by Jillian Drachman | Feb 26, 2024 | News
In an unexpected Instagram post, the Finnish record label The Sinister Initiative announced an album by the legendary Swedish black metal powerhouse Shining titled The Helsinki Tapes. This mysterious offering is bound to prove a masterpiece, given Shining’s...
by Jillian Drachman | Feb 14, 2024 | Interviews
Yosuke Konishi, the founder and owner of Nuclear War Now! Productions, is revered as a staple within the extreme music scene. With NWN!, Konishi has released and reissued content by bands, such as Blasphemy, Black Witchery, Morbosidad, Abagail, Diocletian,...
by Jillian Drachman | Feb 13, 2024 | Reviews
Formed in 2022, Osculum Serpentis numbers among the many phenomenal one-man projects of the French-born visionary Maxime Taccardi. Known in Osculum Serpentis as “Vipera,” Taccardi has become an iconic figure both for his music and paintings, which have graced...
by Jillian Drachman | Feb 10, 2024 | News
The Sinister Initiative has been infecting the world with many of the most brilliant and lethal musical atrocities since its rebirth in 2022. TSI was founded by Shining’s genius mastermind, Niklas Kvarforth, who brings decades of experience as a label owner....
by Jillian Drachman | Feb 9, 2024 | News
Craft have announced longtime frontman Nox will be taking a step back from his duties within the band. Nox has helped make Craft one of Sweden’s top black metal powerhouses. His excellent raw and commanding vocal delivery has served Craft’s sinister aims since...