Dayal Patterson
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Conan: Revengeance
By Dayal Patterson published
Furious assault from homegrown doom barbarians

Ulver's journey into the unknown
By Dayal Patterson published
Having moved far beyond their black metal roots, Norway’s Ulver are taking yet another leap into the unknown

What do metal and opera have in common?
By Dayal Patterson published
Metal and classical. Riffs and strings. It shouldn’t work, and yet history shows the two go together like Hetfield and “YEAH”s. We grabbed a conductor’s baton and endeavoured to find out why

Why has Mortiis come back from his crypt?
By Dayal Patterson published
EXCLUSIVE: We premiere the new video from Mortiis and talk to the man himself

Myrkur / Fen
By Dayal Patterson published
Not yet ratedA night of ethereal and eviscerating enchantment

The Gospel According To Max Cavalera
By Dayal Patterson published
Don’t hold your breath for a Sepultura reunion – Max is happy hanging with his bro and writing about ancient religions…

Ur Draugr: With Hunger Undying
By Dayal Patterson published
A progressive and paralysing Australian assault

Helheim: Raunijar
By Dayal Patterson published
Bergen’s predictably unpredictable Vikings return

Killing Joke / Invaders Of The Heart
By Dayal Patterson published
Not yet ratedJaz’s rabble-rousers career through Camden

Keep Of Kalessin / Vreid / Vredehammer
By Dayal Patterson published
Not yet ratedA triumvirate of extreme Norwegian metal

Deathcrusher Tour 2015
By Dayal Patterson published
Not yet ratedMetal pioneers converge for an exhilarating masterclass

Mgła and Belphegor gigs head up a diabolical December
By Dayal Patterson published
Prepare for a double-header of black and death metal diabolism

An illustrated history of the pentagram in heavy metal
By Dayal Patterson published
How the five-pointed star became the emblem of a music scene

The blood and spirit of Erik Danielsson
By Dayal Patterson published
Catching up with Watain's frontman about his art and being the face of black metal

Lunar Mantra: Genesis
By Dayal Patterson published
Alchemical/ambient black metal rituals from Glasgow

Winterfylleth / Voices / The King Is Blind
By Dayal Patterson published
Not yet ratedThe old and new vanguard of UKBM unite

Apparatus: Apparatus
By Dayal Patterson published
The sort of sounds Cthulhu would have on his iPod

Hades Almighty: Pyre Era, Black!
By Dayal Patterson published
Long overdue return of Norse black metal champions

Taake / The 3rd Attempt / Orkan / Dominanz
By Dayal Patterson published
Not yet ratedHoest leads a four-pronged Nordic assault

Erimha: Thesis Ov Warfare
By Dayal Patterson published
Symphonic black/death metal from an unlikely source

Paradise Lost / Tribulation / Lucifer
By Dayal Patterson published
Not yet ratedDoom heroes bring on gloom and grandeur

Talking to Sólstafir about genre tags, sober living and ex-drummers
By Dayal Patterson published
We catch up with Sólstafir in the midst of their UK tour
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