A lot has happened in the world of Black Metal since our resident Black Metal Expert Cheryl Carter’s last column, and there’s never enough room to talk about it all. Curse those bloody word limits / the internet’s embarrassingly short collective attention span. Whatever. Here are the 6 things that Cheryl thinks are worth your time and interest in Black Metal right now.
Unleashed

Formed after Johnny Hedlund was kicked out of Nihilist (who actually split-up and reformed as Entombed to avoid firing him directly).
Unleashed are credited to be one of the first death metal groups to write songs about Viking/Scandinavian history and heritage instead of more typical subjects like death and gore.
Members also involved in Bajen Death Cult. Read more on Last.fm
Unleashed on Thrash Hits
Hammerfest 2014: Photos, Setlists, Gossip – it’s all here
March 16th, 2014
It’s time for another Thrash Hits festival splash page – and this time it’s for Hammerfest 2014. All of our coverage from the weekend will be linked to on this here post, so make sure you bookmark it as it’s all you’re going to need. Yep. That means individual band coverage (photos, setlists and so on), all the dodgy rumours and awful gossip our team overhears, and every single photo of Wales-based debauchery that Gary Wolstenholme and Jenn McCambridge snap will be here.
Hammerfest VI: Unleashed – Saturday, 15 March 2014
March 16th, 2014
Swedish death metal doesn’t come much more reliable than Unleashed. Check out our gallery of photos of their performance at Hammerfest 2014.