Helfró – Helfró
There isn’t a single location on planet earth churning out more creative, exciting, and blisteringly intense black metal than Iceland. With a population dwarfed by many of the world’s mid-sized cities, it’s ha... Read More...
Kvlt Kolvmn // 2019 in Review
Welcome, friends, to the final installment of Kvlt Kolvmn in the year of our infernal overlords 2019. What a year it’s been. From releases by foolproof genre legends like Mayhem, Blut Aus Nord, and Abbath to s... Read More...
Draugsól Continues Iceland’s Black Metal Dominance
Just about this time last year, Simon ran a piece about how Icelandic black metal was primed to be the next big movement in the genre. Though I had been familiar - and highly impressed - with albums from Misþyrming and Naðra, I was genuinely surprised to see how many other quality black metal bands hailed from the small, not-so-icy island. And thankfully for BM fans, Simon was right about this being a growing trend, as 2017 has already plopped Draugsól's Volaða Land onto my running top releases list for the year. The album title's apt translation to "poor country" points to the desolate atmosphere that permeates throughout the record.
Heavy Blog Guest List – Latitudes’ Top 10 Albums Of 2016
Welcome back to our ongoing series of best-of lists for 2016, where we give some of the bands we covered (or just adored) in 2016 a chance to publish their own lists regarding their favorite albums of this past... Read More...
Skáphe – Skáphe²
Black metal has the unique trait of being a simultaneously phenomenal and abysmal genre. With an innately prolific trait and a relatively simple, consistent formulaic structure, the genre has spawned countless ... Read More...
Look To The North: Why Icelandic Black Metal Is The Next Big Thing
At its core, the main appeal of black metal is how absolutely visceral it is. Although there are plenty of bands for whom this doesn’t necessarily apply - groups like Alcest and Wolves In The Throne Room - the ... Read More...