Orthodox Black Metal, they called it, and the band was said to be cursed. A lot has been said over the years about “second wave black metal,” or Norwegian black metal—the bands, the history, the lore, etc.—to the point it’s almost become a meme, no thanks to Fenriz of Darkthrone or Abbath being legitimately funny, and how easy it is to disrespect Kristian-, I mean Varg Vikernes. Regardless, the major drawback of the ’90s Norwegian scene getting so overexposed and dissected for three decades and counting is how little talk there is about a lot of black metal scenes across … Continue reading Discog Diving: Ondskapt