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Dødsengel – Mirium Occultum
Finally, the moment has arrived... The moment for Dødsengel to show us how they have followed their supreme debut album, Visionary. With 5 songs spanning a massive 55 minutes, it seems Mirium Occultum is going to take us on a different musical journey to its predecessor. When the opening track, 'Azonei Wyrdwalker' begins, the last thing you expect is... More »
Dødsengel Interview
Regular HELL FURNACE readers may remember my review of Dødsengel's Visionary a few months ago. I stand by everything I said at the time - it's a stunning debut album, with hidden depths that become more apparent with each listen. With more of their intense anti-creation Black Metal due to be released very soon, Dødsengel's Kark and M.A. agreed to... More »
Dødsengel – Visionary
Savage. Complex. Symphonic. Ugly. Hate. Pain. Just some of the sensations created by this immense masterpiece of Norwegian Black Metal. A solemn piano melody sets a scene of anticipation, and ends with almost silent mutterings. Intro-haters may wish to skip this first track, but I like the way it contrasts with the sharp, nasty riffing that whips you in the face... More »

Black Metal is dead. In the UK at least. Seeing as though it is the place that gave birth to the genre it is as fuckin’ useless a broke-dick dog. There is no scene to speak of, just the odd one or two equally useless bands trying in vain to mimic some of the more [...]
Opening with a song title of the length Bal Sagoth would be proud of (thankfully that’s as the only comparison to draw), the imaginatively titled ‘A Glimpse of the Image of Lucifer Gleaming Beyond the Subterraneous Black Sun’ marches forth. Mid paced, it stamps away with the precision of a well oiled Black Metal machine [...]