An Interview With MOON AND AZURE SHADOW (atmospheric black metal)

Moon And Azure Shadow is the brainchild of one Sean Yoshioka.  "Formed in 2012, the solo project "Moon and Azure Shadow" seeks to combine influences from Japanese Soundtracks and Atmospheric Black Metal to create an immersive dark and ethereal sound"  Moon And Azure Shadow creates sonic landscapes that successfully combine atmospheric black metal with dungeon synth and...

Kāla – “Shavasana” Demo Review (black metal/dark ambient)

Coming to us steeped in mystery and a mixture of atmospheric black metal and dark ambient is the band Kāla and their demo Shavasana.  This of course could be a case where it's a good thing with the less we know.  That way, we can appreciate the music for what it is without context. The demo starts...

Myrkvid – “Demons Are Inside” Album Review (black metal)

From Immortal Frost Productions comes another unapologetic dose of black metal; this time even more-so in the raw vein.  Demons Are Inside, the new EP by French black metal maniacs Myrkvid is what we have now. Demons Are Inside contains 6 tracks.  Not complex by any means, the riffs and chord progressions are straight out of the realm...

Incorporea – “To Exorcize The Sun” 7-inch Review (atmospheric black metal)

Some black metal bands are still mindful that it is perhaps of the most importance to create memorable compositions.  Even if this idea has spawned its own genre of "third wave" or post-black metal, or atmospheric... so be it.  Atmospheric bands like Chiral from Italy understand that.  Incorporea apparently does as well. Incorporea from Spain...

HOTH – “Astral Necromancy” Album Review (black metal)

Every now and again, a black metal band arrives to wipe aside the rules only to create their own; defiant of genre lines or otherwise. USA black metal band Hoth arrive again on June 15 with their latest opus, Astral Necromancy.   Hoth is the product of David Dees and Eric Peters.  This marks their third official...