CELESTE fuckin’ delivered @Hannover – June 14th, 2024
Black metal how it should be. Chapeau!
Tag: Black Metal
Review: Darkthrone – It Beckons Us All
Darkthrone always deliver. It is not their strongest work, nor their weakest, but a strange monument to persistence and another reminder that the duo will always follow their own crooked path, even if it leads into the shadows of repetition.
Review: Borknagar – Fall
Borknagar’s “Fal”l is a refinement, weaving frostbitten aggression with sweeping melody into something both immediate and vast. It balances raw power and reflective calm, proving that the band’s maturity sharpens rather than softens their edge.
Review: Hauntologist – Hollow
Hauntologist offer with “Hollow” an album that rests between the dreamlike and the dissonant, a body of work more interested in atmospheres than in momentum. Built upon the collaboration of musicians with long roots in Poland’s extreme metal underground, the record is neither a straightforward …
Review: Krieg – Ruiner
Krieg’s return with “Ruiner” is both an affirmation and a revelation, the kind of record that could only come from decades of abrasion, collapse, and survival within American black metal. Since the mid-90s, Krieg has become a singular entity – too raw to be ignored, too …
Review: Kings Rot – At The Gates Of Adversarial Darkness
Kings Rot from Canada carry a a dour pride with “At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness”. It carries itself like a grim march through frost and shadow, with enough melodic flame to give warmth, but not enough to banish the cold. Kings Rot clearly know …
Review: Doodswens – Lichtvrees
I don’t like one-man-projects. Most lack depth and skill, both in songwriting (which often times profits from a collaborative effort) and execution. So I don’t bother to check out new projects created by single mind. Two-person-bands are a different matter, though. Mighty Mantar proves that …
Review: Serpent Of Old – Ensemble Under the Dark Sun
“Ensemble Under the Dark Sun” is a dark triumph that captures what atmospheric blackened death music can be at its best. For those willing to descend into its depths, it offers fierce brutality and haunting beauty. This is a band to watch.
Review: Craft – White Noise And Black Metal
It took me a while ’til I managed to give “White Noise And Black Metal” a full spin. Craft took several years to write, create, and evolve their latest output, turning it into a dark and twisted piece of music. It’s one of those records …
Ultha deliver again, this time via Century Media
Ultha inked a deal with Century Media not long ago. The first result of this deal will be the release of “The Inextricable Wandering” in October. The band released a 14ish minutes long first impression of the new material, which totally blew me away. “The …