Blackbraid and more bring two days of black metal madness to Fortress Fest… In this exclusive excerpt from black metal historian Dayal Patterson’s new expanded book, Black Metal: Evolution Of ...

Weighty shields carried by the Black Knights, servants of Messmer the Impaler. Made of black steel with decorative embellishments in gold. Symbolic of their iron conviction in their crusade ...

“Weapon of the Black Knights, servants of Messmer the Impaler. Twinblade of black steel with decorative embellishments in gold. Blessed with an Erdtree incantation. Further holy imbuement will ...