Published: January 15, 2025

For those of you looking for that contemporary black metal album that captures the gloomy piss and vinegar of the 2nd wave 90s heyday, Kaer Morhen awaits. With lyrical themes set in the world of The Witcher, also a product of the 90s, Hekseblad owe much of their sound to the likes of Emperor and Gorgoroth. It’s not quite all pastiche, however, as the old-timey piano waltz segment of “A Grain of Truth (Nivellin’s Waltz)” and ...

Published: December 19, 2024

Wow and holy fuck! This album fucking rules! And it hits a bit home for me. Hailing from both Michigan and Massachusetts, Hekseblad came to me via Hypnotic Dirge Records from Portugal. Imagine my surprise while doing research about the band and album that Bruxa not only hails from my home state of Michigan, but he is from Durand, about 50 miles from my hometown of Caro, Michigan! Neat! The geography lesson is out of the way, so ...