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Latest additions:
Ondskapt - Slave Under His Immortal Will (2001)
Worship - Last Tape Before Doomsday (1999)
Bathory - Destroyer of Worlds (2001)
Abruptum - Evil (1991)
Carpathian Forest - Morbid Fascination of Death (2001)
Seviss - ...Et Pleure Le Bâtard (1996)
Celestia - A Cave Full of Bats (1999)
Sterbend - Dwelling Lifeless (2006)
Mortifera - Vastiia Tenebrd Mortifera (2004)
Gestapo 666 - Black Gestapo Metal (2005)
Vlad Tepes - La Morte Lune (1997)
Gestapo 666 - Gestapo of Satan (2000)
Carpathian Forest - Strange Old Brew (2000)
Nachtfalke - Wotan's Return (2011)
Vermeth - Your Ruin... (2001)
Vèrmyapre Kommando - Vèrmyapre Kommando (1996)
Belathuzur - Demo '94 (1994)
Bathory - Nordland II (2003)
Vargsang - Call of the Nightwolves (2003)
Black Murder - Feasts (1995)
Graveland - In the Glare of Burning Churches (1993)
Bethlehem - S.U.i.Z.i.D. (1998)
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Thursday, 9 Feb. 2012
"The Abyss" will soon be featured twice a week, as I shall begin working with TNT Rock
Radio. The show will be on Friday nights, from 9pm to 11pm (US Eastern Time) and can be heard here. This is in addition to the weekly broadcast on Metal Messiah Radio, which will continue airing on Saturdays, from 5pm to
7pm (US Eastern Time).
Monday, 28 Nov. 2011
Several old reviews have been revised, including Haudankylmyyden Mailla
and Sudentaival, by Horna, Summon the Beast, by The Abyss, Night of the Unholy Flames, by
Clandestine Blaze and The Third Antichrist, by Necrophobic. Though the focus is on continuing to write new material
for the site, there is also a desire to go back and edit a handful of early works that were sub-par.
Monday, 7 Nov. 2011
The last couple months have been the most productive in a long time. All of the feedback
has been appreciated, positive and negative. Criticism is always welcome, preferably of the constructive variety. There is
still a need for someone to help with promoting the site, as this is something that I am not suited for. A great deal of time
and effort is being dedicated to this, so it only makes sense for it to be shared with as many interested people as possible.
Anyone that is interested should visit the contact page and discuss the matter further.
Thursday, 13 Oct. 2011
Old playlists from 1996-1999, from various guest-hosting spots, are being dug up and
added to The Abyss archives.
Also, still seeking any assistance with possibly generating revenue from the site.
Anyone that wishes to help with this, or simply to promote, contact me for info.
Friday, 2 Sept. 2011
In the coming days and weeks, attempts will be made to try writing less in-depth reviews,
in addition to the normal (longer) ones. This is not for the purpose of becoming lazy and giving less effort, simply to be
able to include albums that do not inspire so much thought and may not necessarily be worthy of the same lengthy
treatment as others.
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Due to scheduling conflicts, I am no longer writing for Metal Music Mania. Will still
continue adding content to this site, though travels and other things have been impeding any real progress. Hoping to get
back to a normal level of output by the autumn.
Wednesday, 30 Mar. 2011
The reviews for Darkthrone's Plaguewielder and Immortal's Damned in Black
have been revised. As with others from 2006, they were not the best quality and needed to be re-written.
Saturday, 19 Mar. 2011
I have recently accepted a position as the writer for Metal Music Mania. Be sure to visit that site as well, and to spread both links. Since it is a paying gig, it has been recieving more of my
attention, though less energy is devoted to the quality of the articles on that page. In time, hopefully, more content wil
be appearing here more frequently.
Tuesday, 30 Nov. 2010
Due to health problems, I have been unable to add as much new content as I would prefer,
in recent weeks. There are many things waiting to be written, and they will be published as soon as it is possible to do so.
Tonight, I have finally taken the time to re-write the review for Sepultura's Morbid Visions, which was among the
very first that was written, and not up to the same standard as the rest.
Friday, 2 Oct. 2010
As suggested, a guestbook has now been added. The link can be found on the 'Contact'
page. Also, on the right you will find a Google search bar, which is set to search this site only. This may or may not remain,
so any feedback on its practicality is welcome.
Thursday, 24 Sept. 2010
The 'Articles' section has been worked on, and should now prove to be a bit easier
to navigate. As well, a recent article has been added, titled "The Silent Conquest".
Thursday, 16 Sept. 2010
All feedback has been appreciated. Regarding the ads, please direct your attention
to the PayPal donation button, on the right-hand side. If you wish to help clear those, or simply to show kindness toward
the author, go right ahead.
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
A new piece has been added, to the 'Articles' page (naturally), entitled "On the
Venom / Bathory Debate".
Saturday, 17 July 2010
All Bathory interviews have now been added. Also, many old Mayhem interviews, featuring
Dead and Euronymous, have been brought over from the old page, finally.
Friday, 16 July 2010
Nearly two dozen old Bathory interviews are, currently,
being added. They were salvaged from the "Twilight - Unofficial Bathory Page", prior to Geocities eliminating all of their
sites. The point is simply to preserve these for those who wish to read them.
Also, two more Dissection interviews have been added, including the final one given
by Jon Nödtveidt, from May 2006. A few more old Mayhem interviews will also be added, in the near future.
Saturday, 26 June 2010
New content has, finally, been added. Things have slowed down, in recent months, due
to my involvement in a few bands as well as some serious difficulties. Hopefully, it will pick up soon. As for the new banner
ads that Tripod has added, these will be eliminated as soon as I am in the position to pay for their removal.
Saturday, 13 Mar. 2010
The second full-length album from NATTSVARGR, Vinterblod, will be released
on 15 March 2010! Click here for information.
Thursday, 4 Feb. 2010
Finally finished typing up the old playlists for "The Abyss". 2002 - 2005 is now available.
Saturday, 23 Jan. 2010
"The Abyss" will soon be resurrected. The year-plus hiatus is over, and the show will
rise from the grave thanks to Metal Messiah Radio. More information, and past playlists, will soon be available.
Saturday, 28 Nov. 2009
New reviews have been added. There are over 200, which makes up the bulk of the site.
Thanks for the feedback. Most has been positive or, at least, constructive.
Friday, 30 Oct. 2009
The feedback for the new site has been very positive, thus far. The same can be said
of the latest reviews, as well as the newly added horror section.
Tuesday, 22 Sept. 2009
Movie reviews added to the horror section. There's also an extensive Horror List,
providing a variety of recommended films for the upcoming horror season.
Also, a good number of new reviews have been added. They can be found by checking out
the 'latest additions', to your left.
Everything is, finally, up-to-date. All material has been transferred from the old
site.
Wednesday, 9 Sept. 2009
The horror section is currently under construction. I've written a couple of brief
reviews for the first two Halloween movies, just to get started. I'm new to reviewing films, so I expect it will
take some time to improve.
Also, all of my computer knowledge is self-taught, so I'm learning as I go along. Please
notice the new feature to the homepage, which should be to your left, which will list (and link to) the most recent additions
to the site. Hopefully, this makes things much more convenient for visitors.
Thursday, 3 Sept. 2009
A couple of reviews have been added for Satyricon and Isengard. Several more are planned
for the near future. Progress may have slowed since earlier this year, primarily because I covered most of the albums that
I really wanted to write about and was left with no real sense of direction. Unfortunately, I have to be in the mood for a
certain album before reviewing it, or my writing will suffer. Eventually, I hope to get to every album in my collection, but
this will take some time.
I have gotten several requests to review albums and demos from newer bands. At this
time, I don't think this would be such a good idea. Typically, I enjoy reviewing albums that I know very well and have a strong
opinion on, one way or the other. I have a, generally, low opinion of most newer music and this would probably result in an
unfavourable review for your band. Perhaps, in the future, I'll learn to be less biased.
Procrastination has continued to plague the other areas of the site, though keep in
mind that I just started this less than a month ago. So much time and energy was put into it that I burned myself out, temporarily.
I fully expect to have everything finished in the near future.
Friday, 21 Aug. 2009
The lengthy task of putting up the playlists for "The Abyss" has just begun. 2006-2008
are now up. The previous years will take some time to add, since they need to be typed up and formatted. With luck, this will
be finished in the near future.
Wednesday, 19 Aug. 2009
Currently, work is being done to the interview section. I transcribed
several Dissection interviews, from paper copies, last year. These have all been added now (with the exception of one that
appears to be incomplete). The Mayhem interviews will be the next to be added, though after transcribing some of these, I
discovered some of them already online after all.
Also, there is a new Necrophobic review up, for The Call E.P.
Monday, 17 Aug. 2009
Finally, all of the album reviews have been added, so the site is current. This was
the most brutal part of this whole endeavour. Now that this has been completed, I can attend to the less important details
as well as begin writing new material. Currently, there is a new Dissection review, for the Into Infinite Obscurity
E.P.
Sunday, 16 Aug. 2009
The transferral of material from the old site to this one is progressing at a decent
rate. It would have been finished already, but such tedious work requires some amount of rest, in between sessions. It appears
that there should be enough room for all of the content. Once all of the reviews have been added (I'm currently
working on Testament), then I will turn my attention to putting up the transcribed interviews and so on.
All of this work has interfered with the writing of new material; however, I hope that
this will no longer be the case in the coming week.
Monday, 10 Aug. 2009
So far, things are progressing in a more expiditious manner than was initially anticipated.
It is, by no means, near completion; however, it would appear that the site may be finished by the end of the month. The only
real concern is whether or not all of the content will fit within the 20 MB limit. Furthermore, even if I can squeeze it all
in, there is no telling how much more I'll be able to add. Time shall tell.
Sunday, 9 Aug. 2009
So, as for a mission statement; i.e. the reason the Rites of the Black Moon Webzine
exists, it is quite simple. I contributed to other sites, in the past, writing a handful of reviews. One night, after completing
one that I felt particularly good about, it seemed to me a shame that it would simply languish on some site, alongside countless
others. I was beginning to develop a style, as it regarded album reviews, so I decided to collect all of the previous writings
and put them together on a site of my own. Admittedly, these earliest reviews were not very good, compared to the later ones.
However, I like to think that I've gotten better with time. This brings me to another point.
I am absolutely positive that someone else has already done a more adequate job of
reviewing these albums. Initially, I tried to stick with those that had not received much attention; however, this was limiting
as I was forced to ignore releases that I felt strongly about, since I assumed someone else had done it first and done it
better. But this site (as well as the original) isn't about writing the definitive album review for each one. This is
simply my perspective. It is what it is. I always enjoyed more personal reviews, as opposed to those that were hung up on
the technical aspects, only. If I am able to influence someone to pick up an album they have not yet heard, or to give
an older one another listen, then I have succeeded at something. Even if this is appreciated as entertainment, only,
that is fine as well. More than anything, the process of writing is cathartic and this is, ultimately, a selfish endeavour.
At any rate, there's my two cents.
Saturday, 8 Aug. 2009
First off, I understand that the site looks like hell (thanks for the encouragement,
Magnus). However, it has to start somewhere. Obviously, this is a project that is currently in the beginning stages. I have
never before developed a large and involved website, so this will be my first attempt. I am also not extremely familiar with
this server, so the entire endeavour will be a learning experience. I have been planning, for quite some time, to give the
Rites of the Black Moon Webzine a more proper home, as it is currently hosted by a blogging site. I've managed to link together
several blogs, to give the illusion of a website, but there are certain organizational limitations that I wish to eliminate.
I am not positive that Tripod will be the final home; however, it will serve as an experiment at the very least.
Due to my inexperience and general laziness, this may take some time. However, I hope
to see this come to fruition by the end of 2009. In the meantime, visit the link below to see the official site.
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The Rites of the Black Moon Webzine was created by Noctir during the frozen
nights of January 2008. All written content is the property of Noctir, unless otherwise stated. Do not reproduce anything
without permission. Cover art and lyrical excerpts are property of their respective artists / label.
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