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Interviews

The Spirit - with Matthias Trautes (vocals, guitars)
"Songs Against Humanity" (read full review here) sound quite misanthropic and differs quite significant from the previous album...
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Svarttjern - with Hans Fyrste (vocals)
Although I have followed the band for many years now, I guess to most people listening to black metal, Svarttjern is still quite...
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Bütcher - with R Hellshrieker (vocals)
If there is one thing that the Belgian black/thrash/speed metal band Bütcher made sure with their new album "On Fowl of Tyrant...
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Ancient - with Lord Kaiaphas (vocals, drums)
For anyone who has followed the longest enduring acts from the 90's Norwegian black metal scene, you have most likely heard the...
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Vrazorth - with Vra (everything)
One-man project Vrazorth is a new gem in the black metal scene and self-released its debut album "Emergence" a couple of months...
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