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Vreid - The Skies Turn Black / Indie Recordings (2026)

Vreid – The Skies Turn Black (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoMarch 3, 2026

From out of the underground comes again one of the most consistent and creative collectives, known to the wider world as Vreid. A band from Sogndal, Norway, representing the foundation bones of seminal black metal act Windir, Vreid pivoted swiftly into one of the premier ... Read More

Rotting Christ – 35 Years of Evil Existence – Live in Lycabettus (Blu-ray Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 21, 2026

One of the most understated bands in Heavy Metal, Greece’s Rotting Christ are pioneers of the genre’s more extreme corners. Commonly considered the leader of Greece’s Hellenic Black Metal movement, Rotting Christ have become known for their primitive yet melodic sound, which taps into darker ... Read More

Behemoth – The Shit Ov God (Album Review)

Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeMay 19, 2025

Those who understand that the expression of Satanism in music is purely freedom of speech, can serve as a true belief or just a way to let the evil out of one’s soul, probably live longer due to healthy stress relief. Taking this all into ... Read More

Abbath – Dread Reaver (Album Review)

Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeApril 1, 2022

Imagine the deepest, darkest forests of Scandinavia opening up into a field of Black Metal glory with everyone’s favorite Black Metal Comedian, Abbath, running into the center. Quite the image, that is what the latest Abbath album Dread Reaver hails into. The third studio album ... Read More

Vreid – Wild North West (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoApril 26, 2021

It is hard to believe the world is about to receive the ninth studio album from the Black-n-Roll masters of Søgndal, Norway, the one and only Vreid. On Friday, April 30, 2021, Wild North West rolls down from the fjord lands via Season of Mist ... Read More

Behemoth – A Forest (EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 29, 2020

Throughout history, there have been many Metal acts that have put their own spin on non-Metal tunes. Some have been successful, such as Marilyn Manson with their 1995 cover of Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” while others have failed to hit the mark. ... Read More

Black-n-Roll

Vreid – The Skies Turn Black (Album Review)

Rotting Christ – 35 Years of Evil Existence – Live in Lycabettus (Blu-ray Review)