Independent black metal band Profane Elegy has released their latest single ‘And Then We Are Gone’, another preview of the upcoming album ‘Herezjarcha’, out in January 2026!
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News Posts
Belgian doom collective Splendidula renewed their signing with Argonauta Records for the release of their upcoming new album. A first single featuring Aaron Stainthorpe will be out next month!
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Der Weg Einer Freiheit unveiled a new live video for ‘Xibalba’, a track from their latest album ‘Innern’ (out via Season of Mist) and a perfect showing of what to expect from these amazing artists when they’ll play at Alcatraz Festival next summer!
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Gaerea unleashed ‘Hellbound’, a second single since signing to Century Media Records, and part of their just announced upcoming album ‘Loss’, set for release in March 2026! Catch them live in Europe as special guests to their label mates Orbit Culture, a tour you won’t want to miss out on!
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The 18th edition of Alcatraz is shaping up to be historic with headliners Arch Enemy and Alestorm, legends like Soulfly, Saxon, Body Count, Rose Tattoo, extreme assaults from Immolation, Internal Bleeding, 200 Stab Wounds, Sanguisugabogg, and modern favorites like Kittie, Northlane, Animals As Leaders, The Ghost Inside.
We’re especially thrilled to see the Belgian flag flying high again with Channel Zero, Amenra, Enthroned, Psychonaut and Mantah on the bill. And let’s not forget our longtime Finnish favorites Luna Kills, making a big step onto the Alcatraz stage!
On top of that, the Prison Stage opens already on the Thursday for the first time ever, and day ticket prices are lower than 2025 right now!
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UK blackgaze rising stars Æl-Fierlen have released their colossal debut album ‘All Is Far Away’ last Friday and celebrated with a gorgeous and captivating music video for the closing epic ‘Ællmiht’!
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Dutch purveyors of esoteric black metal Terzij De Horde signed with Church Road Records for the release of their new album ‘Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone’ in October and shared a first single with ‘The Shadows Of Prefiguration’!
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Der Weg Einer Freiheit revealed ‘Marter’, the opening descent into the torment and transcendence on their upcoming album ‘Innern’, out next month via Season of Mist!
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After blowing us away this past weekend at Alcatraz Festival, Gaerea is announcing to have a new home with Century Media Records and share the new single ‘Submerged’ to celebrate!
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While we’re still trying to digest how crazy this year’s edition of Brutal Assault was, we’re already getting hyped up about 2026 with a first 14 names confirmed and they’re good ones!
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Album Reviews
Blut Aus Nord’s sixteenth studio album ““Ethereal Horizons” takes the listener to outer-space realms. The French stalwarts demonstrate their skills in writing catchy songs that combine dark and futuristic elements. Out via Debemur Morti Productions next Friday November 28th.
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Tolkien-inspired black metal outfit One of Nine returns with their sophomore release, “Dawn of Iron Shadow”, offering vast musical dimensions full of dark, grim, and somber moments. The fantasy flair merges the gateways of epic, glorious atmosphere that evoke bands like Summoning. Out via Profound Lore Records since last Friday, October 31st.
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Put your raincoats on as Krigsgrav’s eighth studio album ’Stormcaller’ is predicting some very heavy blackened thunderstorms. Pouring down on you via Willowtip Records since last Friday!
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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.
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The symphonic and menacing black metal debut “The Cursed Oak”, by Alex Poole side project band, Kveldstimer invites you to wander through ancient woods under the moon, out via Bestial Rape Records!
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The long-awaited album “Shadow Play” sees Drudkh embracing its melancholic atmospheres and delving into Pagan and raw black metal. Out now via Season of Mist!
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Grima’s new album “Nightside” imbues an epic and somber atmospheric black metal grandeur through its interchanging tempos and bringing fans one of their best studio albums. The sixth studio album is out via Napalm Records since yesterday.
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“Kadath” takes elements of both modern and vintage black metal to blend a lavish sense of melodies, sweeping the listener towards an atmospheric spectrum. The Great Old Ones conjures an otherworldly musical voyage that will not disappoint their fans, out tomorrow with Season of Mist!
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Gaerea unveils its composition and musical faculties with remarkable quality on their fourth studio album “Coma” and show an interesting new approach from these musicians, shifting somewhat towards a more generally extreme metal with an atmospheric post-black vibe, turning this into their best effort yet. Out via Season of Mist since October 25th.
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The third offering ‘Eastern Tales’ from the French atmospheric black metal project Belore will be much appreciated by fans of Summoning, Caladan Brood and Emyn Muil. Out via Northern Silence Productions.
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