Dayal Patterson

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Arcturus: Arcturian

By Dayal Patterson published 28 April 15

Norwegian pioneers return in stellar style

Albums

Blastfest 2015, Norway

By Dayal Patterson published 31 March 15

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Extreme metal’s brightest new festival calls in the big guns

Music Festivals

Throes: Disassociation

By Dayal Patterson published 31 March 15

High-paced urban paranoia from the home of heavy metal

Albums

Voice Of The Soul: Catacombs

By Dayal Patterson published 31 March 15

Kuwaiti metallers put their mark on a modern template

Albums

Exclusive: Liturgy interview and provocative new album in full

By Dayal Patterson published 17 March 15

Get your head around the NY's avant-black metallers polarising The Ark Work album!

Albums

The Order Of Apollyon: The Sword And The Dagger

By Dayal Patterson published 27 February 15

Gallic occultists locate the emotion in their missives

Albums

Leviathan: Scar Sighted

By Dayal Patterson published 27 February 15

A head-turning comeback for infamous USBM outfit

Albums

Der Weg Einer Freiheit: Stellar

By Dayal Patterson published 27 February 15

Epic German black metallers learn to navigate from the heart

Albums

Dødheimsgard: Home Is Where The Art Is

By Dayal Patterson published 27 February 15

Having ridden the cusp of Norway's avant-black metal wave, Dødheimsgard promptly disappeared. Now they’re back and they've undergone a radical transformation.

Bands & Artists

Carach Angren: Grimm Tales

By Dayal Patterson published 4 February 15

Symphonic storytellers Carach Angren have long stood out from the black metal pack. However, this time around it's resulted in death threats.

Bands & Artists

Solefald: World Metal Kosmopolis Sud

By Dayal Patterson published 3 February 15

Nordic eccentrics reveal the method in their madness

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By Dayal Patterson published 3 February 15

Progressive black metallers drop the black – and the metal

Albums

Ethereal: Opus Aethereum

By Dayal Patterson published 3 February 15

Respectable debut from long-running UK outfit

Albums

Negura Bunget: Tau

By Dayal Patterson published 3 February 15

Romanian spiritualists ring the changes

Albums

Marduck: Frontschwein

By Dayal Patterson published 6 January 15

Muscular return from Swedish BM veterans

Albums

Deicide, live in London

By Dayal Patterson published 2 January 15

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Death metal made manifest in the heart of London

Concerts & Shows

Mysticum reveal all about the long-awaited new album

By Dayal Patterson published 19 December 14

Hr. General Cerastes discusses the industrial black metallers' first album in 18 years

Albums

The 10 Commandments of Horror Movie-Making – By Rob Zombie

By Dayal Patterson published 16 December 14

With his latest, crowd-funded splatterfest, 31, finally seeing the light of day, metal’s reigning horror king gives us the ultimate guide to creating a gore-soaked masterpiece.

Films & TV Shows