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10/2026INDEPENDENT METAL & ROCK EDITORIAL
Independent editorial stories with a close view of metal and rock culture.
We are living in times that the inventor names of metal such as Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden are gradually giving up or in other words already approaching the end of their careers. Heavy metal will probably never be that big again. Heavy Metal was invented and shap
“Bröderna Hårdrock” took a break from their work under the Nifelheim banner for a while. However, one of the brothers couldn’t stop and says hello with Hellbutcher, the band he gave his stage name to. Apparently, Hellbutcher has been storing material for a while. That’s why, they
Name the band who write songs longer than 10 minutes, repeats the same riff for 2-3 minutes in some of these songs, but applies this potentially boring recipe in a way that does not bore the listener? Answer: My Dying Bride. Yes, My Dying Bride, whose name mentioned together with
Eagerly anticipated Kerry King album, which, as he himself stated, expected to be the continuation of Slayer in terms of music, has finally taken its place on the shelves and digital music platforms. King told that for this album he stuck to the same formula as he did for Slayer.
Blaze of Perdition, one of the prominent names of Polish black metal, return after four years with their new album. The band gave signs of becoming bigger by entering Metal Blade Records with their previous album (The Harrowing Hearts, 2020). Frankly, “The Harrowing of Hearts” wo
As has been their tradition in recent years, Darkthrone announced the album after it was completely ready, shortly before its release. They have a distant understanding of the PR work we see in many other bands. In other words, they don’t have a real PR understanding but they rat
“Pensive melancholy about the past”. That's what Vemod roughly means in English. I've known Eskil Blix (drums, percussion, vocals) from Djevel but I haven't known either Vemod or Jan Even Åsli up to this album. As we learned from their statements, the main man of the band, Åsli,
To me, brutal death metal is a genre that can be enjoyed when done well. If you are not good at what you are doing, you may serve a cacophony under the name ‘music’. Therefore, this genre of metal, due to its complexity to perform, is difficult to deal with and make a name in the
Borknagar is back with the second album of their partially renewed lineup. I think the band, who started their career with a more typical black metal style and evolved over the years, have never disappointed their fans with any of their albums. Even though they did some work that
It is impossible for Judas to release an album and not have it become a big deal. We are talking about a band where Metallica members appear at the same festival, but when the band is on stage, they watch and get excited as passionate metal fans, and they turn into fanboys by sin
Vltimas! It's the right time to review their 2019 album. As you know, the band is about to release its new album Season of Mist. Judging by the first singles, it looks like we will encounter something similar in style and quality. After parting ways with Mayhem, Blasphemer spent
Død from Blood Red Throne decides to change the name of his other band Cobolt60 after releasing two albums. He invites Vald, the second vocalist of Blood Red Throne, to his band and, as mentioned on Spotify, they name the band Valdaudr, a play on words based on the names Vald and