The Asteroid Bullet Belt

Cold snow meets industrial steel. I’m a good bit later than I’d have liked in writing about this, but it’s no secret that life happens, and as much as I’d love to hunker down and spew word vomit for a couple of pages, I didn’t get the chance to. All the same, shows are still going on, and it’s hard to not attend at least some of them, as was the case  with Samael, who were supported by Likno (Λίκνο for the purists and language preservers), on November 8th, 2025. Truth be told, I am wholly unacquainted with Samael’s work, let alone their 1994 classic Ceremony of Opposites , to which the tour is dedicated to. Nevertheless, I gave myself the courtesy of at least familiarising myself with that release, a rather atypical product of a time in black metal that saw the second wave hit its peak, while also splintering off into different directions. Turns out, it’s worthy of its status, although its insistence on mid-paced grooves with a penchant for dark melodies is definitely not fo...