We sat down with Svalbard at Alcatraz 2023 to have a chat about their new album ‘The Weight of the Mask’ (out October 6th via Nuclear Blast) and the importance of the mental illness topic on it, talking about what they would say to someone who struggles and what they hope the music could mean to their listeners.
Belgian black metal purveyors Serpent Oath are back with a vengeance, unleashing the single ‘Blood Covenant’ with a striking video, a track from their upcoming album ‘Revelation’ set for release later this year via Odium Records!
Kvelertak unleashed a visual spectacle with the short film for the track ‘Morild’ from their latest album ‘Endling’, released last month via Rise Records/Petroleum Records! Catch them raging all over Europe on tour starting this weekend!
Dutch black metal quintet Salacious Gods makes a surprising return with their comeback album “Oalevluuk”, a solid piece of Nordic-styled black metal out on October 6th via Hammerheart Records.
Hellenic black metal originators Varathron announce their new album ‘The Crimson Temple’ set for release in December via Agonia Records and share some more details like artwork and tracklist!
Washington-based atmospheric black metal outfit Wolves In The Throne Room treat the fans with yet another grim and ambient piece of black metal on the newest EP “Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge” out now via Relapse Records on September 29th.
Finnish black metal outfit Iku-Turso set the release date for their upcoming mini-album ‘Ikuinen Kirous’ to October 27th via Purity Through Fire and shared a first track with ‘Adinkra’!
Mysterious Finnish black metal outfit Nôidva, inspired by Laplandish shamanism, announced their upcoming album ‘Lappish Shatanism’ to be released on October 27 via Purity Through Fire and share the title track!
Finnish melodic black metal stalwarts Moonlight Sorcery paint shimmering landscapes of winter on their first studio album “Horned Lord of The Thorned Castle” which amalgamate the fantasy style of Scandinavian melodies with a sense of fantasy. Out now via Avantgarde Music!
Brand-new Belgian black metal entity Herzog announced their debut album ‘Furnace’ to be released in November via Amor Fati Productions, and shared a first track with ‘Melted Tesseract’!
