Carach Angren’s new EP “Cult of Kariba” is crafted through enthralling aggression and brutal galvanic percussive tempos. The five songs will keep you hooked to the wicked screeching and orchestral arrangements. Out via Season of Mist since Oct 17th. Catch this horror show live at Alcatraz 2026 next summer!

Symphonic black metal project Vesseles announced their new album ‘Home’ to be released early 2026 and unveiled the new single and video ‘Scriptures Etched Into the Mind’s Pillars’!

Who says festival season ends with summer? In Finland, the dark months come alive with music: experience the true punk spirit at HKI SKEPU FEST (starting tonight), get in touch with your ancestors and nature at Pakanafestarit, discover new talent at Lost In Music, embrace the shadows at Hellsinki Industrial Festival, sail into chaos with the Hellsinki Metal Cruise, sink into sorrow at Melancholy Mass Festivals, and feel the fire indoors at John Smith Rock Frozen. When the nights are long, Finland turns the volume up.

Dutch horror metal masters Carach Angren are back with their very first completely Dutch track ‘Ik Kom Uit Het Graf’, taken from their upcoming EP ‘The Cult of Kariba’, set for release in October via Season of Mist!

Finnish black metal innovators …and Oceans and Swedish black metal icons Mörk Gryning announced their co-headlining “European Regeneration MMXXV” tour for December, also bringing along Angstskríg as support! You won’t want to miss out on this one!

Muvitium’s third studio album ‘Through the Veil of Medieval Prophecies’ offers an epic dark fantasy styled black metal rooted in the 90s aesthetics. Released via Medieval Prophecy Records.

Earlier this month, symphonic black metal ensemble Vesseles released the new anthem ‘Flesh Throne’, a track about Valira, the demon composer, reclaiming her power over humanity!

French black metal vanguard Seth unveil the new music video for their radical reinterpretation of Serge Gainsbourg’s infamous song, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their album ‘La France des Maudits’ (out with Season of Mist)!

The U.S. symphonic black metal duo Anfauglir delivers a fabulous sense of art within the sub-genre of black metal. The compositions on the sophomore ‘Akallabêth’ offer a symphonic spectacle and unique atmosphere. Out via Debemur Morti Productions.

Gygath is yet another side project band formed by Sortilege and Swartadauþuz. The debut full-length album ‘Ablaze above the Forest’ stems from the 90s heritage of atmospheric and symphonic black metal. Out via Nightbround Records.