With “Only True Believers” (2003), Sweden’s Armagedda carved out a legacy in the black metal renaissance of the early 2000s. Building further on the “Under a Funeral Moon” (Darkthrone) worship of “The Final War Approaching” (2001), Armagedda cemented a foundation of their own. “Only True Believers” is a masterclass in the art of balance, merging the feverish, swinging rhythm of the relentless drumming – courtesy of Erik Danielsson of Watain – with evocative, dark melodies and rabid oration
