(by David E. Gehlke)
(photography by Kaosthrone)
Don’t look now, but there’s a very strong current of melodic black metal coming your way, ready to dice and slice the over-abundance of basement and primitive BM. In a year already boasting Watain’s near-flawless Sworn To The Dark and Graveworm’s surprisingly potent Collateral Defect, Germany’s Secrets Of The Moon [...]

(by Ben Hogg)
Richard Christy. Living the dream. To the uninitiated, a quick glance at his resume and you’ll find his drumming credits include such bands as Death, Iced Earth, Control Denied and Burning Inside. That in itself is impressive and noteworthy, but it’s probably not going to warrant this interview…
That brings us to modern [...]

(by George Pacheco)
Mehida’s debut for Napalm Records, Blood And Water, isn’t an album that strikes an immediate chord, but rather one which reveals its subtle nuances over time. To be honest, I had a preconceived notion of what it was going to sound like, given the pedigree of members Mikko Harkin (keys, ex-Sonata Arctica, Wingdom) [...]

(by S. Brook Reed)
(photography by Eirik Lande)
While good writing/scribing essentials entail structure, flamboyance and diversity, the same does not submit to core/quality black metal. Nonetheless, brazen passion and/or brutal honesty allots to both art forms. And no one would accuse Slavia of fraudulence.
As participants of the most enraged existing musical category, where does the band [...]

Female-fronted After Forever discuss their first US album release.