Black Metal Chronicles
Ulver turned black metal on it's head with 1996's Kveldssanger - here's why we think that the album resonates even today.
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And so Darkthrone leaps into the future!
Darkthrone’s 1993 album, Under a Funeral Moon, represents the true essence of black metal. You can largely determine how you feel about black metal...
Cradle of Filth crafted one of the best records with Cruelty and the Beast to help bring more fans over to black metal
Ulver turned black metal on it's head with 1996's Kveldssanger - here's why we think that the album resonates even today.
Agalloch are one of the most influential bands in the black metal world. Here's the record that started it all.
With a pleasant amount of melodic elements, Blood Fire Death (1988) can be summed up as an excellent thrash act with black and Viking...
Carpathian essentially founded black 'n' roll with the magic of Black Shining Leather - this is an album that you simply can't ignore.
Anaal Nathrakh have been around. Though you can pin down their sound by slapping a bunch of labels on them, the truth is that...
In the history of black metal few bands really define the genre as much as Immortal. Here's why At The Heart Of Winter is...
Leviathan (a.k.a.: Wrest, a.k.a.: Jef Whitehead) is one of the few musicians that can conjure real ghosts. One that tear at your throat and...
Every style of heavy metal, or music in general, has its culminating album: recordings that capture and define a movement or era. For Norwegian...
Today, Diadem of 12 Stars makes for a very interesting listen. Not just due to the passage of time, but because of the difference...
Panzerfaust was a huge step forward for Darkthrone. It's a testament not just to the band, but the early history of black metal.
Bathory have always been noted as one of the most important black metal bands of all time - Hammerheart just proved their dominance.
The name alone here should say it all: Nocturnal Poisoning. Just saying it out loud makes me feel like I’ve got alcohol poisoning.
When it comes to black metal, most people think of Darkthrone’s classic trilogy (A Blaze in the Northern Sky, Under a Funeral Moon, and...
Though Enslaved has become renowned in metal circles for records like Isa, Ruun and RIITIIR, there’s no denying the power of the band’s early...
I love Ulver’s place in the history of black metal. Only three albums and just a couple of years can really be dedicated to...
Oil and water. Orange juice and toothpaste. Black metal and Christianity.
Before there was "kvlt" there was Mayhem. Their influence would go on to become transmusical, but in the beginning that's all there was: a six...
Deathspell Omega is a band of sheer immensity. They incorporate the very essence of the word “bestial” when you listen to them.