Rebel Extravaganza

Heavy Metal And Other Occasional Musics And Cultures

Ofermod

Ofermod release ‘Agios Ischyros Belial’, the second single from the Drakonian Elitism split with Black Altar and Acherontas

The storm clouds continue to gather and the fury of the Drakonian Elitism alliance grows ever closer to being unleashed! The second track from this unhallowed collection of orthodox black metal is now upon us in the form ‘Agios Ischyros Belial’ from the dark forces of OFERMOD! Heed its unforgiving edicts of inversion and desecration now at the Odium Records YouTube channel Pre-orders for the Drakonian Elitism album, featuring the combined might of unholy trinity OFERMOD, Black Altar and Acherontas are now open! Black metal fans the world over have been desperate for further news of Drakonian Elitism since it […]

Album Review: Ofermod – Mysterium Iniquitatis

OFERMOD are one of the OGs of the Swedish black metal scene, dating all the way back to 1996. Despite that, this new album, their fifth, is the first one I’ve really listened to. Guess I’ll have to look up the back catalog, because Mysterium Iniquitatis is about as pure and classic a Nordic black metal album as I’ve heard this year. These guys hit all the right notes here…everything just sounds pure. It’s not the most extreme sound, but it’s far from commercial – there’s melody, but also brutality – there’s variety, with each song having its own identity. […]