Mayhem – Chimera
Artist: Mayhem Country: Norway Label: Season Of Mist Formats: LP / CD Year: 2004 They’re back, they are definitely back! To start with the conclusion, remove the surprise effect of a review and still your hunger for the new Mayhem.…
The Whispering Darkness
Tales From The Underground
The Whispering Darkness
Tales From The Underground
Front Beast / Agathocles – The Story Of The World In Flames / Hand In Hand [Split 7″ EP]
Artist: Front Beast / Agathocles Country: Germany / Belgium Label: Deathstrike Records Formats: Split 7″ EP Year: 2003 Although Agathocles is such a band which is able to surprise with every new release and you know you can practically expect…
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult – “Nocturnal March is the invisible force which manifests in order to break the very last human resistance!”
After reviewing Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult’s second effort “Follow The Calls For Battle” I got an e-mail from the band, some contacts ran over and over, and this resulted to this interview. We are proud to be one of those chosen…
Watain – Casus Luciferi
Artist: WatainCountry: SwedenLabel: Drakkar Productions / InCoffin Productions / Mirgulus Siculorum / Orthodox ProductionsFormats: LP / Cassette tape / CDYear: 2003 When it comes the so-called true black metal the best things are still created in the northern regions of…
Odal – Einst Verehrt Von Allen [EP]
Artist: Odal Country: Germany Label: Christhunt Productions Formats: CD EP Year: 2003 This “Einst Verehrt Von Allen” was previously released on the split vinyl with Ravens Empire. Shortly after a mini CD version was released through Darkland Records / Christhunt…
Ulfsdalir – Grimnir
Artist: Ulfsdalir Country: Germany Label: Christhunt Productions Formats: LP / CD Year: 2003 Ulfsdalir is another rather obscure one-man band from Germany. This could sound a little misleading, because this is not YET another one-man project at all. On the…
Leviathan / Iuvenus – Live In Eternal Sin / The Speed Of Darkness [Split]
Artist: Leviathan / Iuvenus Country: USA / Poland Label: No Colours Records Formats: Split CD Year: 2003 Wintertime, hmmm, that means blackmetal for me. And to be precise, the raw kind of blackmetal. When it’s getting colder and darker outside…
Negură Bunget – Zîrnindu-să [Re-Release]
Artist: Negură Bunget Country: Romania Label: Darkland Records Formats: LP Year: 2002 Negura Bunget is one of those well kept secrets from Eastern-European scene, after several underground releases (which are very hard to get back in those days and even…
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult – Follow the Calls for Battle
Artist: Darkened Nocturn SlaughtercultCountry: GermanyLabel: Christhunt Productions / PropagandaFormats: LP / Cassette tape / CDYear: 2003 A little late, but well, better late than never – to say the classic words. This is the first full-length album of the German…
Forgotten Tomb – Springtime Depression
Artist: Forgotten Tomb Country: Italy Label: Adipocere Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 If you talk about the real black metal of today, you will certainly tell about the enormous amounts of bands emerging the scene with their raw and blaspheme…
Akercocke – Choronzon
Artist: Akercocke Country: United Kingdom Label: Earache Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 Due to the great hype around this band I think most of the people know about this band. From their first release “Rape Of The Bastard Nazarene” album…
Graveland – Fire Of Awakening
Artist: Graveland Country: Poland Label: No Colours Records Formats: LP / CD Year: 2003 Months and months ago there were already circulating some MP3’s of this new Graveland album in the scene (legally put on websites by the way!). And…
Audiopain – Revel In Desecration [EP]
Artist: AudiopainCountry: NorwayLabel: Self-ReleasedFormats: CD EPYear: 2003 In the same time Marcel put an interesting interview with Audiopain online I have here the review of their third demo “Revel In Desecration”. So an introduction can be read there, you can find it by clicking here.…
Svarrogh / Ravenclaw – Baxas Xebesheth 1883 / Zalgirio Music [Split]
Artist: Svarrogh / Ravenclaw Country: Bulgaria / Lithuania Label: Atlantida Productions Formats: CD Year: 2003 A split release of two acts, one being Ravenclaw the other being Svarrogh. Both presented by Atantida Productions from Lithuania. I can’t supply you with…
Sargeist – Satanic Black Devotion
Artist: Sargeist Country: Finland Label: Moribund Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 How, in Satan’s name, is it possible that I am able to fully enjoy this pure blasphemic black art in this incredible ongoing heat wave? Outside it’s about 34…
Thunderbolt – “Hail the cult of death!”
A while ago I reviewed the Thunderbolt album “The Burning Deed Of Deceit”, and I was quite impressed by the power of the grim and evil sound this band could put on CD. Unfortunatley I still haven’t heard the whole…
Pantheon I – “Norway Is Still And Will Always Be The Best Black-Metal Nation”
Stumbled upon this band in the Vampire-Magazine guestbook, I thought it was a nice move to present this great Norwegian band to you all. I reviewed their demo CD, you can find it somewhere else on these pages. I had…
Mütiilation – Majestas Leprosus
Artist: Mütiilation Country: France Label: Ordealis Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 There’s filthy black metal, and then there’s filthy black metal. And this is the superlative on the scale of filthiness. Heavy Satanic black metal in the rawest and most…
Pantheon I – Demo MMIII
Artist: Pantheon I Country: Norway Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDR Year: 2003 Another piece of Norwegian black art! Four old friends started jamming together during the year 2000. For the time being, they are based in Oslo, Norway. Not too…
Vampire Hall – Demo 2003
Artist: Vampire Hall Country: Greece Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo Tape Year: 2003 While browsing around in the guestbook of Vampire-Magazine I found this band Vampire Hall. A band from Greece, this country already convinced me (and with me the rest…
Vinterriket – Winterschatten [7″ EP Box]
Artist: Vinterriket Country: Germany Label: Ketzer Records Formats: 3x 7″ EP Box Year: 2003 Yes, you are right! I already reviewed this great epic in April this year. But I was surprised that I found this once again between my…
Thunderbolt – The Burning Deed Of Deceit
Artist: Thunderbolt Country: Poland Label: Agonia Records / ISO666 Formats: LP / CD Year: 2003 What we have here is the Polish band Thunderbolt. Only the looks of the CD says enough about the content. The usual cover with a…
Various Artists – ISO666 Releases: 33 Months Label Sampler
Artist: Various Artists Country: international Label: ISO666 Formats: CD Year: 2003 A compilation from the Greek ISO666 label. A very interesting collection of tracks by bands from the ISO stables. Varying within the more extreme genres of the metal spectrum.…
Flagellator – Channeling The Acheron
Artist: Flagellator Country: Germany Label: No Colours Records Formats: LP / CD Year: 2003 Never heard of this band before, and I can’t find any information about this band on the net. And the information that came along with the…
Zyklon / Red Harvest – Zyklon / Red Harvest [Split 7″ EP]
Artist: Zyklon / Red Harvest Country: Norway Label: Nocturnal Art Productions Formats: Split 7″ EP Year: 2003 A nice looking split release between two Norwegian bands, being Zyklon and Red Harvest. Both don’t need any introduction. Both acts are represented…
Control Human Delete – Error Spectre
Artist: Control Human Delete Country: The Netherlands Label: Self-Released Formats: CD EP Year: 2003 While listening this first demo CD by Dutch Control Human Delete, I don’t know where to start with writing. Should I start with saying I’m so…
Inner Helvete / Necrocult – Satanic Metal [Split Demo Tape]
Artist: Inner Helvete / Necrocult Country: Portugal / Brazil Label: Hell War Productions / Sacrilegious Warfare Productions Formats: Split Demo Tape Year: 2001 While digging around through my tapes, I came across another effort of the Portuguese culthordes Inner Helvete.…
Inner Helvete – Total Bloodshedding Devastation
Artist: Inner Helvete Country: Portugal Label: Ordealis Records / Hell War Productions Formats: LP / Cassette Tape Year: 2002 I like to start of with saying this isn’t really new anymore, since it was released somewhere at the end of…
Maskim Xul – Maskim Xul [Demo]
Artist: Maskim Xul Country: The Netherlands Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDR Year: 2003 These are the first recordings by this young band Maskim Xul, with a age of 17 this is one of the more promising young metal bands I…
Various Artists – Celtic Frost Tribute – Order Of The Tyrants
Artist: Various Artists Country: international Label: Black Lotus Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 Resurrected from the ashes of Hellhammer. This band was already at the top of its capabilities after just one mini LP, Tom Warrior decided to start Celtic…
Acheron – Tribute To The Devil’s Music [Compilation]
Artist: AcheronCountry: USALabel: Black Lotus RecordsFormats: CD Year: 2003 Do I need to introduce Acheron? I guess not, but for the people who don’t know anything about this pure cult death metal band I will quote some information from their…
Enshadowed – Intensity
Artist: EnshadowedCountry: GreeceLabel: Black Lotus RecordsFormats: CDYear: 2003 Just after I reviewed their first CD I already have the second album of Enshadowed in my hands. And even before I read the biography or listened to any of the music…
Out Body Experience – Millenium Legendary [Demo]
Artist: Out Body Experience Country: Tunesia Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDr Year: 2002 Metal from Africa? Yes, I didn’t make a mistake, these guys are from Africa. I haven’t heard any African metalband before, let alone blackmetal! What do you…
Nordafrost – Dominus Frigoris [Demo]
Artist: Nordafrost Country: Germany Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDr Year: 2002 Nordafrost is from Germany, and that is practically everything I know from this band, their website doesn’t mention a bunch of information too. The three band members create music…
Helheim – Yersinia Pestis
Artist: Helheim Country: Norway Label: Massacre Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 Helheim hasn’t been an unknown band in the (Norwegian) black metal scene for years, but by now they’ve become a bit of an odd duck in the crowd. There…
Forgotten Tomb – “I’m a completely depressed, paranoid and suicide-fixated person”
Forgotten Tomb is a Depressive Black Metal band from Italy. Forgotten Tomb started as a misanthropic Black Betal band, but Herr Morbid; the only member of Forgotten Tomb, changed the style into Depressive Black Metal. The album ‘Songs to Leave’…
Vinterriket – “Coldness, grimness, melancholy, atmosphere and originality!”
After reviewing ‘Winterschatten’, the great last work by German band Vinterriket. I thought it was about time to talk a little about the things that happened since last interview, last year. I asked the man several questions about the music,…
Daemonlord – Aarstrand [EP]
Artist: Daemonlord Country: Spain Label: Ketzer Records Formats: 7″ EP Year: 2002 Daemonlord is not really an unknown band in the underground anymore. This band from Spain is wandering the underground paths from summer 2000. And things went quite well…
Enshadowed – Messengers Of The Darkest Dawn
Artist: EnshadowedCountry: GreeceLabel: Black Lotus RecordsFormats: CDYear: 2002 Well, this CD was one of the first albums I got to review. And it took that long to get it online because it as a bit of a a pain in…
Primal Dawn – The Euthanasia Programme [Demo]
Artist: Primal Dawn Country: Ireland Label: Self-Released Formats: Demo CDr Year: 2002 Hmmm, sometimes you come across something you really don’t understand. Sometimes it’s just utter stupidity, sometimes it’s just so badly played or sometimes people invent a style that…
Vinterriket – Winterschatten
Artist: Vinterriket Country: Germany Label: Ketzer Records Formats: CD Year: 2003 Does a band like Vinterriket still need a introduction? I guess not, the people who are into Dark Ambient and Blackmetal are already familiar with this band. One of…
Naglfar – “What is different on “Sheol” is that we improved the songs, they sound more bombastic. Do you agree?”
The debut album ‘Vittra’ by the Swedes of Naglfar was a crushing release that won many fans to the Naglfar cause. The follow-up ‘Diabolical’ came a few years later, but then a long period of silence followed… But in 2001…
Odium – Blood [Demo]
Artist: Odium Country: United Kingdom Label: Christcrusher Productions Formats: Demo Tape Year: 2002 I really love an awesome bit of raw and nihilistic piece of blackmetal. And I do not care about production or sound quality, I even don’t care…
Darkest Hate / Black Winter Night – From The Dark Flames Of The Christian Holocaust [Split]
Artist: Darkest Hate / Black Winter Night Country: Brazil Label: Christcrusher Productions Formats: Split Tape Year: 2002 This is a co-operation between two great Brazilian blackmetal hordes. Well, I can’t tell you anything about their background actually, I haven’t got…
Hangöver – “Don’t be a dick, beat up your chick”
I prompted this beer-fuelled metal band a few days ago and was totally amazed of their fury and power. So I though it was time to take this band to Vampire-Magazine. And well, it became a real cool interview, enjoy!…
Genocide Kommando – Black Metal Supremacy
Artist: Genocide Kommando Country: France Label: Moribund Records Formats: CD Year: 2002 Genocide Kommando is a new band in the blackmetal scene, but with wellknown members. The band is consisting of Kommander Noktu (Drakkar Productions / Celestia) and Kommander Horrendus (Corpus…
Negură Bunget – ‘n Crugu Bradului
Artist: Negură Bunget Country: Romania Label: Code666 Formats: CD Year: 2002 Much has been said and told about this band from Romania, but not really much is known about them. Also, all the releases, before this one, are barely obtainable.…