“Darkthrone “It Beckons Us All……” Origin: Kolbotn, Akershus, Norway Genre: Black Metal Label: Peaceville To be boundless in your exploration of classicism. So many ...”

“Slaughter was one of the most underrated acts related to the first wave / 80s Black Metal scene. Most people remember this band as Chuck Schuldiner's first band (he did contribute in the early days of ...”

“You may have heard some stuff about an 80s phenomenon called simply “fake bands”. Essentially Some labels made some bands up that did not actually exist! the members were usually assembled ...”

“NME's sloppy musicianship in the early days was an intentional result of being too fucking BM rather than being shitty musicians! Their later career showed us that they can be quite professional, but ...”

“Onslaught begun as a Discharge-worshiping Hardcore Punk band with some decent demos in the early 80s, but it was in 1985 that the band moved towards another, more interesting direction. On "Power ...”

“Apart from pretentious album titles, Bütcher has so far been a very consistent band. Their first album was a badass riff festival, but it was a bit too primitive and uninspired at some points. ...”

“Arghhhhh! It's albums like this that give us hope! You can't kill the underground when bands like this exist! If you take the mad dramatic vocals of King Diamond, and mix it with the gritty, dirty, ...”

“The current Australian Black Metal scene is one of the strongest scenes ever, but back in the 80s, there were virtually no bands going for more obscure metal sounds (or indeed anything other than ...”

“When people think of the first wave of Black M, they mostly remember the obvious names, and some raw Thrash Metal albums from Germany, Brazil or the United States (well, not for that many U.S. Bands, ...”

“If you look at the band logo and the overall imagery of the covers on these two hugely influential demos, you may think: "Oh Yeah! Another Stockholm band going for the Bathory sound!". But actually, ...”

“What is it with one man armies in the past few years? Seriously, how can one guy make something that will blow everything that legends like Destruction or Venom put out? This band is arguably one of ...”