A Case for Black Metal’s Greatest Album: Vlad Tepes/Belkètre – March to the Black Holocaust

Nick and Malus dissect this legendary split at the heart of the LLN movement with two of its main actors. Conversation revolves around the duality of this split as Vlad Tepes’ would define all interpretations of French black metal while Belkètre would convey the spirit of French decadent art seen in other mediums and genres. The psychedelic folky melodicism of Vlad Tepes VS the minimalist brutality and ambience of Belkètre. What makes this collection of demos stand shoulder to shoulder with the greatest black metal albums as well as their inimitable idiosyncracies.