Black folk metallers Cnoc An Tursa are set to release ‘A Cry For The Slain’ with Apocalyptic Witchcraft in April and unveiled the single ‘Alba In My Heart’!
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Recently, Finnish folk/pagan metal artist Vermilia released a video for ‘Karsikko’, the title track of their latest album released last year! Catch the act live in support of Swallow The Sun in a couple of weeks or this spring and summer at plenty of festivals, including the new Finnish event Ankea Festival!
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Flemish atmospheric black metal outfit Drawn Into Descent shared first single ‘Ogen’ from their upcoming album ‘Onrust’, set for release in February via Immortal Frost Productions!
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Italian blackened post-punk ensemble Ponte Del Diavolo shared their latest single ‘Lunga vita alla necrosi’ from upcoming album ‘De Venom Natura’, set for release next month via Season of Mist!
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Brutal Assault reveals massive lineup update for the 2026 edition with Body Count, Primus, Periphery, synthwave titans Perturbator and Carpenter Brut, Cradle of Filth and a bunch more heading to the fortress! Get your tickets!
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Party.San Metal Open Air 2026 adds a massive new batch of bands, including Dark Funeral, Sacred Reich, Wolves in the Throne Room, Devourment, Misery Index, and many more.
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Belgian atmospheric black doom band Splendidula unveiled ‘Echoes Of Quiet Remain’, a deeply emotional track featuring Aaron Stainthorpe and the first single from their upcoming album ‘Absentia’, set for release in 2026 via Argonauta Records!
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Post-metal outfit Unverkalt are back with their third album ‘Héréditaire’ in February 2026 via Season of Mist and shared the single ‘Die Auslöschung’ as a first taste!
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Northern Irish atmospheric post-black outfit Domhain have unveiled the first track ‘My Tomb Beneath The Tide’, featuring Sarah Fielding from Darkest Era, from their upcoming debut album ‘In Perfect Stillness’, set for release in February 2026 via These Hands Melt.
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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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Album Reviews
“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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The ninth studio album “Heavenly Down” from the Hungarian black metal masters Sear Bliss brings back memories of the past albums in a most breathless passionate spirit; capturing the hallmark of the band. Out via Hammerheart Records, it is a must for fans of symphonic and atmospheric black metal, and highly recommended to anyone who likes Summoning, Forest Silence, and Negură Bunget.
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The Swiss atmospheric black metal/ambient act DarkSpace offer an interesting variation on the new album “Dark Space -II”. DarkSpace opted to a highly imaginative listening session, out via Season of Mist on February 16th.
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Hulder on its second full length album “Verses In Oath” presents an enthralling mixture of pagan/folk black metal with many unforgettable epic moments, out via 20 Buck Spin today, February 9th.
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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.
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With ‘Prosaic’, Liam Neigbors’ (aka A.L.N.) brainchild Mizmor takes a less conceptual, down to earth approach to its unique mixture of depressive black metal and funeral doom, making each song stand on its own two feet in this bleak slice of life. Out via Profound Lore Records on this Friday, July 21.
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The third chapter of the trilogy, “Triade III: Nyx” from the Swiss atmospheric black metal trio Aara conveys majestic Victorian themes that are weaved by the spectacular performances of the trio. The six tracks are full of dark passages and captivating melodies, the fifth album is highly recommended for fans of Blut Aus Nord and such, released via Debemur Morti Productions.
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Lumen Ad Mortem’s debut ‘Upon the Edge of Darkness’ album will mainly attract the connoisseur of atmospheric and symphonic black metal, for the excellent craftsmanship and unique ideas the album deserves your attention. Out on Bitter Loss Records.
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