
Jonathan Selzer
Having freelanced regularly for the Melody Maker and Kerrang!, and edited the extreme metal monthly, Terrorizer, for seven years, Jonathan is now the overseer of all the album and live reviews in Metal Hammer. Bemoans his obsolete superpower of being invisible to Routemaster bus conductors, finds men without sideburns slightly circumspect, and thinks songs that aren’t about Satan, swords or witches are a bit silly.
Latest articles by Jonathan Selzer

Enter the bizarre but brilliant world of Brazilian art-punks Deafkids
By Jonathan Selzer published
Brazil's Deafkids premier a brain-melting live video and discuss the method behind the madness of their debut album, Configuração Do Lamento

Doom metal gets the super-heavyweight tome it deserves
By Jonathan Selzer published
Doom fanatic Aleksey Evdokimov reveals all about his exhaustive new tome, Doom Metal Lexicanum

Seattle's majestic doom voyagers Bell Witch prepare to hit the UK
By Jonathan Selzer published
Bell Witch discuss bereavement, spirits, mysticism and their epic new album, Mirror Reaper

Icelandic black metallers Auðn stream their exhilarating new album in full
By Jonathan Selzer published
Raise a claw to the sky-raising wonder that Auðn's new album, Farvegir Fyrndar right here!

Årabrot return from death's door with a striking documentary
By Jonathan Selzer published
Årabrot's death-defying Cocks And Crosses documentary gets its first UK showing at the 100 Club on Wednesday night

Atlanta's occult metallers Cloak stream their debut album in full
By Jonathan Selzer published
Enter the illuminating, occult metal realms of Cloak's debut LP, To Venomous Depths

Kadaver at The Dome, London - live review
By Jonathan Selzer published
The Gospel - live

Dawn Ray’d - The Unlawful Assembly album review
By Jonathan Selzer published
Liverpudlian black metallers fail to achieve full anarchy

Avant-black metallers Code turn up the flames on their brilliant new EP
By Jonathan Selzer published
UK black metal visionaries Code stream their new EP, Under The Subgleam, in full

Portugal's metal titans Moonspell stream their new album, 1755, in full
By Jonathan Selzer published
Moonspell visit a devastating moment of Portuguese history on their staggering new album, 1755

Finland's death/doom crew Hooded Menace return with a devastating new track
By Jonathan Selzer published
Enter the nefarious realms of Charnel Reflections, taken from Hooded Menace's forthcoming album, Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed

Ex-Mayhem/Skitliv frontman Maniac resurrects his seminal Damage Inc fanzine
By Jonathan Selzer published
Maniac delves into the early days of underground zines, why they're still necessary and the publishing of the Ultra Damaged anthology

Finland's occult rockers Jess And The Ancient Ones unveil a trippy new track
By Jonathan Selzer published
Enter the shadowy yet psychedelic realms of Minotaure from Jess And The Ancient Ones' forthcoming new album

Fen/The King Is Blind/ Domitorem at Lounge 666, London - live review
By Jonathan Selzer published
Not yet ratedThe Gospel - live

Satyricon at Barcode KLP Building, Oslo - live review
By Jonathan Selzer published
Satyr Wongraven’s black metal mission reaches a new summit

Sweden's Shining head back to the danger zone with a storming new track!
By Jonathan Selzer published
Extreme metal outlaw Niklas Kvarforth returns with a turbulent new track from Shining's forthcoming album, X - Varg Utan Flock

Sydney riff-wielders Lo! unveil a surreal new video for the track Locust Christ
By Jonathan Selzer published
Get ready to be driven round the bend by Australia's sludge-ridden rifflords Lo!

Italy's psych/sludge mystics Nibiru stream their mindmelting new album in full
By Jonathan Selzer published
Nibiru unveil their consciousness-ravaging new album, Qaal Babylon, just in time for doomsday

Exclusive: watch Belphegor's blood-soaked and Devil-summoning new video
By Jonathan Selzer published
Black/death marauders Belphegor unveil a sacrilegious new video for the new track Baphomet

Avant-metal adventurers Vulture Industries stream their new album in full
By Jonathan Selzer published
Enter the weird, wonderful and soul-wracking world of Vulture Industries' new album, Stranger Times, right here

The emotion and spirituality of Satyricon's new album Deep Calleth Upon Deep
By Jonathan Selzer published
Satyricon's Satyr talks about what went in to creating his new album Deep Calleth Upon Deep

Satyricon had to start again after Satyr's seizure
By Jonathan Selzer published
Extreme Takeover: In September 2015 Satyricon frontman Satyr suffered a seizure and woke up in an ambulance. The two years that followed would change his life for ever

Welsh hardcore punk mob Made Of Teeth reveal a vicious new video
By Jonathan Selzer published
South Wales trio Made Of Teeth bash heads to the savage new track, Citrus Fetus Potus
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