Operatic/symphonic black metal outfit Folterkammer’s sophomore album ‘Weibermacht’ has roots that are embedded in the European sound of 90s black metal. Out on Century Media.

The 14th studio album ‘Pro Xristou’ from the Greek black metal masters Rotting Christ is a grand testimony to the band’s creative skills and brings nostalgia to their loyal fans. Out via Season of Mist on May 24.

Symphonic black metal act Vesperian Sorrow is one of the fewer ones that doesn’t sound like any other U.S. black metal band. Their fifth studio album ‘Awaken the Greylight’ presents their modern symphonic clichés. Out on Black Lion Records.

The brutal embodiment of Deicide’s thirteenth album ‘Banished By Sin’ proves that Glenn Benton has honed some of his best works in the band’s discography. Out on Reigning Phoenix Music.

The Vancouver death metal four-piece Atræ Bilis has returned with a brutal album ‘Aumicide’ which emphasizes dissonance and technical brutality. Released via 20 Buck Spin on 19th April.

Doodseskader (and Watergruwels as support) shook VIERNULVIER and the surrounding area in Gent, Belgium awake with an intense show in a sold out venue to release their new album: “Year Two”.

Darkthrone’s new album ‘It Beckons Us All’ evokes a grim atmosphere and fuses the proto-black style with traditional metal. Out on Peaceville Records.

Pictures of the second night of the 2024 edition of Desert Hel, with Dome Runner, Mansion, Maan Tomu and Truckfighters!

Turkey’s Engulfed offers a cavernous death metal brutality on its second full length album ‘Unearthly Litanies of Despair’. Out since April 19th via Me Saco Un Ojo Records and Dark Descent Records.