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Until The Pipe Takes Us: Up In Smoke With Dimmu Bongir (Interview)

Norwegian stoners challenge black metal’s humorlessness.

White Tundra Downshifts Their Stoner Rock on "Byting" (Early Track Stream)

If you like your stoner rock frostbitten and weird, check out the closing track from the Norwegian band’s debut album here.

Familiar, Yet Revolutionary: Dødheimsgard Surges Forward on "Black Medium Current" (Review)

The long-running Norwegian black metal band’s new album pushes their already unpredictable sound to new heights.

Herald of the End, Son of Odin: Enslaved Honors "Heimdal" On New Album (Interview)

The Norwegian progressive black metal band continues to develop their sound further on their 16th full-length album, dedicated conceptually to the Old Norse god.

Keep Of Kalessin Begin a New Chapter With "Katharsis" (Interview)

The Norwegian black metal band continues on the path their last album “Epistemology” laid out, but eight years have given the band plenty of time to hone their approach and experiment as well. We talked to original member Obsidian Claw about the record.

Records of the Week With Jon and Ted Week #19

We revive our once-weekly column with some weird black metal and a weird comeback-of-sorts story.

Arv Confronts Past, Present, and Future Through Nuanced Post-Metal on "Varmint" (Track-By-Track Breakdown)

The Norwegian post-metal band tells us about their dynamic and high-energy “Varmint” EP, which is out today.

Mork on Primitive Black Metal and Cultivating Atmosphere (Interview)

We spoke to Thomas Eriksen, the driving force behind Norwegian black metal stalwart Mork, about his new record “Dypet” and about remaining consistently primitive in black metal.

Venture with Håndgemeng Into the Rich Greenery of the "Temple of Toke" (Early Track Premiere)

The Norwegian doom’n’roll group rides out guns blazing (or maybe just blazing) on this new single. Check it out here.
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