Our resident extreme metal reviewer Mazen has a selection of stellar (mostly) black and death metal releases as his favorite of the year with Sulphur Aeon, Varathron, Moonlight Sorcery, Cruciamentum, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Asphodelus, Marduk, …And Oceans, and Cirith Ungol!
Australian dark folk/blackgaze act Suldusk announces upcoming new album ‘Anthesis’, set for release via Napalm Records in March, and share the title track now with an accompanying video! Fans of Myrkur, Oathbreaker and Chelsea Wolfe, don’t sit on this one!
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!
From the cold dank fog of Portland, Oregon re-emerges death metal unit Petrification with their highly anticipated sophomore album ‘Sever Sacred Light’, set for release next month via Svart Records! Of which a second single ‘Sepulchral Lesions’ is out now!
Heavy psych-doom duo GRIN has released ‘PORTAL’, the second single from their upcoming album ‘HUSH’, set for release next month via TLD Records!
Ponte Del Diavolo is weaving a unique blend of doom and black with a touch of old school and a modern, avant-garde twist on their upcoming album ‘Fire Blades From the Tomb’, set for release in February 2024 via Season of Mist and share a first single with ‘Demone’!
French black/doom metal torchbearers Mourning Dawn share the new track ‘The color of waves’ with a video, a track from their upcoming album ‘The Foam of Despair’, set for release on January 12 via Aesthetic Death and Tragedy Productions!
Madder Mortem released the second single ‘The Head That Wears The Crown’, from the upcoming new album ‘Old Eyes, New Heart’, set for release on January 26 via Dark Essence Records!
St. Louis metal powerhouse and extreme proggers Voidgazer signed to Atomic Fire Records and will be releasing their debut album ‘Dance of the Undesirables’ early next year to seal the deal!
Los Angeles based epic doom metallers Stygian Crown are back with their sophomore album ‘Funeral For A King’, set for release in February 2024 via Cruz Del Sur Music! And shared a first taste with the lyric video for the track ‘Bushido’!
