Greek black metal troupe Yoth Iria have shared the video for their new single “Blessed Be He Who Enters,” from their third album, Gone With The Devil, out May 8th via Metal Blade Records. Watch it now and pre-order below. Continue reading
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CONCERT REVIEW: Rotting Christ 35th Anniversary Concert with Varathron, Live at Lycabettus Theatre
June 29th 2024, was a night to remember as Greece’s greatest metal export, Rotting Christ celebrated 35 years as a band. Presented by Rockwave Festival, the show was held at Lycabettus Theatre, which is located on a famous beautiful viewpoint overlooking all of Athens. Opening the show for them was Greek Occult Black Metal legends Varathron. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW Yoth Iria – As The Flame Withers
While Yoth Iria has been recognized for featuring members of groups like Rotting Christ and Necromantia, their first full-length isn’t necessarily cut from the same cloth as their forebears. As The Flame Withers (Pagan Records) features the riff-driven structures and melodic flourishes common in most Hellenic Black Metal but pushes them to even further extents thanks to the equally prominent Traditional Metal and Doom influences. The results are comparable to Agatus’s The Eternalist, which featured a similar Blackened Heavy Metal mindset.