Keepers · 14/11/2023
Ah, melodic black metal. Just got to love it, right? Seriously, there is not much music I can enjoy quite as much as melodic black metal (apart from Type O of course, they are unmatched so far). After Mgła's Exercises in Futility got me back on track, I decided to continue down this road for now and from Mgła it is not far to UADA from Portland. UADA was founded in 2014 by Jake Superchi who is also the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the band and the only remaining founding member today. So...
Keepers · 07/09/2022
After Cradle of Filth's Midian totally blew my mind, Dimmu Borgir was only a stone's throw away. Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir are probably two of the most disputed black metal bands, dismissed and scorned by die-hard black metal fans and vastly successful with the general public. Dimmu Borgir was formed in 1993 by Silenoz (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Tjodalv (lead guitar). Shagrath (then on drums) joined the band soon after in 1994 together with Brynyard Tristan (bass) and Stian Aarstad...