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Been years since I met Eide the last time and the first time I saw him in any other band than the great Aura Noir.
Quite different stuff, this:) ) VBE in short: Formed in 1994, recorded a demo and a full length, split up in -97, picked up the band again in 2006 with plans to make a new album just to split up (again) in 2007 without making any. But ofc…the guys are also busy with lots of other stuff but now they are playing live gigs again.
Glad I got to see them and ofc run into Eide:) Very nice guy.

 
“The universal consensus is that they are “Avant-garde”, but the nature of that label is in itself a term that already bears the implication of just being ‘miscellaneous’.”
– isangfortheswans.wordpress.com

 

[Live clips by sarvi & GRONNENHELL]

 

 

 

Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com/vedbuensende1/
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I´ve seen all the versions of Batushka now?
The original one in Prague 2016, Krysiuk’s band on the Black Rituals tour (w. Belphegor) in 2021 and now Drabikowski´s at Steelfest.
A way more confusing split than the Entombed/Entombed A.D. ever was:/ It´s been ongoing for years but obviously the District Court in Warsaw, 22nd Intellectual Property Division ruled in Drabikowski´s favor a couple of weeks after Steelfest (29 May). So it all should be sorted now?
Anyways, this was a pretty good gig.

 

Recordings with Drabikowski

 

Батюшка
Studio albums
Litourgiya (Witching Hour Productions, 2015)
Singles
Yekteníya VII (Witching Hour Productions, 2015)

 

Krzysztof Drabikowski’s Батюшка
Studio albums
Панихида / Panihida (Sphieratz Productions, 2019)
Singles
Песнь 1 (Self-released, 2019)

 

[Live clips by TopiKoo & GRONNENHELL]

 

 

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Quebecois black metal since 2009
“You know the story of the two sides of the coin, don’t you? Black metal from Québec is one of these coins. Some say that all bands have the same sound and the same approach, but others are of the opinion that these bands have created a new style under the banner of “métal noir québécois”. Well, maybe it’s no new style, but an unmistakeable identity. Délétère play exactly the style that everybody has in mind when it comes to the francophone Canadian metropolis. Sound cascades like waterfalls take possession of the listener and draw her or him into a nightmarish scenario.”
– Felix 1666, June 21st, 2019 @ Metal Archives (Theovorator: Babelis Testamentum review)
[Live clips by GRONNENHELL, Tales From The Frontline, sarvi]

 

 

Notes & links:
– Hella (Thornspawn) as the bass player.
– RAUTA interview from 2019 @ Steelfest
https://www.facebook.com/inopiaetmorbo
https://www.instagram.com/deletere_official
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Norwegian depressive black metal.
Formed back in -93 but existed even earlier under a couple of different names. Have missed these guys but will do some listening, whatever little there is to find.
They haven´t recorded that much, only the demo & EP in the 90´s and a split with Malfeitor in -07.

 

“Strid means “Battle” in Norwegian. The band later became noted as a pioneer of depressive black metal, with “End of Life” regarded as the earliest recording of the style.”
– Metal Archives
[Live clips by GRONNENHELL Ireth Sargeist]

 

 

Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com/stridepitaph
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Death from Järvenpää, Finland since 2007
Not bad at all! Would go and see again if possible.
“Abyssal and Harrowing DEATH METAL; a combination of suffocating and crushing DOOM METAL, ghastly ominousness of BLACK METAL and HORROR Movie soundtracks, weaving it all within the style of Rotting early 90s style DEATH METAL, especially in the Finnish tradition….
This is what CORPSESSED are all about, a 5-piece band spawned from putrescent slime in 2007 in Järvenpää/Finland” – Corpsessed Bandcamp

 

[Live clips by GRONNENHELL, sarvi, Tales From The Frontline, Noncho Savov]

 

 

Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com/Corpsessed/
https://www.instagram.com/corpsessed/
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Corpsessed/3540327553
https://corpsessed.bandcamp.com/
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Very foggy on stage. Very cool band!
Needs more listening. So far I´ve only heard the latest album Paradeigma (Phosphenes of Aphotic Eternity). Sounds promising!
“INFERNO came into existence 1995 in the Czech Republic, with first demo offerings “Peklo Na Zemi” (1996) and “Temná Poselství Dávných Předků” (1997) gaining significant acclaim in the Czech scene and beyond, opening many possibilities within the Black Metal underground.” – debemur-morti.com

 

[Live clips by GRONNENHELL & ORGASMEDIA]

 

 

Notes & links:
– Interview (Adramelech) @ Bardo Methology 2017
https://www.facebook.com/InfernoCZBM/
https://pureinferno.bandcamp.com/
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ERESHKIGAL from Mexico City has been around already for 30 years.

 

“In Mesopotamian mythology, Ereshkigal (“great lady under earth”) was the goddess of Irkalla, the land of the dead or underworld.
Formed in 1993, with the themes of Occultism, Anti-Christianity, Darkness” – ereshkigalmex.bandcamp.com

 

[Live clips by Sautherom Mx, GRONNENHELL, Desde las Catacumbas, ORGASMEDIA]

 

 

Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com/ERESHKIGALOFFICIAL
https://www.instagram.com/ereshkigal_holocausto
https://www.youtube.com/@ereshkigalband-30anosdebla24
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Allstar blackmetal combo from Tampere, Finland.
Formed in 2016 and all the guys are involved in several bands & projects since forever. Good stuff.

 

“CHAMBER OF UNLIGHT began as the solo work of multi-instrumentalist Necrosis. The man stands as a prolific veteran of Finland’s esteemed extreme metal landscape; during the past 20 years, his credits include Deathchain, Ajattara, Shade Empire, and Trollheims Grott. Joined by drummer Kassara – himself an equally prolific Finnish veteran whose credits likewise include Deathchain and Trollheims Grott but also Horna, Bythos, Forgotten Horror, Striges, and Black Death Ritual among others – CHAMBER OF UNLIGHT released their self-titled debut demo in 2017.
“ – werewolf.fi/

 

[Live clips by GRONNENHELL & The Metal Crypt]

 

 

Notes & links:
www.facebook.com/chamberofunlight/
www.metal-archives.com/bands/Chamber_of_Unlight/3540426539
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Second day…Death/Grind from Helsinki!
Necroterror Oinonen, Pentele @ Noisehunter = CADAVERIC INCUBATOR. Great gig and the guys (And the crowd. And the photographers xD) totally defied the sun & the heat. There are always 2 sides to great weather:) Also couldn´t get the lights right in many of the pics so not so many of them.

 

“Cadaveric Incubator was formed in 2005 by Necroterror (bass/vocals) and Humiliator (guitar/vocals) with the help of various drummers who came and went during the band’s first incarnation, which lasted around two years. The aim was to create old-school disgusting sounds influenced by early Carcass, Repulsion, Autopsy, early Xysma, Mortician, Blood, the early Mexican Disgorge, and such. No fun and no political garbage usually associated with the more grinding side of things – just raw, filthy brutality and total death!” – hellsheadbangers.com

 

[Live clips by The Metal Crypt, sarvi, ORGASMEDIA]

 

 

Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com/cadavericincubator
https://www.instagram.com/cadavericincubator/
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cadaveric_Incubator/46559
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And back to black metal…last band GORGOROTH with the most amazing Hoest.
I liked this version of GORGOROTH way more than the 2011 edition. Great finale for the first day.

 

[Live clips by GRONNENHELL, Tales From The Frontline, sarvi, Mikko Keinänen]
As an extra treat: THE legendary Krakow gig from 2004.

 

 

Notes & links:
https://www.facebook.com/gorgorothofficial
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gorgoroth/770
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