by Jillian Drachman | Dec 9, 2024 | Reviews
“You shall love peace as a means to new wars.” ~ Nietzsche At long last, a new black metal group, outside of Trondheim, worth praising has emerged — Lömsk. Hailing from Sweden, Lömsk officially unleashed their debut effort, the four-song EP Act I on November 1,...
by Jillian Drachman | Dec 4, 2024 | Interviews
Founded in 1990, the pioneering outfit London After Midnight has gifted the music world with some of the most rewarding offerings imaginable. Although LAM has a live lineup, this revered entity remains the one-man project of the genius of vocalist and...
by Jillian Drachman | Nov 15, 2024 | Reviews
“If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life — and only then will I be free to become myself.” ~ Heidegger According to this easily displeased journalist, Kim Carlsson is...
by Jillian Drachman | Nov 7, 2024 | Reviews
Natt til ende, the final installment in a trilogy of what can only be described as some of black metal’s finest titles, is now upon us. First, 2021’s Tanker som rir natten was hailed as a flawless record. Next, its 2022 follow-up, Naa skrider natten sort, received a...
by Jillian Drachman | Oct 24, 2024 | Interviews
“Seigmen is one of my all-time favorites, and I look at their music as a cinematic soundtrack of my life, and their latest release, ‘Dyret,’ is a monument of their great legacy. I had extremely high expectations when I learned that Leon had made his interpretations of...