Post-prison Burzum
With the advent of Burzum’s new album Umskiptar, LURKER looks back on how the project has developed since the Count’s release and considers some of the flak he’s taken in the process.
Darkthrone
Secrets of the Tune: Dark Thrones and Beverast Ruins
The Ruins of Beverast may be one of today’s most forward-thinking Black Metal outfits, but when ex-Nagelfar drummer Alexander von Meilenwald started the project…
Summoning the Old Gods with Aphrenous
Sounding like a forerunner of the genre back in 1995, Aphrenous deliver a righteous revival of second wave sounding black metal that may just top my year end list. Read our review and interview now.
Demo round-up: Host / Black Monolith / Masada
Yeehaw! It’s a demo round-up. Sludge, crust, death metal… Take your pick; all are available for download.
Heathens (now Wildernessking)
Suddenly, from out of no where, good South African black metal bands start existing. Heathens have a full-length due out in June so catch up with their story so far.