Daily Noise — Black Metal History RSS

20 Years Ago: GODKILLER release Deliverance

I've tried to be a little bit different from the mainstream and to follow my own path, as much as possible. I changed everything between The Rebirth of the Middle Ages and The End of the World because I was so fed up with that black metal clichés....

19 October 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Godkiller

20 Years Ago: ENSLAVED release Mardraum (Beyond the Within)

There's always been a development in our band. When you create the songs, you have aims. And these aims are something you reach for when you shape an album. It means a lot to reach our aims. When we did "Mardraum", it meant a lot to us to...

2 October 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Enslaved

20 Years Ago: JOYLESS release Wisdom & Arrogance

I used to say Joyless was a Black Metal band trying to make pop-music. Not entirely true obviously, but not too far off the map either. We were sick to death with everything concerning Forgotten Woods. Instead of changing Forgotten Woods, we gave it all a new name....

28 September 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Joyless

25 Years Ago: PRIMORDIAL release Imrama

[recording] was a fuckin nightmare and if you knew how we did it you wouldnt believe that it sounds like it does today, we hadnt a fuckin clue what we were doing but the spirit within the songs was right and it survived all the shit that went...

20 September 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Primordial

20 Years Ago: ANTAEUS release Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan

We do perform the musik we stand for, we do get to be truely into what we do, I mean, I would listen to AntaeuS Myself not as self satisfaction, but more since it's the Hate I seek. MkM / Antaeus interview, Agonia zine #3, 2001 ANTAEUS released...

18 September 2020

• Tags: Antaeus Black Metal History

20 Years Ago: ROTTING CHRIST release Khronos

...Khronos means time, and on the other hand, if you look carefully at the cover there are three ancient Greek letters which mean "hexa sigma," which means 666, the Beast. So let's say this album is hidden, called Time 666, thus we would want to let you know...

29 August 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Rotting Christ

35 Years Ago: CELTIC FROST release Emperor's Return

CELTIC FROST released their second EP, Emperor's Return, on this day in 1985. We wrote ["Visual Agression"] just about a week before we went into the studio because we had no fucking time to rehearse here... It's recorded basically and it's one of the heaviest things we ever...

15 August 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Celtic Frost Death Metal History

24 Years Ago: GEASA record Starside

...it was very Black Metal, in the sense of the genre at the time.We were all listening to a lot of bands like Darkthrone and Burzum etc. so the demo sounded pretty Scandinavian if you know what I mean, this was great at the time and good for...

29 July 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History

30 Years Ago: MORTUARY DRAPE live in Alessandria (Darkness Attack)

MORTUARY DRAPE played live on this day in 1990. The footage was released on VHS by the band in 1991. ...we have released alot of stuff:Demo: "Necromancy" 1987"Doom return" 1989Alot of "Live tape" 1989-90-91Video live: Alessandria 1990We are satified with all our material, outcome of a long work....

26 July 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Mortuary Drape

25 Years Ago: ANUBI record Mirties metafora

Lithuanian experimental black / folk metal. ANUBI recorded their third demo, Mirties metafora, on this day in 1995. We always leave room for improvisation in the studio. It does not take long, if fundament is shaped in rehearsal cellar. To record vital pulsating music it is necessary to...

24 July 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History

15 Years Ago: HATE FOREST release Sorrow

HATE FOREST released their fourth and final album, Sorrow, on this day in 2005 through Supernal Music. Seventh album: this one will be the opposite of "Battlefields": totally fast and relentless. A real storm of hatred. Supernal Music About the date: 18 July is the date generally given,...

18 July 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Hate Forest

15 Years Ago: THESYRE release Duality

It's good to finally see it released after countless delays. The packaging is minimalist and suits us well. I am satisfied with the production and overall I am quite pleased with the music and lyrics. With some perspective I guess this is a good album, a perfect follow-up...

11 July 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Thesyre

12 Years Ago: DROWNING THE LIGHT release The Serpents Reign

...I thrive on conflict, strife, and on being a thorn in these worms at Christ's side - it makes my blood boil and my spirit burn. However, these cowards are needed for neither DTL nor me to exist. As they say, 'Christians need the devil; the devil doesn't...

28 June 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Drowning the Light

28 Years Ago: SATYRICON record All Evil (Debut Demo)

SATYRICON recorded their first demo on this day in 1992. The untitled (or self-titled) demo has since become known as All Evil. SATYRICON hails from Norway and plays Black Metal. They have a selftitled demo tape available. It contains three songs and as the fourth, a different version...

22 June 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Satyricon

20 Years Ago: DEATHSPELL OMEGA release Infernal Battles

The inspiration comes from our ideology. People who say that "Satan" is a limited matter to talk about are only limited themselves. Satan is an endless source of inspiration as He covers all the dark aspects that exist. You can say that we're into it only for this...

20 June 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Deathspell Omega

15 Years Ago: NAER MATARON release Discipline Manifesto

NAER MATARON released their fourth album on this day in 2005.

17 June 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Naer Mataron

20 Years Ago: IMPALED NAZARENE release Nihil

Armageddon didn't happen so it deals with that. There is a kind of concept, it is about the ultimate goal in life; To become human-proof. Destroy your conscience & all positive feelings, keep the hate so nobody can touch or hurt you! Mika Luttinen / Impaled Nazarene interview,...

16 June 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Impaled Nazarene

30 Years Ago: TIAMAT release Sumerian Cry

We have changed our name to TIAMAT because it does really fit our lyrics better. The Satanic image is to keep the Unholy Black Metal alive. Some people (in fact, alot of people) want to kill it but early Venom, Possessed, Destruction, Slayer, Sodom will forever live on...

7 June 2020

• Tags: Black Metal History Death Metal History Tiamat Treblinka