Jeff Scalf

This is Nifelheim’s second offering. Having never heard the band previously, aside from their appearance on the recent “GUMMO” soundtrack, I didn’t have much to go on except their reputation, which I completely put aside in reviewing. I wouldn’t quite call Nifelheim retro; more like an early, more controlled-rawness form of black metal. Each instrument […]

After a mediocre first attempt, a freshly regrouped and revived Covenant return, backed by a new label to bring us their second greatly prolific offering. The Covenant of 1998 come forth bringing with it new life, for joining original members Blackheart and Nagash are Sverd, Astennu, and veteran Hellhammer to round out the cosmic equation. […]

Acheron have built a name for themselves over the years as a solid, original death metal band and “Those Who Have Risen” points out that fact once again and shows us just why. This, a concept album based on vampyric rites, shows the band sharper than ever. With the production outdoing that of even their […]