After the darker shades of the first part, we’re easing up and broadening the scope. In the the second part of Catching Up, we enter the futuristic, the mythical and the occult. Read More
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Catching Up: Enslaved, Foretoken, Árstíðir Lifsins
After an involuntarily break from writing for the Vortex, I want to cover some of the releases that came out in the meantime. Over this short series of posts, I’m going to work through the last two months chronologically. Read More
Conclusion of a Decade Part 6: 2015
I remember 2015 as the year of technical death metal and caverncore for metal at large. Around this time, I also began digging deep into the various nooks and crannies of the genre. As a result, the selection for this entry is much more diverse. From supergroups to newcomers, from post-hardcore to black metal. 2015 also brought two albums into my life that made it near the top of the end of the decade list. Read More
Metal in April Part 2: Midnight Odyssey, Black Curse, Warbringer
Today we finish rounding up the releases for April before moving on to some different content. This time, it’s a colorful mix of caustic death metal, exciting retrothrash and space ambient. Read More
Metal in April: Kaatayra, Shards of Humanity, Forheksa
Last month held a lot of surprises worth words and attention that seemingly came out of nowhere. This selection offers genre-defying one-man bands, naturalist black metal and revivalist death thrash. You shouldn’t miss out on any of these albums. Read More
Metal in March Part 2: Afterbirth, Old Man Gloom, Walk Through Fire
Though the month has long passed, there are some more March releases deserving of mention. After the pitch black first set of releases for March, this selection offers more diversity. Read More
Interview: Vortigern of Lychgate
Noise Vortex celebrates a premiere! This is the first interview I have done for Noise Vortex and it is with none other than Vortigern of Lychgate. In this interview, Vortigern talks about the implications of technological development for the human race, the future of the band and his view on the current metal scene. Read More
Metal in March: Yaldabaoth, Serpent Column, Sørgelig
An unholy trinity of black metal releases for your pleasure. March brings noteworthy releases by Yaldabaoth, Serpent Column and Sørgelig. Read More
Looking Back: Ad Nauseam – Nihil quam vacuitas ordinatum est
Five years of Nihil quam vacuitas ordinatum est. This part of “Looking Back” recalls the challenging debut by italian tech. death wonder Ad Nauseam. Read More
Metal in February Part 2: Neaera, Fluisteraars, Toundra
Today’s “Metal in…” is a triple feature of albums that came out on the 28th of February. This time around, however, we’re stretching the definition of the format for a special project. Read More