Dutch/Belgian black-doom project Stuporous shared the new track ‘Never Let Me Go’, another one revealed from their highly anticipated debut album ‘Asylum’s Lament’, set for release on January 25th via Void Wanderer Productions and War Productions!

Finnish black metallers Hollow Woods shared the new track ‘Night Burns Through’ from their upcoming album ‘Like Twisted Bones of Fallen Giants’, set for release in February via Signal Rex!

Black metal/crust punk outfit Dödsrit set the release date for new album ‘Nocturnal Will’ on March 22nd via Wolves of Hades and reveal first track ‘Celestial Will’!

A new voice in the realm of black metal has arisen: Jordsjuk! The Norwegian trio with seasoned veterans from esteemed bands like Djevel, Nordjevel, Urgehal and Koldbrann, unleashed their debut single ‘Siste Skanse’ from the upcoming EP ‘Råtner på Rot’, to be released via Indie Recordings!

In anticipation of the release via Mighty Music later this month, the Danes of Manticora unleashed a video for the title track of their upcoming album ‘Mycelium’!

Italian black metal unit Stormcrow share the new single ‘Dark Existence’ from their upcoming album ‘Path to Ascension’, set for release sometime in 2024 via Time To Kill Records!

Year 2023 is closing out and we at GRIMM have our sights set for next year and all the amazing shows and festivals coming up, but before that, let’s look into this past year in photos once again with a selection of Emerik’s favorite pictures, going from extreme and underground, to legendary bands like Nocturnal Sorcery, Horna, Nunslaughter, Merrimack, Pensées Nocturnes, Sex Messiah, Kalmankantaja, VV, Sick Of It All, Lordi, Michael Monroe, The Hellacopters, Possessed, The Mission, Lorna Shore, Kuvotus, Ingested, Voivod, Sodom, Watain, Burst, Full Of Hell, Demolition 23, and Brujeria!

Portland, Maine based atmospheric black metal duo Obsidian Tongue presents their most epic work to date with their upcoming new EP ‘The Stone Heart’, unveiling the title track with a captivating video!

Blackened death metal outfit Noctem unleashes a video for ‘The Pale Moon Rite’ in observance of the winter solstice, a track from their latest release ‘Credo Certe Ne Cras’ released in 2022 via MNRK Heavy!