I was delighted to hear that Mael Mórdha had signed to Candlelight Records and joined a fantastic roster of bands currently with the UK’s best metal label, joining Winterfylleth, Wodensthrone, Falloch and Cnoc An Tursa. Imagine this mob in a shield wall! Continue reading
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CANDLEFEST (Day 3) @ The Underworld, London (26/08/2013)
The Oxfordshire based Candlelight Records hosted it’s now annual feast of delights from its current roster of bands at The Underworld in Camden Town, over 3 days. Sadly I couldn’t attend days 1 & 2 because of other commitments, but I hear from other notable attendees that Anaal Nathrakh laid waste to the subterranean venue on the Friday with Altar Of Plagues bowing out for good apparently on the Saturday with an emotional set. I wish that I could have been there.
However, I made it on Sunday for what was for me one of the best line ups for ANY gig/festival thus far in 2013. Continue reading
VARIOUS ARTISTS – “Voices From Valhalla” (A Tribute To Bathory)
There are some interesting compilations which have emerged from the underground in 2012, Enslaved, Emperor and this Bathory tribute from the great people at Godreah Records. Covering both Black and Viking metal eras from Bathory, contemporary artists have produced a fitting tribute to the great Quorthon and his band who inspired so much of what I think is good in today’s underground metal offering. Continue reading