Vultur released their second album in 2019 entitled, “Drowned in Gangrenous Blood”. Here’s George N., guitarist of Vultur. Hello, how are things going in Greece this week? Please introduce yourself to the readers? Hello. I am George the guitarist of Vultur. Thinks are going very well here in Greece. Thank you for this interview and the opportunity to have a talk with its other. When did you first start listening to death metal music and who were some of the first bands you discovered? Who are some of the current bands that h ..read more

11 Great Japanese Black Metal Bands True Japanese black metal? Yes! Here we’ll take a look at the earliest Japanese black metal bands and list another eleven that you should check out!  The history of Japanese black metal bands Sabbat Japan’s black metal scene started in the first wave with black/thrash metal band Sabbat. Don’t confuse this band with the UK thrash metal act of the same name. Japan’s Sabbat formed back in 1984. Throughout the 1980s, Sabbat released several EPs but wasn’t able to release a full-length album until 1991. Evil Records from Japan released their first album e ..read more