South America seems to spew forth new black metal bands with more regularity than a good dose of Epsom Salts could induce. The latest to come to PM’s attention are Argentinian crew Vomit Of Doom, about whom we know nothing more than the fact that this ten-track 27-minute opus was …
Read More »Possession – 1585 -1646 (Iron Bonehead Productions)
Possession have been battling away for only three years and already picked up an almighty buzz about them in underground circles. During 2014 they released the well received “Anneliese” 7” which was the story of Anneliese Michel who was considered possessed and died of malnutrition and dehydration brought on as …
Read More »1349 Interview Bloodstock Open Air 2015
I headed to the Media Tent for a chat with Seidamann of 1349 to talk about Black Metal, Satan and “feelings”.
Read More »Goat Semen – ‘Ego Svm Satana’
Having released their first demo away back in 2002, this debut album by Peruvian devils Goat Semen has been more than a decade in the making. In the intervening years, the band have released a few split EPs, deliberately designed to tantalize their fans – among whom they have reached …
Read More »Swarth – Veneficivm EP (Iron Bonehead Productions)
This whole package is quite a mystery. No songtitles they are just labelled I and II, no country of origin, no pictures and no members names. The only information available is that it s coming out on Iron Bonehead productions. This leaves us with the music on its own merits, …
Read More »Venom – From The Very Depths.
Love them or hate them, Venom turned a lot of heads and eardrums around with their debut 1981 release of Welcome To Hell and it’s follow up Black Metal in 1982. Although they were tagged in the NWOBHM genre they heavily influenced many thrash and black metal bands. Original guitarist …
Read More »Marduk – ‘Frontschwein’
Swedish black metal icons Marduk jump back to the front with their new concept album, ‘Frontschwein’ – and it is something else! ‘Frontschwein’ is a German colloquial term among soldiers since World War I that sarcastically described the soldiers on the front as mere cannon fodder. It means “Front Pig” …
Read More »Zom – ‘Flesh Assimilation’
This debut album from Dublin dark metallers Zom – they’ve previously released a demo and a 7″ single, both to great acclaim in this particular corner of planet mosh – is dark and murky as you can imagine the deepest parts of the foulest sections of the River Liffey to …
Read More »Zom to release debut album in November
Irish blackened death metal trio Zom are to release their debut album, ‘Flesh Assimilation’, through Dublin-based Invictus Promotions on November 24. Featuring cover artwork by renowned artist Zbyszek Bielak, the album is the follow up to a previously released demo and a subsequent 7″. In a statement, the band said of …
Read More »Falls of Rauros – Believe In No Coming Shore
.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews “Believe In No Coming Shore” by Falls of Rauros via @NordvisOfficial The first thing comes to one’s mind when listening to Falls of Rauros is the epic “Lord of the Rings” saga. Obviously, it was the source of their inspiration but this time it is also atmospheric …
Read More »Abigor – Leytmotif Luzifer
Dissonant, fast, unsettling, and brutal, Austrian veteran black metal band Abigor‘s 2014 disc, Leytmotif Luzifer, is everything a purist black metal fan should want. Leytmotif Luzifer contains seven original songs, with no excesses, no poor recording or bad sound, just pure Satanic splendor and bleakness. Focusing on the seven “temptations …
Read More »EBAUCHE NOIRE to release debut album, ‘Pochoir De Cendre’ in September
The Obscure Vanity label announces the 2nd of September as the release date for Ebauche Noire’s debut, Pochoir De Cendre. Set to be released on cassette tape and including a woven Ebauche Noire patch, Pochoir De Cendre comprises two tracks with a total running time of nearly 43 minutes. Formed …
Read More »Folter Records announce TROLL/AEON WINDS 7″ split EP
Folter Records have anounced the release date of the 7″ split EP of black metal bands TROLL (NOR) and AEON WINDS (SVK). Since the release of their legendary album “Drep De Kristne” (1996) TROLL are well-known in the black metal scene. AEON WINDS from Slovakia is at the moment still …
Read More »Inquisition – Audio, Glasgow – 14/07/2014
Inquisition, Maelstrom and Nolti Nan Gana Nan Nolta show at .@AudioGlasgow reviewed by @AnybodyBC for @Planetmosh And yet another summer Monday in Glasgow and yet another great event in the Audio club. This time a break from the death metal gigs, there was a black metal evening, headlined by Inquisition …
Read More »Killgasm – A Stab in the Heart of Christ
.@Planetmosh @AnybodyBC reviews ‘A Stab in the Heart of Christ’ by Killgasm released via Moribund Records. This year looks quite productive and May is no exception. Yet another band from sunny California, USA, Killgasm, are already releasing their second full-length album. I must admit, I was intrigued by the name as …
Read More »SEPTUAGINT to release debut album ‘Negative Void Trinity’ via Forever Plagued
FOREVER PLAGUED RECORDS sets April 7th as the release date for SEPTUAGINT’s debut MCD, Negative Void Trinity. Another prospective band from the fertile Greek black metal scene, SEPTUAGINT play a fast black metal style that knows when to pace itself – not much different from some bands under the moniker …
Read More »Assacrentis – ‘Put Them To Fire And Sword’
.@Planetmosh reviews the debut album by #assacrentis The French resort city of Nice may be located on the sunny Mediterranean coast, but that does not mean that it is not soaked in darkness, as this debut album from veteran local black metallers Assacrentis – originally formed by vocalist/guitarist Dagoth as …
Read More »Kampfar – Interview with Dolk, December 2013
Kampfar is pagan black metal band from Norway, approaching its 20th anniversary in 2014. The guys are preparing the new album, “Djevelmakt”, which is going to be released on 27th of January. the band frontman Per Joar Spydevold, known as Dolk, agreed to answer some questions for PlanetMosh. You are …
Read More »Zombified/Ceaseless Blight/Fuckhammer – Limelight 2, Belfast 30/11/2013
A selection of photos from Zombified’s gig at Belfast’s Limelight 2 Photographs by Paul Verner/LIVE:i photographic agency for PlanetMosh www.livei.co.uk
Read More »Satyricon/Chthonic – Limelight 2, Belfast 11/11/13
A Selection of shots from the Satyricon/Chthonic gig at Belfast’s Limelight 2. Photographs by Paul Verner /LIVE:i photographic agency for PlanetMosh www.livei.co.uk
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