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LURKER's guide to the Great Norwegian Death

LURKER’s guide to the Great Norwegian Death

Join us on a twelve-song journey through a long forgotten scene.
End of week lists #2, #3 and #4

End of week lists #2, #3 and #4

Three more weeks of excellent listening.
End-of-week list #1

End-of-week list #1

My seven picks for the first week of 2012.
Two resolutions

Two resolutions

Regardless of whether it's New Year or not, it's time to break some bad habits.
In defence of Vinterriket

In defence of Vinterriket

Christoph Ziegler explores winter at its most lifeless and desolate.
An interview with Caïna

An interview with Caïna

Andy Curtis-Brignell guides us through the world of Caïna's final album, Hands that Pluck.
Caretaker & Undersmile - The Undertaker EP

Caretaker & Undersmile – The Undertaker EP

What makes the perfect split?
Woe - Quietly, Undramatically, the remix

Woe – Quietly, Undramatically, the remix

One of the highlights of last year gets a new lease of life.
Taake - Voldtekt

Taake – Voldtekt

LURKER's first moral dilemma: to sing along or not to sing along?
Inquisition live in London, with Revenge, Corpus Christii, Necro Ritual and Donn

Inquisition live in London, with Revenge, Corpus Christii, Necro Ritual and Donn

Inquisition and Revenge smash the shit out of London and our kidneys. LURKER reports on the recent show at The Electrowerkz.
Demos from the dark past: Poison's 'Into the Abyss'

Demos from the dark past: Poison’s ‘Into the Abyss’

Blackened poser execution from the best kept secret in German thrash.
Tarihan - Hohe Tannen

Tarihan – Hohe Tannen

A strange souvenir from the Swiss alps.