Search for   wildcard searchword search With search mode ANDOR in allband specialsreviewsarticlesmp3 section(s) And sort the results by BandnameAlbumtitle/Articletitle/SongDate show articles written by All authorsNiels van Rongen Andreas Oelke Sander Hordijk Jacob Avlund Justin Faase Aldo Quispel Dan Felch François Monti Jeff Jacobus David Bauwens Roger Batty Patrick Toepoel John Pusieski Duncan Simpson Erwin Michelfelder N.S. Endebo Nicholas Szczepanik Delirious Insomniac manuel pereira Russell Cuzner Sven Klippel Serdar Yegulalp Josh Landry Lawrence J. Patti David Bourgoin Viktorya Kaufholz Andy Ortmann Various Justin Marc Lloyd Martin P James DC Todd Robinson Nicola Vinciguerra Bill Too Ross Baker Richard T Williams Paul Casey Hal Harmon Dave Biddulph Michael Cunningham Jean-Paul Garnier Tyler L. Julien Skrobek Cory Strand Adam Skyes Darren Charles James Shearman Sergey Pakhomov Johan Strömvall Hammarstedt Lob Instagon Jennifer Wallis Jan Warnke Damien De Coene A. Cooley Manuel Armida-Honner Julien Skrobek Karl Grümpe Colin Lang Alex McLean Cavan Gilbey Sarah Gregory Jac Silver Casper van der Veen Joanne West William Burns    Review archive:  # a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Thorns - Thorns [Moonfog Productions - 2001] Cultband Thorns has been a big inspiration to many of the first generation of Norwegian black metal bands. Riffs from the demo and rehearsaltape that were circulating in the scene were used by Emperor and Mayhem. Mainmen Snorre Ruch and Bård 'Faust' Eithun had to do some time in jail so there hasn't been a chance to pick the fruits of that fame. Ruch had been the chauffeur for a certain Varg Vikerness who went to Oslo to snuff the life out of Mayhem guitarist Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth. In jail he met Samoth, guitarist of Emperor and after Ruch was released from jail Emperor and the revived Thorns made the duo album Thorns vs. Emperor. Thorns then was, and still is, a one-man band although on this record there are some guest musicians. Vocals are done by Satyr (Satyricon) and Aldrahn (DHG) and the drums are played by, ironically, Mayhem-drumgod Hellhammer (also in Arcturus, Winds and formerly of The Kovenant to name a few). Ruch a.k.a. S.W.Krupp plays the other instruments.The current musical style is pretty much oldschool black metal with electronic enhancements. These sounds are mostly used for atmosphere and definitely not for smooth symphonic arrangements or techno-like grooves. The riffing still is special: after a lengthy ambient intro the track Underneath The Universe hits hard: now that's a mean motherfucker of a riff! The material is not very technical but the power and atmosphere make the album a very dark trip. It's a grim record with the old feeling without being old-fashioned. Furthermore I'd like to compliment the designers of Moonfog for the excellent graphic design! Thorns - Thorns Cultband Thorns has been a big inspiration to many of the first generation of Norwegian black metal bands. Riffs from the demo and rehearsaltape that were ci... 190226   Columbia Noir # 7: Made In Br... 180226   Brutal Shift - Pain Has Broug... 180226   Jakob The Liar - Jakob The Li... 170226   Illustrious Corpses - Illust... 170226   Furious - Furious(Blu Ray) 170226   Re-Animator (40th Anniversary... 160226   Non Toxique Lost - 026750,9 160226   Asmus Tietchens & Achim Wolls... 160226   Parajekt - Parajekt 150226   Ekin Fil - Bora Boreas Crude ‘n’ Hope-corroding Wall... Back in 2024, I got my first taste of Absurd Reality, and I was so impressed by how crude and nasty its take on walled noise was. Behind the project is South... 290126   Crude ‘n’ Hope-corroding ... 231225   Creepy Images Books - Killer Art 221225   Best Of 2025 - Music, Sound &... 041225   The Spectral Sounds of The Pr... 281025   Michael Hurst Interview - Unb... 071025   Xiphos - The Rise And Fall Of... 030925   Third Window Films - A Label ... 130825   HNW fest- Barcelona- 12th Apr... 250725   Raté interview - Walled-in F... 180625   Matthew Holmes - Of razor-sha...

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