Festival Review: Inferno Norway 2018 Day 1

The arrival of the Easter holidays meant that it was time to pack my bags and head to Oslo for this year's sold-out edition of Inferno Metal Festival. This was the first year that the festival would be held in John Dee and Rockefeller over all four days. Although I missed the opportunity to check … Continue reading Festival Review: Inferno Norway 2018 Day 1

Album News: Shining (SWE) full new album stream, Towards Atlantis Lights, The Final Clause of Tacitus, Escape The Fate

A quick update on some forthcoming releases... Shining (SWE) Sweden's Shining are now unleashing their complete forthcoming album, X - Varg Utan Flock, which is scheduled for release tomorrow, January 5th. Niklas Kvarforth comments: The time has finally come to invite you to my most destructive nightmare yet, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLArAJlC1y55_V3O-5k4MO0KUclk3H-zik Towards Atlantis Lights Doom metal supergroup … Continue reading Album News: Shining (SWE) full new album stream, Towards Atlantis Lights, The Final Clause of Tacitus, Escape The Fate

New Band of the Day: Shining (Sweden)

As promised yesterday, here's the other Shining - purely for balance, you understand. They're a completely different kettle of piscis from yesterday's Norwegian band. Sweden's Shining play a very dark form of black metal. Yes, dark black. It's the black that you have to specify how dark it is. The band themselves state that they are … Continue reading New Band of the Day: Shining (Sweden)