Myrholt is the more recent name of now Mosjøen-based Ole Alexander Myrholt‘s solo work as it focuses in on […]
melodic black metal
When considering my favorite metal releases of all time I have immediate and strong opinions about my picks […]
Turku based Finnish black metal band Mormânt De Snagov have always been high-functioning melodic black metal starting with their […]
In the throes of oppressively bleak nihilistic conjurations of imaginative guitar work, within occultist black metal orthodoxy, Chaos […]
Originally conceived in 2007 previous to Clément Flandrois’ inclusion as a guitarist in Svart Crown, Hyrgal was an […]
When extending fandom of an ever-changing band across several decades it is absolutely healthy to analyze and rethink […]
The more I study melodic black metal the more I see it as a fleeting language within modern […]
This Kansas based duo provide an almost academically applied cement to fill the gap betwixt the listless post-rock […]
Coming across a band like Northwind Wolves in the midst of chronicling the history of melodic and symphonic […]
Here I present Part IV of the latest in a series of a comprehensive sub-genre analysis features that I began […]
After a couple of experimental, far-reaching albums Watain have made the decision to dial their sound and song-writing […]
Music from the Netherlands can be as just as difficult to navigate as if I were a dumb […]
One of my all time favorite black metal albums is Taake‘s 2005 dark and jangly masterpiece ‘…Doedskvad’ with […]
Here I present Part III of the latest in a series of a comprehensive sub-genre analysis features that I began […]
There are few metal sub-genres that I am not a fanatic of but melodic black metal is perhaps […]
The more times I listened to Morvigor’s sophomore album the less I understood it, the more disparate my […]
Taake’s ‘…Doedskvad’ was a revelation in 2005 as it combined the majesty and precision of Emperor‘s later era […]
In their twentieth year of existence it would be easy to mistake Domgård for yet another re-envisioned take on […]
Kawir is one of the more notable long running projects from the early days of Greece’s infamous black […]
Here I present Part II of the latest in a series of a comprehensive sub-genre analysis features that […]
