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Dead To This World Interview
With much expectation Dead To This World are about to unleash a new EP. We caught up with Iscariah to ask him about it and all things DTTW. I’ve been listening to the new song on your MySpace and have tried to compare it to First Strike’s material, not easy. Tell us what, if anything, is different about your new stuff.... More »
Legiones – Demo 2009
This is an interesting release from Trondheim's Legiones. With arrangements that seem to be drawn from Death Metal influences. However they've concocted a severely heavy sound and firmly root the music in Black Metal using long epic sounding passages utilising key riffs well to provide a deep and involving sound scape. 'Threat of Captivity' hammers forth and initially you'd be forgiven... More »
Dødsengel – Alongside Choronzon
Jointly released by English label Barghest and Norwegian label Terratur Possessions, this new Dødsengel EP delivers more insanity and ritualistic modern Black Metal. First thing to note is that Alongside Choronzon is a 10" vinyl, 2 tracks per side, offering up almost half an hour of powerful, dark music. 'Contra Mundi' begins with slow, restrained riffing and agonised vocals that open your... More »
Nordvrede – Hammerprofeti
Nordvrede make no excuses. They play the Black Metal they want to hear the way they like it. An ethos like that deserves respect especially when the music lives up to expectations and manages to successfully blend a modern sound with more traditional elements. Utilising an early to mid-nineties sound and building their tunes solidly without feeling the need to show... More »
Dead To This World – First Strike for Spiritual Renewance
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 has tons of energy and grips you as soon as it starts. It's way better... More »
Mare – Throne of the Thirteenth Witch
I love it when a band plays music that is comparable to either their name or song titles. Mare do just that on this 7" EP. Its another indication of the importance of Nidrosian Black Metal as probably the most important scene for both Europe and the whole World. Even though there are only 2 songs totaling just over fourteen minutes... More »
Kaosritual – Svøpt Morgenrød
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. Svøpt Morgenrød is one such treat; imbued with early nineties underground production and the indescribable... More »
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 »
Wrath Passion Interview
I reviewed the album just after Hellfurnace powered up, now, from the icy Lofoten islands of Norway the terrifying Daniel gave us permission to thaw him out and get an insight into one of the most fucked-up and wierd albums and songwriting minds of the last several years. Behold! What are the concepts behind Wrath Passion's music. Is it darkness and... More »
Stillhet – Dømt At Have Sit Liv Forbrudt
New style Black metal isn't really my thing. There are now loads of bands spewing forth this big production branch of the genre. As always there are some good bands and some not so good ones. From what I have heard of such groups so far the music is mainly of middle tempo with traditional blasting Black Metal riffage being shunned... More »
Wrath Passion – Careful Saint
Be honest, when the words experimentation and Black Metal are uttered in conjunction, what springs to mind? Sucky keyboards, painted finger nails and some fucking boring music? In all cases that is totally correct...except this one. I got this cd before Christmas and only now am I able to write about it. It stumped me for nearly four months!. Every time... More »
Throne of Katarsis: Helvete – Det Iskalde Mørket
This is the third offering from this Candelight-signed Norwegian duo. It's pretty much a continuation from their Unholy Holocaustwinds EP and debut album An Eternal Dark Horizon in so much as the sound and production are very similar if not identical. Usually that would be a bad thing but not here. Throne of Katarsis have achieved something that a ton of... More »
From the Depths...
Interesting Black Metal fragments we found.
White Medal – Agbrigg Beast
March 11, 2011 | 23:01
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 [...]Sanguinary Misanthropia – Diabolic Gnosis
January 3, 2011 | 01:10
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 [...]- More From the Depths... »