AN NCS INTERVIEW: LÖMSK

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Mar 192026
 

(A couple of weeks ago Vendetta Records released the debut album of the Swedish black metal band Lömsk. Attracted by the cover art, our Comrade Aleks fell into the album and emerged with a desire to interview the band, and the following discussion with Lömsk’s bassist and vocalist followed.)

War became a part of our background, and it seems that mankind’s feelings towards this everyday catastrophe have become dull. And like the devil turned to be a banal part of black metal’s cultural code, so images of war transformed into just another aspect of extreme metal spirit. Yet the artwork of the new album by the Swedish black metalists Lömsk somehow attracted my attention, and the nine nihilistic hymns of Act II – Of Iron and Blood deliver some twisted excitement – enough to make a little effort and ask about an interview.

And lo! There’s something probably far more behind the scenes of that burning city and its smouldering ruins. Continue reading »

AN NCS PREMIERE: LÖMSK — “FURIA”

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May 262025
 

(written by Islander)

Last fall the Gothenburg-based black metal band Lömsk made a tremendous first impression with their debut EP, Act I. Those four songs were dark and devastating, often towering in their scale and sweeping in their expansiveness. In Lömsk‘s renditions of war-zone chaos the music was fiery and harrowing, but their powerful melodies also channeled sensations of tragedy and despair with staggering intensity. (We had more to say about Act I here.)

Vendetta Records released Act I on CD and 12″ vinyl editions, and (not surprisingly) those sold out in just a few days after release. Reacting to demand, Vendetta ordered represses of those editions and they are now being made available. And, as a fresh reminder of Lömsk‘s daunting and exhilarating power, they are releasing a new single.

This new song, “Furia“, will be released on streaming platforms on May 30th, but we’re privileged to provide an exclusive premiere of the song today. Continue reading »

SEEN AND HEARD ON A SATURDAY (PART I): LÖMSK, DJEVEL, DEUS MORTEM, GHOULHOUSE, SVARTKONST

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Nov 022024
 


Lömsk

(written by Islander)
Halloween (or Samhein if you prefer) is in the calendar’s rear-view mirror but not out of my head yet. That’s the best way I can explain why I picked some of the selections for this roundup, and not just the ones that sound hellish but perhaps especially the ones that are carried by (gasp!) clean singing. Many of the songs were actually released on Halloween.

There’s again a lot to see and hear today, so much so that I again divided the collection into two Parts, with Part II coming in an hour or two from now. But rather than default to alphabetizing the picks, I organized things based on what I was hearing, to create a little flow, a river of greater and lesser turbulence and gloom.

P.S. Happy Día de los Muertos.

P.P.S. If you live in the U.S., don’t forget to roll your clocks back an hour before you go to sleep tonight. Also, fucking plan to vote if you haven’t already voted early! Continue reading »