Gehenna -First Spell

Gehenna -First Spell

Norwegian Black Metal. Lesser-known member of the Second Wave of Black Metal. While some later albums are not as popular, this first album remains a classic.

Plaguestorm

Eternal Throne EP

Available as Digital, Vinyl, or Cassette from Helter Skelter Productions.

Hailing from Malmö, Sweden, these black metal miscreants have unleashed four tracks of raw traditional black metal that is uniquely their own. From the opening choir transformation into a growling wall of feedback, you know you're in for a wild ride. Furiously paced, yet with beautiful flourishes of musicianship and no shortage of groove, this EP howls from start to finish. The guitarwork is the definite star of this show, going from frigid tremolo picking to wild solos that would be perfectly at home on a Maiden album. And the tone is a banshee wail, utterly perfect for this fiery plague that melts your face from start to finish. Definitely a favorite release of mine this year.

Released July 9, 2018.

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Watain

Stage Props for Swedish black metallers' recent Austin, Texas show in support of their new album, Trident Wolf Eclipse.

Photo by blogger. Barracuda, Austin, TX. March 2018.

Neill Jameson (Imperial) of US Black Metal band Krieg.

Performing at Red River Family Festival 2017.

Photo by blogger. Barracuda, Austin, TX. Sept. 2017

-FIN- Chicago, Illinois based traditional black metal duo.

One of the best recordings released in the genre last year. Powerful, blistering, with an undercurrent of militant rage.

Will have the opportunity to see them live at this years Red River Family Fest, Sept 28-29, in Austin TX.

-Drudkh- Ukrainian black metal. Always a solid band, with solid releases.

Drudkh - “Night Woven of Snow, Winds and Grey-haired Stars (December) /  Ніч зіткана зі снігу, вітрів та сивих зірок (грудень)” (Eternal Turn of the Wheel /  Вічний оберт колеса)