Von – Satanic Blood Angel (2003)

June 25, 2024

Von’s name is legendary. I remember a friend gave me some Von stuff on CDr many, many years ago but I couldn’t get into it. Over the last 15 years or so however I’ve come to appreciate the looser / noiser end of black metal, and in the timeline of such releases, the early Von demos are essential listening. I don’t think they are all that great; as in, stuff that came a little later is perhaps a whole lot better than these, but it never hurts to know your history. Von’s first two demos are just that – and this NWN compilation is probably the best place to hear them both.