Doubtless one of the flagship bands of true Norwegian Black Metal, Darkthrone has worn a handful of stylistic hats across their more than thirty years of existence. Just in time for the summer, the band more closely related to frost and freezing winds releases its...
Consistency is a difficult attribute to attain in the over-saturated world of modern Heavy Metal music. Consistent quality is another matter entirely. This elusive trait, seen even less frequently, is something that has come very easily to the Norse Pagan Black Metal institution known as...
Nearly anyone who has pursued a career in acting would tell you the prospects of playing various roles are what dreams are made of. Coming from a family of sibling actors, Rory Culkin began his career very young, and as he grown into adulthood, so...
In the dark and sinister world of pure Norwegian Black Metal, Taake has been significantly at the forefront for over 20 years. Begun in the early nineties with purely evil demos and then studio albums, finally Taake returns with their seventh studio album, Kong Vinter, on...
According to weather authorities, the Norwegian mountain town of Bergen receives about 89" of rainfall per year. Since 1991, another atmospheric anomaly has occurred there, one whose effects have been felt the world over. These are what is known as Enslaved albums. Perhaps not as...
Perhaps no grandfathers of the second wave of Black Metal have managed to confound, twist, turn, and navigate to their own muse quite like Kolbotn, Norway's own Darkthrone. A name that once elicited only reverence has been steered and led by the duo of Nocturno...
