Northern Silence Productions

RÛR – RÛR Review

RÛR – RÛR Review

By Master of Muppets on March 29, 2018 in 2018, Ambient Metal, Black Metal, Epic Metal, Northern Silence Productions, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Epic Metal, 64 comments

“Oh, departures. Not traditionally a wildly anticipated experience, and yet to know someone is to invariably set the stage for a future farewell; all roads end in goodbye, whether spoken aloud, though silently alone, or else whispered in the dark before an audience of no one. Some goodbyes sing of poignant possibility, others give voice to the shape of grief to come. But the declaration of egress I now deliver unto you, my children, sounds… waaay more fuckin’ bleak than I had intended to, yo, good Jørn. In a nutshell, what I mean is that RÛR’s self-titled triumph is the last black metal review I intend to write for a while and it’s as befitting the occasion as they come.” Goodbye to necromance.

Things You Might Have Missed 2014: Saor – Aura

Things You Might Have Missed 2014: Saor – Aura

By El Cuervo on December 15, 2014 in 2014, Black Metal, Folk Metal, Northern Silence Productions, Scottish Metal, Things You Might Have Missed 2014, Black Metal, Folk Metal, 9 comments

“Painting an elaborate portrait of the mysterious but beautiful Scottish Highlands, Aura is atmospheric folk metal of the kilt and haggis variety. Saor is the brainchild of Andy Marshall, ex-Falloch, and he saw great success with his début Roots.” The hills are alive with the sound of…SAOR!

Valkyrja – Contamination Review

Valkyrja – Contamination Review

By Angry Metal Guy on January 13, 2010 in 2.5, 2010, Black Metal, Metal Blade, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Black Metal, 0 comments

Early in my tenure in 2009 I received a record that was being re-released by Metal Blade: Valkyrja’s Invocation of Demise, which was a release of an earlier record that was initially released in 2007 on Northern Silence Productions. There were several substantive complaints that I had about the record, which can be summed up as follows: there is nothing new and/or interesting here; it is repetitive and boring; the songs are hyper simplistic and despite being fast, don’t feel terribly heavy. The challenge, then, for Valkyrja to produce a record that I review better is to improve on these things (and since Valkyrja is out to prove themselves to me and me alone, they certainly will try… *cough*) with their new release Contamination.