A Certain Taste

  Words & Pictures by Chantelle Taylor Once in a while, an event is announced that makes even the most seasoned of us gasp and book tickets before we really know what we’re doing. Maybe I should’ve stopped to think about time off work, travel, and accommodation. But I didn’t and thank the Dark Lord for that. Call of the Crow by Necrow Events started in 2025 at Pealie’s Barn in rural North Yorkshire – an incredible venue with limited capacity (there were just 250 tickets for sale) on a remote farmland setting. It is focused mainly on black metal, and the line-up will no doubt have some bands that most people won’t have discovered, plus bands that do not play live very much. The pull of exclusivity is powerful, and when this writer saw the names Wolcensmen, Arð and Winterfylleth on the poster...well, it was a done deal. Then I saw the rest of it and knew I was in for a hell of a weekend. This little festival pulled together bands from multiple countries, some of whom had never pl...