2022 was yet again an exceptional year for music. After putting together the favorite releases of most of our members, we came to our editorial top featuring the latest releases from bands like Wolfheart, Muse, Ghost, Electric Callboy, Kreator, Malevolence, Heilung, Machine Head, Wiegedood, Psychonaut, Lorna Shore, Bad Omens, Sylvaine, Parkway Drive, Lamb Of God, Rammstein and Zeal & Ardor!
Atmospheric black/post-black outfit Other World signed with Debemur Morti Productions for the release of their 2nd full-length, and unleashed a brand new 12 minute track to celebrate with ‘Of Death And Alteration’!
Rolo Tomassi’s European tour kicking off at Trix in Antwerp, finally introducing their new album ‘Where Myth Becomes Memory’ live, with support from Holy Fawn and Heriot!
Pagan black metal outfit Unfelled is rising from the underground to release their debut ‘Pall of Endless Perdition’ via Season of Mist next month! And they have unleashed the new single ‘Veil of Perdition’!
UK’s Dawn Ray’d shared another new single with ‘The Battle of Sudden Flame’, a track from the upcoming ‘To Know The Light’ album set for release next month via Prosthetic Records!
Omega Infinity unleash a new offering with ‘Death Rays’, featuring Lindsay Schoolcraft! Another track from the upcoming cosmic epic ‘The Anticurrent’, out in a couple of weeks via Season of Mist!
Back in Munich, Sweden’s Katatonia and co-headliners Iceland’s Sólstafir brought the luxurious company SOM and warmed up a cold winter night nicely at the Backstage venue.
In similar ways to the Scandinavian black metal music, the multi-instrumentalist Alex Poole has managed to strengthen the songs with uncompromising aggression. The new songs emphasize an oppressive atmosphere, and the sophomore “Totenpass” differs from the debut on many levels bringing an immense scale of ferocity. Out today via Amor Fati Productions.
Legendary Dutch black metallers Funeral Winds unveiled the new track ‘Stigmata Mali’, also the title track of their upcoming new album set for release later this month via Osmose Productions!
Danish black metal duo Angstskríg released new single ‘Midt i en Angstkrig’, mixing black metal with rap through rapper Jøden. Another track from their upcoming ‘Angstkrig’, out in March via Despotz Records!
