#bergstolz

Album Review: Hellvetic Frost – Towards a Distant World

Hellvetic Frost [Switzerland] Towards a Distant World 2011 Full Length BergStolz Black Metal

With my recent encounter with Swiss bands, ranging from the cold and bleak Enoid to the more aggressive and oppressive Nihilo, my impression of bands out of the region has certainly skyrocketed. Hellvetic Frost is my latest discovery, and although Towards a Distant Worldis the band’s post-mortem release –…

Album Review: Enoid – The New World Murder

Enoid [Switzerland] The New World Murder 2013 Full Length BergStolz Black Metal

Having already encountered Ormenos and his black metal mastery with the two Borgne releases, it is nice to hear something out of yet another solo black metal project of his - Enoid. Forming back in 1995 and going through numerous name changes, The New World Murderis the project’s fifth full length album, and having…

Album Review: Antichristian Kommando – Black Goat Rituals

Antichristian Kommando [Switzerland] Black Goat Rituals 2013 Full Length BergStolz Black Metal

A band with a name like Antichristian Kommando, and with a bestial/filthy Chris Moyen-inspired artwork as such, one would almost expect this Swiss black metal outfit’s debut album Black Goat Rituals to sound like Archgoat or Proclamation, with the belligerent war metal edge.

I will admit that this hope…