by Jeff Podoshen | Oct 18, 2017 | Reviews
2017 has been a banner year for Bergen-based metal bands. With amazing releases from Helheim, Taake, Vulture Industries and others, Western Norway is further solidifying itself as the most important locale for extreme music. Of course, the fact that metal...
by Jeff Podoshen | Oct 6, 2017 | Reviews
Well, nearly three years have elapsed since Bergen’s Taake released their last full-length, Stridens Hus (tr. House of Strife), so its time for another record to hit this season, and Kong Vinter (tr. King Winter) will be dropping this November 24th. In the meantime,...
by Jeff Podoshen | Oct 2, 2017 | Reviews
First, let me say this… I love Matt Harvey. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way and the scene tourists have now clicked off the page and gone back to tumblr and twitter, let’s begin the review… Exhumed gives us a really nostalgic feel to...
by Jeff Podoshen | Sep 25, 2017 | News
In the early 2000’s, as hard music withered on the vine, there were certain bands I was completely convinced I would never see together again… the Misfits classic lineup, Into Another, The Pixies… and Quicksand. While Into Another and the Misfits have had success and...
by Jeff Podoshen | Sep 22, 2017 | Reviews
Satyricon is a formidable, veteran Norwegian act that just keeps evolving and developing their sound and musicianship. It is this evolution that people in the black metal scene either generally love and admire or detest as they “stray” further from their 1990’s roots....