Nazghor - A World Ablaze    9/10 Drawing its inspiration from the great Uppsala fire of 1702, is A World Ablaze from Swedish stalwarts Nazghor. Their eighth album is a display of utter conviction and discipline that is pure black metal artistry at its most sophisticated and ferocious. From the grandeur of “A Once Starless Oath” and its descent into savagery and excellent pure metal double kick work. Its main riffs are transformative over its lengthy seven minutes that capture

EIHWAR - Hugrheim                             8/10 Infused with a more contemporary sound than their peers Eiwhwar create addictive soundscapes through modern rhythmic percussion that is has a definite current of electronic industrial run through it. The result is at times introspective and beautiful and at others a percussionist’s dream, full of power and more importantly the trance like effect that is all important to the ritual. The result is electro Nordic folk, a war tra