“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” –Bansky Chicago-based experimental doom metal ensemble Drug Honkey are among those artists whose musical legacy has echoed verily with the above-stated quote of Bansky. Ever since their inception in 1999, they have veered into uncharted territories and have developed an unorthodox modus operandi which has distinguished […]

As the world continues its routines, Heathen Harvest has been working on this second compilation in honour of the upcoming Walpurgisnacht. As the days brighten and the air warms, the final swansong of the dark beckons this 30th April. In celebration of this occasion Heathen Harvest brings you a compilation album to mark this sublime […]

At this point in time, it’s rather hard to fathom what the metal underground would be like if it were suddenly void of Heathen and Pagan imagery. For those whom are entrenched in underground music, especially black metal, they should be no stranger to the mindsets that are found within these musicians. Black metal, despite […]

“Blessed are the owls, for they shall inherit the mystery and magic of the night.” –Hilary Rubinstein There are many albums, especially in the last 15 or so years of metal, that have approached the theme of the night and nocturnal energies in a less sinister manner than typical in black metal. They often evoke […]

There is design and there is art. Design is the effective visual organisation of information, whilst art is the creation of something which evokes an emotion. I am aware of this on a daily basis in my professional life, and I cannot help but carry this kind of thinking across to my appreciation of music. […]

Eastern Europe seems to swarm with Slavic Pagan Metal acts, from renowned bands such as Drudkh to more obscure settings trying to fight their way through. Paganland is of the latter kind, hailing from Ukraine, taking pride in their ancestry and delivering it into songs from lands of freedom and epic melodies. Founded in 1997 […]

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” –Albert Einstein War is a horrifying and bleak experience, especially the wars of the last century, yielding millions of casualties, destroyed countries, and bleak futures for the species who created them. It’s […]

One of extreme metal’s greatest dividing conundrums of the past decade came in the form of the UK’s now defunct Akercocke. Polarity is truly the mark of significant art; whether the response is love or hate, there was certainly no indifference. The deeply Satanic, sex-addicted death metal collective never stayed within any confined genre trapping, […]

Now here’s a metal band who know what the hell they’re doing. Ænigma, the third album by Norwegian sextet In Vain, is practically an advertisement for my personal principle that savvy songwriters make genre conventions work for them and not the other way around. There are a thousand and one other bands I might name […]

There are but a few whom have delved deep within the shadows. As memory serves me, Spektr have always been a peculiar act.  This has not changed; they have simply dove deeper into depravity, screaming at us from the abyss. For the first album in seven years, since Near Death Experience, they have had ample […]