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Old Burial Temple – Sounds From the Depths of the Human Soul Black Metal, as a genre, will never be seen as an easy one to understand. I might sound like an old man, praising the Old Sound as the Only Sound, but truth be told… I am starting to become that man. Is there no quality, honest, true Black Metal at this time and age? Sure there is, and some of the best have lived in the virtual pages of this Fanzine – from my perspective at least – but others go Slow, Deep and Hard (all hail Steele), breaking mental barriers to achieve a sound, an artistic goal… But what do I know, actually?! Very little. The sounds that maneuver the Mind, that satisfies the Human Inner Beast. In the end, were do we find peace?!   Old Burial Temple Official Bandcamp Thank you for your time and for your words, it is a pleasure! Let us start with today: this reality has come, like everyone else, to force adaptations and changes in your life, I suppose. What was it like to restructure a daily process t...

Transmountanian Black Metal Íngreme & Insomnia Pálida Íngreme & Insomina Pálida (Nekrogoat Heresy Productions, 2022) I read, the other day, something very true: Portuguese Black Metal was, for years, seen as “inferior”, as lesser, when compared to other European scenes, by its fanbase (can I choose “fanbase” as a way to describe?). I too, looked at “our” Black Metal scene as being small, modest. You know that feeling people tend to have, where they see themselves lesser than A or B, just because A or B did this and that? Well, that is the Portuguese mentality, in a way. Not a good one, I reckon. Nonetheless, we also have a very courageous side to us, and just like we conquered the oceans, we conquered Black Metal (majestic warrior pose)! It is true, and it makes me extremely proud, to read reviews on Portuguese Black Metal releases, speak to Black Metal fans from all around the World, and hear their descriptions of our sound, of our Black Metal! It feels you heart with love...