Dragon Fire: Rotting Christ – Aealo (single) War, tragedy, and spirit reawakened: Aealo rises again Rotting Christ are back with a thunderous reminder of why they still reign over Hellenic black metal. The band have just unleashed their title track as a teaser announcement to the freshly re-recorded edition of…

Inferno Metal Festival 2026 is Coming!!! Norway’s premium extreme metal festival, Inferno, is storming though announcements already, and looks set to be a beast! It feels like such a recent memory being in Oslo for this year’s Inferno Metal Fest, but the wheels are already well in motion for the…

Feeding Frenzy: Gaerea – Coma Gaerea – Coma Release Date: 25th October 2024||Genre: Black/extreme metal||Label: Season of Mist Portugal’s new kings of black metal are about to rouse the masses with Coma On paper, Gaerea‘s fourth full-length is a simple continuation of their previous works. If, like me, you still…

Danheim sign to Season of Mist Reidar Schæfer Olsen’s Nordic folk project, Danheim, have joined the family at Season of Mist. At Slow Dragon Music, we do enjoy a bit of dark folk, and Danheim have been in solid rotation at our firepit gatherings for a good few years. It’s…

Dragon Fire: Vltimas – 2024 Europe Dates After recently announcing their new album, Epic, and releasing its first single, Miserere, Vltimas have set up a European tour. Featuring Norwegian guitarist Rune “Blasphemer” Eriksen (ex-Mayhem, Aura Noir), American vocalist David Vincent (ex-Morbid Angel), and Canadian drummer Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy), Vltimas is…

Dragon Fire: 31||12||23 The legendary Dragon Fire scours through the Earth once more, unearthing the latest campfire tales.  Cedric Vassal – Order In Chaos We just have time for one more rapid round of Dragon Fire before the lid shuts on 2023. Christening this session is Order In Chaos from…

Feeding Frenzy: Helfró, Plaguemace, & more – 01||12||23 Welcome to Slow Dragon Music‘s review Feeding Frenzy, where we go snapping and snarling through notable recent and upcoming releases. ***we like to arrange our meals in alphabetical order***  Cobra Spell – 666 (album) Where the hell do I start! The cover…

Dragon Fire: 25||11||23 The legendary Dragon Fire scours through the Earth once more, unearthing the latest campfire tales.  Necrowretch – Numidian Knowledge  What better way to kick off a session of light reading about music, than with a great wedge of black metal? With a fifteen year history, Necrowretch delivered…

Dragon Fire 28||10||23 The legendary Dragon Fire scours through the Earth once more, unearthing the latest campfire tales.  Nail Within – Years Of Madness First one up is a bit of a banger from Israel, courtesy of Nail Within. This track, Years Of Madness, features Testament guitarist Eric Peterson. No…

Feeding Frenzy: Marduk, Shining, & more – 11||09||23 Welcome to Slow Dragon Music‘s review Feeding Frenzy, where we go snapping and snarling through notable recent and upcoming releases. ***we like to arrange our meals in alphabetical order***  Antimozdebeast – Land of Nod (album) Antimozdebeast’s “immersive heavy music laced with synths,…