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Not so long back, but my second meeting with the black metal powerhouse that is Spectral Wound – Songs Of Blood And Mire (Profound Lore 2024)
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A journey awaits us this morn; cold and harsh and difficult but the wonders we will see, oh! the wonders! Old Forsaken Realm – Eerie Apparitions Upon A Path Long Forgotten – Walking The Liminal Space
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Today we look back on a tragic family history. The Tolkien themed, evocative and raw black metal of Grimdor – Stone Of The Hapless – Walking The Liminal Space
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Second part of award winning photographer Andy Pountney (@shot_in_the_dark_photography2) pictures from a fan point of view on a point and click camera from Inferno 2026. Inferno Festival 2026 Friday Inferno Festival 2026 Saturday Inferno Festival 2026 Sunday
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First for a while, our friend and award winning photographer Andy Pountney (@shot_in_the_dark_photography2) offers pictures from a fan point of view (on a point and click if you can believe it!) from Inferno 2026. Part 1 today, Part 2 Tomorrow Inferno Festival 2026 Warm Up Night Darkthrone Tribute Inferno Festival 2026 Thursday
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It’s Monday and down in the mausoleum we go on troll hunt, singing songs as we go. So here we are Trollhunt – Hymns to The Fiendish
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Today we experience one of the most compelling and emotional dances released in a long long time. Desperate, haunting, bewildering and horrific yet beguiling, I am proud to present A Forest Of Stars – Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface Please, if you only ever read one review of mine this year, read this and…
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A short scoot back to 2024 today and something which arrived unexpectedly at Ave Noctum: A game soundtrack Asciimov – Hands Of Necromancy 2 (The Order Of The Yew 2024)
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Late but here, a difficult, disorientating descent into a place and a novel that will stay in the mind long after the sounds have faded. Hecate / Towers At Ries – This Is Not For You
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For the second Friday in a row we visit the folklore of Scotland, this time with the huge black/folk metal passion of the returning Cnoc An Tursa – A Cry For The Slain