Introducing: Norsegod
German band Norsegod blend melodic death metal with pagan and black metal influences and Viking-related themes in an epic sound they describe as “melodic, unbounded and charismatic.”
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German band Norsegod blend melodic death metal with pagan and black metal influences and Viking-related themes in an epic sound they describe as “melodic, unbounded and charismatic.”
Gather round our virtual campfire and let German band Bestiarium scare the bejeesus out of you by delving deep into the realms of mythology, tales of monsters and eerie beings of the night.
The engaging black and death metal sound of French band The Dawn Razor is intertwined with intriguing themes inspired by the romantic era, and they describe it as “violence, brightness and contrast.”
English newcomers Æl-Fierlen have crafted a beautifully haunting and intense black metal meets blackgaze sound that they describe as “ethereal, atmospheric and dark.”
If you’ve read any of our recent articles, you’ll have seen us reference discovering new bands through Groover, a music submission and discovery platform. With that in mind, we wanted to drill down into what Groover is and summarise a few of the most recent submissions we’ve received.
Italian solo venture Dark Aries Project has given life to a captivating metal and post-metal adventure influenced by horror, artificial intelligence and sci-fi themes.
Sunshine combines, in their words, “a vibrant amalgamation of diverse subgenres,” bringing together elements of hardcore, punk and black metal in an aggressive yet harmonic whirlwind of musical energy. Formed of six guys who’d been active in various metal bands for several years, Sunshine combine to bring us an intriguing sound that they summarise as “uncompromising, honest and love.”
Finnish band Bloody Falls have crafted a powerful and engaging “one of a kind” black metal sound that fuses old school with the contemporary and they describe as “dynamic, melodic and groovy.”
Finnish band Unredeemer offer up a vicious fusion of death, thrash and groove metal that they describe as “heavy, energetic and groovy.”
We were introduced to Guildford band Semprus with the adjectives “brutal, savage and ferocious,” so we of course had to delve deeper into the diverse technical death metal meets deathcore sound the band describe as “constant evolving chaos.”
Rising out of the cold valleys in the mountains of northern Italy comes a force to be reckoned with in the form of extreme blackened metal band Aasar, who describe their music as “dramatic, solemn and aggressive.”
If there was one genre of music you never thought you’d be jigging along to in delight, black metal would probably be pretty high on the list. But prepare to change all that thanks to French duo Depressive Witches.