Schwarzwald

Formed in 1989, Unlord are widely considered among the Netherlands' very first black metal bands, if not THE first. Although they never publicly released any demos, their three albums for the sorely missed Displeased Records stand as a nigh-untouchable trio of freezing-fire black metal incarnate. Unlord's proud 'n' pure synthesis of bazooka-blown speed and violently melodic riffing reeks of late '90s nostalgia but also sounds remarkably fresh today, nearly 20 years after their untimely breakup.