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Since 2011 Second To Sun released eight longplays, a couple of EPs, countless singles and it seems they don’t plan to stop because a year after Legacy was released they already deliver their new album named Leviathan. I follow this band for something like five years and I really like how the band developed from instrumental project by Vladimir Lehtinen and Theodor Borovski to a full-fledged band. However, many said that when the vocalist Gleb Sysoev joined the band, Second To Sun lost its charm (and it’s not about Gleb himself but the presence of vocalist). On top of that, few years ago Vladi ..read more

Atmospheric black metal suits my temperament well. And not just one small niche of the genre, but across all its many variations: whether the atmosphere generated is that of ritual and magick (like Cult of Fire or Mephorash), nature and emptiness (heard in the music of Waldgeflüster or Windbruch) or a general state of dissatisfaction with the present expressed through a profound connection with history (such as Drudkh or Winterfylleth manage), as long as that atmosphere is authentic I am happy with the outcome. Even when those atmospheres teeter on the edge of dungeon synth formlessness (Old C ..read more

Interview with Cernunnos – Celtic mythology and nature inspired Atmospheric Black Metal out of the northern Black Forest. https://www.facebook.com/cernunnosblackforest ..read more

Hi! Your band name, Jord, translates to “Earth” in Swedish. How does the concept of Earth and nature influence your music and lyrics? Hi there! Its my main source of inspiration. I spend a lot of time out in nature on my own and you discover a lot of sounds, energies and orchestral like sounds out there if you listen. Also you get a sense of the old stories and mythologies when you go deep into the woods. Its an amazing place. Jord started as a one-man project and later transformed into a trio. How has this change impacted your creative process and the dynamics within the band? It hasn’t impac ..read more

The Hungarian atmospheric black metal band WitcheR has presented another music video for their new album released in October. The dark, witch-themed video is closely related to the band’s first music video, and at the same time closes the ‘Lélekharang’ era. Watch “Hazateres” here: Called one of the best atmospheric black metal albums of the year by several platforms, ‘Lélekharang’ was released on CD and tape by Filosofem Records and on vinyl by Beverina Productions. Follow WitcheR: https://witcherband.hu ..read more

HYL is a new Italian – Polish band started by Rick Costantino involved in, among others, Schizo and Krigere Wolf. He invited Shadow from Black Altar/Ofermod (live) as a vocalist and drummer Krzysztof Klingbein known as a live musician of Belphegor or Vader. Debut album Where Emptiness Is All will be released in the first part of the next year. The music of the band can be described as atmospheric black metal, which should appeal to fans of Ruins of Beverast, Vemod or Mgła. It’s a journey into introspection, in the relationship with n ..read more

Either through an innate preference for the heroic amidst the mundane, or at the very least for the sake of convenience, undertakings great and small are often boiled down to the individual. Charlemagne himself brought the majority of Europe under the heel of Christianity. Kurt Cobain alone saved music from a future filled with hairspray and sequins. Tony from the Indianapolis branch through his own sheer will saved the company from ending the fiscal year in the red. It’s all gross over-simplification and often bullshit. Tony’s probably a huge dick, anyway. But life imitates art, and art overw ..read more

Pure Wrath is a one-man atmospheric black metal band from Indonesia, and his new ep entitled The Forlorn Soldier pushes the boundaries of the genre and masterfully crafts a work of art well worth looking at. The emergence of one-man black metal bands such as Xasthur, Leviathan etc. showed the world how diverse and malleable the spine-tingling sounds of black metal can be. The experts of the craft have the ability to keep things varied and to invoke emotive responses, and The Forlorn Soldier does this perfectly. The Forlorn Soldier by Pure Wrath Overall, there is a great amount of melody counte ..read more

Elffor is a fantastic band that I have neglected for far too long. I purchased the re-recorded version of ‘Son of the Shades’ in 2017 and was perpetually amazed by the album. It quickly became one of my favorite albums and I quickly added the rest of Elffor’s discography to my wishlist, but oddly never bought another album for nearly three years. This turned out to be the right call once the announcement of this box set was, well, announced. This 12 CD set was an amazing opportunity for a fan such as me to procure every album effort Elffor had masterfully crafted up until that point. The abili ..read more