HELL FURNACE fanzine features the best in underground Black Metal releases, as we discover them - plus interviews with interesting bands from around the world.
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I've been waiting quite a while to hear this; Asag's second offering. As soon as the postman appeared and flung the package through the furnace doors and scuttled away like a giant crab from a Sinbad film, I had the disc spinning. If you're a fan of their first album then this is a MUST have. The band have obviously come a long way in the three years since their debut and it... More »
Five years is a long time in music. This album has been unchained for that length already! Germany is quickly becoming renowned for its Black Metal and this band are right up there in the spearhead. Having only recently discovered Graupel I'm eager to share my discovery of a truly brilliant piece of underground... More »
The cover picture started my interest but with a longer and more unusual title than the average release I was intrigued to hear this Spanish two-piece and discovered the contrasting styles of harshness and melody can exist together. Best of all the demo is available... More »
Recently I've been rummaging about trying to locate more great Black Thrash after the review of Azziard. Unfortunately my claws only gathered up one album from my collection. Fortunately though it was Dead To This World. Iscariah's quality example of how to do Black Thrash... More »
This Belgian duo caught my attention over the last month with their nasty and bleak bare-bones Black Metal. Not only is it pure underground but totally enjoyable. I managed to catch up with Barditus and Svein to discuss the band, what the future holds, the... More »
The bands of Denmark have over the last decade been lying dormant within the underground, smouldering with intent and igniting only those intrepid enough to seek them out. Unspoiled by the mainstream it is a pure scene and only recently have a select few bands... More »
Traditionally the French have been only slightly better at attack than they are at defence. Thankfully their society has enough decay within it to have incubated what is undoubtedly one of the best scenes in the underworld. Coming to my attention recently, Azziard have clawed... More »
When I used to hear good bands from the USA it made me angry. How could a country so obsessed with Death Metal be unleashing credible Black Metal? How dare they intrude into the most extreme form of music known to mankind? A music that... More »
Since reviewing and thoroughly enjoying their previous album I have been waiting impatiently to discover what Darvulia's third full length would deliver. After they posted two tracks from it on Myspace I knew the French duo would again give us high quality and original Black... More »
Purveying Anti-Christian Black Metal one man band Idolater cut a clear path through the American Bible belt with their scythe, ice cold sound, vehemence and interesting song writing. The brains behind the music belong to The Idolater and he informed me that all seven tracks are... More »
How long has it been since I heard a release that transported me back in time to the first year or two that I discovered Black Metal? So long that I fail to remember. Such an occurrence is a rare treat upon which to gorge.... More »
Gruesome duo Battlegoat from Finland have released their debut demo recently. Belching forth an aggressive thrash influenced primitive style of Black Metal they stormed the Hell Furnace gates and savaged our questions. Behold. Tell us about Battlegoat and its purpose? We exist to invoke the berserk within... More »
After finding out about this upcoming release I was intrigued to know just how Blodfest would follow 2008's 'Den Flyr Ej Ilden...' I don't know what I was expecting to hear when I played it for the first time but this wasn't it! Lejres Fald... More »
Italian Black Metal is quite often a bit of a hit and miss affair. Asides from a few really good bands who get it right the rest apparently suffer from attention deficit disorder! SejtanE are not one of those thankfully and have created a consistently... More »
Interesting Black Metal fragments we found.
I admit I was more than a little sceptical when I got a request to review this Italian band. I wasn’t sure what to expect from a band that sounded more like some American gospel singers than satanic Black Metal! Thankfully after literally one second of listening my somewhat ridiculous assumptions were raped and pillaged [...]
I only recently discovered Rahu, who purvey original and very replayable Finish Black Metal of the highest calibre. This is a demo from 2008 that has since been released as part of a best of featuring this and their other demo on one CD. Although there are only three tracks delivering a mere seventeen minutes [...]
