Aussie band Hope Drone deal in the sort of atmospheric black metal that might appeal to fans of Wolves in the Throne Room or Alter of Plagues. Founded in 2011, this Brisbane band released the critically acclaimed eponymous EP…
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Black Metal Friday: Immortal Bird “Neoplastic”
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Chicago’s Immortal Bird defies classification. Their sound definitely runs thick with the hallmarks of black metal, but there’s also a bit of an “everything but the kitchen sink” vibe going on. The band shifts effortlessly from sludgy, doom metal to thrash all the way up through…
Black Metal Friday: Dimmu Borgir “The Serpentine Offering”
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Norway’s Dimmu Borgir can trace its origins all the way back to the dawn of the second wave of black metal. The band formed in 1993 as contemporaries of Mayhem, Darkthrone, Thorns, and the countless other Scandanavian icons of the second wave. Initially their sound was…
Black Metal Friday: Frosthelm “Silent and Dark, The Everlasting Sky”
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Cold, forlorn landscapes make the ideal breeding grounds for black metal bands. Maybe that’s why North Dakota is rapidly becoming the U.S. black metal (USBM) scene’s answer to Scandinavia. Earlier this year we were gifted with the release of ND natives…
Black Metal Friday: Nihilistinen Barbaarisuus “The Child Must Die”
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One would never guess by listening to them that black metal unit Nihilistinen Barbaarisuus hail from Philadelphia. The band’s mastermind Mika Mage draws a great deal of inspiration from the folklore of his Finnish heritage. In fact, the music and artwork…
Black Metal Friday: Diabolicum ‘The Dark Blood Rising’
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On July 7th, 2015 Swedish industrial black metal giant Diabolicum awakens from a 14-year slumber. The band’s new offering is titled Ia Pazuzu (The Abyss Of The Shadows), and is the…
Black Metal Friday: I Am The Trireme “Thy Sombering Light”
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After three very solid EPs, I Am The Trireme is set to release their debut full-length album Gnosis: Never Follow the Light on June 30th. This Philadelphia outfit…
Black Metal Friday: Thorns – Trøndertum (Full 1992 Demo)
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Very few bands can lay claim to having their demo tapes lay the foundation for an entire, enduring genre of music. Thorns is one of those bands. In 1989, Snorre Ruch and Marius Vold formed a band called Stigma Diabolicum. That project…
Black Metal Friday: Agalloch “Not Unlike The Waves”
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Agalloch hail from Portland, Oregon, and are celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band this year. They play an ethereal style of metal that defies categorization. Some of the genres that Agalloch have been associated with include…
Black Metal Friday: Vattnet Viskar “Breath Of The Almighty”
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The phrase “vattnet viskar” is Swedish for “the water whispers.” There could not be a bigger misnomer for the band of the same name.
Vattnet Viskar, the band, hail from New Hampshire and are at the very forefront…
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