Viking Black Metal

Enslaved – Heimdal (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas Franco

The wheels of creation keep turning for Bergen, Norway’s eclectic purveyors of Extreme Metal, the ever-evolving Enslaved. Released back on March 3, 2023 through Nuclear Blast, album number sixteen, Heimdal, continues a legacy growing since 1991 with its gnarled roots embedded in the old school Black ... Read More

Taake – Avvik (EP Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas Franco

One of the more prolific bands in the Black Metal pantheon, Norwegian purists Taake return with an EP meant to consolidate some work they did on three separate split vinyl releases, each released within the past couple of years. Working with such luminaries as Helheim, ... Read More

Enslaved – E (Album Review)

Nicholas FrancoNicholas Franco

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 ... Read More