Utopia Platafórmica - Black Metal Blog & Fanzine

Hello all.

My most recent post focuses on older - 2022 - releases from Immortal Frost Productions, a Dutch Black Metal label that is quickly becoming one of my favourites at the moment.

Today's reviews are:

Mara - “Loka Maer”
Muert - “Haeresis”
Frostmoon Eclipse - “Rustworn”

www.utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/08/mara-loka-maer-2022-let-us-go-back-in.html

Nice mate, by the way, you don't need to use [url] tags for plain links, it will automatically make them clickable. [url] tag is only for when you want to customize the link text. cheers

Hello.
Oh ok, thanks.
I am used to old forums eheheh
Cheers!

Hello all.

New post after several weeks off:

https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/09/teufelsberg-pakt-mit-dem-teufel-signal.html

Teufelsberg - “Pakt Mit Dem Teufel“ (Signal Rex, 2023). Exquisite Old School Polish Black Metal.

Hello all.

The Return..........

https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/09/spellsword-night-of-grail-nox-liberatio.html

Spellsword - "Night of the Grail", by Nox Liberatio Records; Portuguese Epic Black Metal.

Hello there.

https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/10/sonneillon-demon-of-hate-masters-of.html

Sonneillon “The Demon of Hate” (Masters of Kaos Productions, 2023)

"I dare say (some) people have no real notion of how good the Portuguese Black Metal scene actually is; it is a very dynamic and diversified scene, which is what gave it the dimension it has today...".

Hello.

Two new posts:

https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/10/baxaxaxa-de-vermis-mysteriis-sinister.html

https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/10/taubra-therizo-debemur-morti.html

Baxaxaxa and Taubra, 2 distinct perspectives of Black Metal.

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One of Norway's finest:

https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/10/mork-dypet-peaceville-records-2023-i.html

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Aussie Black Metal Master, Azgorh, recently released 2 new EPs that are perfect examples of his craftsmanship. Not only did he perfect his Black Metal side, he also added something else to his music.

Head on over to the Blog and read all about it.

https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/10/drowning-light-enslaved-by-cave-dark.html

Cheers.

this guy puts out so much material it's quite staggering, and runs his own record label on the side

Agree. His music is quite special, in my opinion.
There is more than just music in his work... this might be seen as a childish perspective of the genre ahahah

Hello everyone.

Updates on https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com.

First off, an overview on this year's Invicta Reqviem Mass, in Porto.
Getting close to this year’s finest UG Black Metal gathering, are we? Oh yes, we are! I was quite curious about who would the lads in Signal Rex select for their 7th Black Mass, and what a nice bill it say, I say.

Afterwards, I move on to Black Grail.
Black Grail is a band from Santiago, Chile, and like many Black Metal bands from this part of the World, their work revolves around mysticism and a very prominent ritualistic existence. South American bands have always taken their Black Metal very seriously… and we like it.

As closure I head on over to Pittsfield, New Hampshire, United States of America, for a new blast of Black Metal with Pyrgosia.
Pyrgosia plays Black Metal, a powerful specimen of the genre. Melodic riffs that fuse with strength and fury!

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The other day I ran into an Italian Black Metal artist that, according to what I read, was inspired by Bathory and Mediterranean Extreme Metal, with hints of a classy Crust Punk.

Well, this sounded very interesting, so off I went. Marthe is the name, and Bathory inspired Black Metal is the game! "Blood Fire Death" Bathory, that is. Anyway, it sounded weird and misplaced, especially when this artist came from a Heavy Doom Metal band, but... in the end it makes perfect sense.

With that... I present to you Marthe, a one-woman Black Metal band. Classy, classy, classy...

https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/11/marthe-further-in-evil-southern-lord.html

Hello there.

Back with 2 more releases from 2023:

- Sorathian Dawn “Radiant Terror” (Unsigned/Independent, 2023).

- Decayed / Velório “The Devil Made Us Do It” (Nekrogoat Heresy Productions, 2023).

www.utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com

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New entry on the Blog, this time Salacious Gods.

Salacious Gods comes to us from The Netherlands, and they are something special, just like the majority of Dutch Black Metal.

Head on over to Utopia Platafórmica and read more about it: https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/11/salacious-gods-oalevlukk-hammerheart.html

Hello there.

Close of the end of the year we are, and here are some 2023 releases from the Black Metal side of the spectrum.

First off, a look into 2 releases that came out on Immortal Frost Productions: Infernal Angels, "Shrine of Black Fire", and Cryfemal, "La Gran Victoria del Mal". Two very different approaches to Black Metal.
Moving on, we have Hjaal's “Bastion of Fear”, and KING's “Fury and Death”. Again, two different perspectives of Black Metal.

To close it, Salacious Gods “Oalevlukk”. Another great example of how good the Dutch Black Metal scene is. Take a look if you have not yet.

Up next, new releases from Signal Rex and some more Black Metal 2023 releases. Check the Blog, go on Instagram or Facebook, read, enjoy, check the bands, hail Satan and sacrifice a few lambs and black chickens before the year is over.

Thank you very much for your time. May 2024 be as demonic as 2023.

www.utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com

Hello once again.

Back with more Black Metal reviews. This time hitting it off with 2 new releases by Immortal Frost Productions: Infernal Angels and Cryfemal.

Italian and Spanish Black Metal Attack. Two classy records, quite different, but equally massive and destructive! Check it out!

https://utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com/2023/12/infernal-angels-shrine-of-black-fire.html

Hello there.

Happy New Year to all.

Blog updates.

I have not posted any updates in here due to lack of time, but today allow me to list the Blog's new entries:

- Ginnungagap “Heliacal Arising” (Signal Rex, 2023)

- Gam “Alt Hans Vaesen” (Den Ottende Kunst, 2023)

- Vaetteilden “Nu Er Tiden Inde” (Den Ottende Kunst, 2023)

- Soerd “Hel” (Independent/Unsigned, 2021) & “Mil Laaned Vaikivad” (Lyndanise Coven, 2023)

- Bloedmaan “Castle Inside the Eclipse” (Immortal Frost Productions, 2023)

- Sardonic Witchery “Wrath in Blasphemy” (Tape, 2023) & “Barbaric Evil Power” (LP, 2024) (Nekrogoat Heresy Productions)

- Profanação “Negras Noites nas Catacumbas do Degredo” (Altare, 2023)

- Ars Veneficium “The Reign of the Infernal King” (Immortal Frost Productions, 2016) & “Usurpation of the Seven” (Immortal Frost Productions, 2020)

- A retrospective of 2023... some releases

Enjoy a long reading. All in www.utopiaplataformica.blogspot.com

Cheers.

Hello there.

Updates on the Blog:

- Hollow Woods “Like Twisted Bones of Fallen Giants” (Signal Rex, 2024) .

- Cavemaster “Negros Desígnios da Eternidade” (Nekrogoat Heresy Productions, 2023).

- Andracca “To Bare the Weight of Death” (Vendetta Records, 2024).

- Dolorosa “Summoning Ancient Bleakness” (Altare Productions, 2024) .

All releases differ fro meach other, which makes it a very nice cocktail of Black Metal.

Enjoy.

Hello there.

Back with updates. Have been away from posting for a long time, but decided to bring the Blog back from the dead.

Updates? Well...

Gouffre “Demo III” (Medieval Prophecy Productions, 2023)

Pyra “Those Who Dwell in the Fire” (Immortal Frost Productions, 2024)

Óðkraptr - “Óðkraptr” (Signal Rex, 2024)

Kratti - “Matka Kohti Kosmista” (Signal Rex, 2024)

Brakel - “Wranger Wanen” (Signal Rex, 2024)

Frozen Wreath - Melancholic Melodies, an Interview.

Hello there.

Been away for a while, yes, but I have several updates since I last came here, and I advise you all to check it.

Head on over to the Blog and read about Black Metal and Hardcore, as well as whatever came to mind at that moment eheh

Just enjoy :)

Cheers!