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Wardruna – Birna (Album Review)

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The work of renowned Norwegian traditionalist musician Einar Selvik should be known to all who orbit the world of Metal, Folk, movie and gaming soundtracks, and the like. Wardruna arose from Selvik’s desire to reach beyond the fetters of modern distorted Black Metal and touch ... Read More
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Interview – Nag of Tsjuder

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One of the least compromising and most savage Norwegian Black Metal bands in existence, Tsjuder erupted into being in 1993 to forge its own Satanic blueprint upon the landscape of ever-morphing, ever evolving odes to the Horned One. Unlike many of those outfits, the brainchild ... Read More

Tsjuder – Helvegr (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas Franco

In the world of Norwegian Black Metal, there are few names as synonymous with uncompromising consistency as Oslo’s dark sons, Tsjuder. Formed in 1993 as Ichor by Jan-Erik Romøren aka Nag, the band etched its foothold during second wave Black Metal’s formative years, though they ... Read More

Interview – Frost of Satyricon

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Progression is never an easy feat to attain, and sometimes it can create a challenge few want to even face. Fortunately, Norway’s Satyricon has fearlessly faced those challenges over the course of the past 25 plus years, becoming something deeper and stronger than they could ... Read More