Reviews, Interviews, and Podcasts celebrating the best Extreme Metal music

  • Cercle du Chêne – “Récits d’Automne et de Chasse” Review

    Cercle du Chêne – “Récits d’Automne et de Chasse” Review

    I am fully convinced that Antiq is unable to release anything less than magnificent, and Cercle du Chêne is no exception to this rule. If Google translate can be trusted, the band’s name means “Oak Circle,” and Récits d’Automne et de Chasse is their debut album, which translates to “Tales of Autumn and Hunting.” The…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 30 – Disease Or Death Metal?

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 30 – Disease Or Death Metal?

    For our thirtieth episode, Christian brought a game to the show called “Disease or Death Metal”, where Justin has to guess whether a term is a medical condition or a song name. It’s pretty fun, and definitely informative. It might even give some bands out there some new track names! Of course, we also discuss…

  • Nidrosian Black Metal: A brief introduction – Part One

    Nidrosian Black Metal: A brief introduction – Part One

    Nidrosian?  Who?  What?  Where?  OK, let’s start with the basics. Nidaros, Niðarós or Niðaróss, was the medieval name of Trondheim when it was the capital of Norway’s first Christian kings. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post and served as the capital of Norway from the Viking Age until 1217.[1] Most black…

  • Vacuous – “In His Blood”

    Vacuous – “In His Blood”

    Vacuous. By definition means to have no emotion. Mindless. Empty. Or to lack content. They do it all on the stage – though there was that ONE photo of the band smiling together after a show. VERY suspect haha! The imagery that the band has paired with their tunes are nothing short of some good…

  • Havukruunu – Tvastland

    Havukruunu – Tvastland

    Beautifully Epic and Melodic Black Metal

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 29 – Metal in Gaming

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 29 – Metal in Gaming

    For our twenty-ninth episode we decided to discuss our favorite metal inspired video games, or games that feature some very cool metal moments. This is definitely not a comprehensive list, so if there’s any you think we’ve missed or should play, please let us know! Of course, we also discuss each of our top three…