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35 Years Ago: Scandinavian Metal Attack is released (Bathory)

We were so proud holding that SCANDINAVIAN METAL ATTACK compilation album in our hands first time. We knew none of our friends in bands had ever even been close to record anything properly. There was this other band we knew somewhat that got a record contract around that...

19 January 2019

• Tags: Bathory Black Metal History Heavy Metal History

24 Years Ago: BLUT AUS NORD release Ultima Thulee

...I think that everything that makes Blut Aus Nord is already at the heart of Ultima Thulée which, even if it is a rather naive album in its expression, contains this feeling found on what was recorded by BaN since. There is an obvious progression over the years,...

15 January 2019

• Tags: Black Metal History Blut aus Nord

23 Years Ago: FUNERAL FROST record Queen of Frost

FUNERAL FROST finished recording their only album on this day in 1996. Queen of Frost was the only major release by FUNERAL FROST during their existence. They also recorded four demos between 1994 and 1997. The last demo was remastered in 2004 for a 7" entitled Watch Them...

9 January 2019

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19 Years Ago: ARKHON INFAUSTUS live in France

French black metal perversion. ARKHON INFAUSTUS live on this day in 2000, supporting ENTHRONED. Around the time of the Dead Cunt Maniac 7", released through Spikekult.

7 January 2019

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26 Years Ago: BEHEMOTH complete The Return of the Northern Moon

Aaaarrrrrgggghhhh! This is a great Polish band that have chosen to play Northern Black Metal in the vein of BURZUM, EMPEROR, and ILDJARN! Four tracks pure unholy chants, dark voices, and whispers... The two members NERGAL, and BAAL have created a true masterpiece...- Review from Petrified #2, 1993...

30 December 2018

• Tags: Behemoth Black Metal History

26 Years Ago: MARDUK release Dark Endless

MARDUK released their debut full-length album on this day in 1992 through Tomas Nyqvist's No Fashion Records. This is date generally given, but as the interview below shows it may have been delayed. I send a demo to his zine [Putrefaction], and at the same time he started...

23 December 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Marduk

24 Years Ago: DIMMU BORGIR release Inn i evighetens morke

DIMMU BORGIR released their first major title, the Inn i evighetens morke EP, on this day in 1994 through Dutch label Necromantic Gallery Productions.

17 December 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Dimmu Borgir

22 Years Ago: RAGNAROK release To Mend the Oaken Heart

I feel that these musical forms are a part of everyone. It is the song of their ancestral homes, the earth, wind, sun and rain, and by the gift of their gods made into sound - manifesting itself in tribal chants, fertility rites, ritual and praise - its...

16 December 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Ragnarok (United Kingdom)

17 Years Ago: TROLLECH release Ve hvozdech...

Trollech is an old ancient empire, older then all states and kingdoms of this world. We have came from our kingdom among you human race to show you that beings as goblins, elves, dragons, nymphs and all other creatures and beasts still live in woods. We want to...

15 December 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Trollech

19 Years Ago: TULUS release Evil 1999

Evil 1999 was recorded at Panser Studio in Oslo, Norway. It has 10 awesome tracks and we are pleased with the result. We have received good critics. It has a good sound and the music is intense, and it has a good groove. We don't care that much...

7 December 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Tulus

17 Years Ago: VINTERRIKET release Sturme der letzten stille

Concerning Sturme der letzten Stille: you know, principally I make music only for myself. I make the music I like and this depends in which mood I am. I just felt like including guitars, drums, vocals, etc. Be sure that the next stuff will again be different. I...

16 November 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Vinterriket

35 Years Ago: MERCYFUL FATE release Melissa

I was doing all the music at that time, so I just kept composing, kept composing because I loved to compose. Get up in the middle of the night. I remember when I did "Satan's Fall" that was maybe within a week or two. Every night until 3AM,...

30 October 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Heavy Metal History Mercyful Fate

24 Years Ago: IMPALED NAZARENE release Suomi Finland Perkele

IMPALED NAZARENE released their third album on this day in 1994. Suomi Finland Perkele was the last album to feature Kimmo Luttinen on drums/guitar. I wasn't happy, my brother [Kimmo] wanted to go in one direction and me in another. There woul've been confrontation either way, so I'm...

16 October 2018

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11 Years Ago: WOODS OF INFINITY release Hamptjarn

For in this world of interest there are warriors of innocense,Watering our ignorance, wasting our impotence.But there are woods of infinity, leading to divinity... WOODS OF INFINITY released their fourth full-length on this day in 2007. Hamptjärn was their first release after signing a multi-album deal with Supernal;...

12 September 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Woods of Infinity

17 Years Ago: DARKTHRONE release Plaguewielder

I knew that some of things around Plaguewielder, that it was going to be...some people might whine about it because we use colors and everything on the artwork but we won't do that again because I think that the Sound went out good but I think Plaguewielder as...

10 September 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Darkthrone

12 Years Ago: BLODSRIT complete Helveteshymner

Recorded over a week in May, BLODSRIT returned to Soundlab Studios in September, completing the final mix and master of their third album on this day in 2006.

8 September 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Blodsrit

34 Years Ago: MERCYFUL FATE release Don't Break the Oath

MERCYFUL FATE released their legendary second LP on this day in 1984. King Diamond interview 1984

7 September 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Heavy Metal History Mercyful Fate

22 Years Ago: SAMAEL release Passage

SAMAEL released their fourth album on this day in 1996. ...in those time, it was primordial to have a video in order to get people attention. We probably reached more people with one airplay on Headbangers Ball than with a whole tour.- Vorph / Samael interview, Invicta Magazine,...

19 August 2018

• Tags: Black Metal History Samael