Ihsahn released the final single to be taken from his forthcoming self-titled album with ‘The Distance Between Us’ to prepare yourself for the release in February via Candlelight Records!
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News Posts
The legendary Ihsahn released second single/video ‘Twice Born’ from the upcoming self-titled album, set for release in February 2024 via Candlelight Records!
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Norway’s pioneers of avant-garde/progressive black metal Borknagar announced their upcoming 12th album ‘Fall’ to be released via Century Media Records in February 2024 and shared the single ‘Summits’!
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A couple of days ago, Tuska announced a 2nd batch of confirmed names for the 2024 edition, and they got us even more excited about next summer! With Bad Omens, Zeal & Ardor, Tarot, Sonata Arctica, Warmen, Annisokay, Solence, Beyond The Black, Ankor, Rytmihäiriö, and I Am The Night! Go get your tickets now!
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Folterkammer signed with Century Media and celebrated with the BDSM inspired new song ‘Das Peitschengedicht’, including a haunting video.
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Blut Aus Nord unleashed a visual interpretation of the ‘Nameless Rites’ track, from their latest album ‘Disharmonium – Nahab’, recently released via Debemur Morti Productions!
Italian avant-garde black metal project Hiems unveiled the music video for the title song of the upcoming new album ‘Stranger in a Wasteland’, set for release in September via Agonia Records.
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Hexvessel’s 2nd single ‘Ring’ from the upcoming album ‘Polar Veil’, set for release in September via Svart Records, harks back to Mat “Kvohst” McNerney’s past in black metal bands with an eerie and mesmerizing soundscape!
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French avant-garde black metallists Celeste released the new video and single ‘Il Se Vide Lentement’, a track from their upcoming EP ‘Epilogue(s)’, set for release in November via Nuclear Blast!
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French black metal pioneers Blut Aus Nord shared the details of their upcoming next part of their ‘Disharmonium’ series with ‘Nahab’, set for release in July via Debemur Morti Productions.
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Gig Reports
With Turmion Kätilöt you always get an amazing disko metal party and with supporting acts Japanese black metal outfit Sigh and the Finnish melancholics of Marianas Rest we got quite the diverse musical evening at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland to start a long Easter weekend! An event organized by Nem Agency.
Gig report of Turmion Kätilöt with Sigh and Marianas Rest in Pakkahuone on March 28th 2024 in Tampere (Finland), organized by Nem Agency.
Gig report of Turmion Kätilöt with Sigh and Marianas Rest in Pakkahuone on March 28th 2024 in Tampere (Finland), organized by Nem Agency.
Photo Reports
Turmion Kätilöt came to Tampere’s Pakkahuone for a big Easter party. Along came Japanese black metal legends Sigh and Finnish melodeath doomsters Marianas Rest. An event by Nem Agency and Tullikamari Tampere.
Pictures of the 2nd day of Tuska 2023 with Oranssi Pazuzu, Reckless Love, VLTIMAS, Stam1na, Blind Channel, Amorphis, Baroness and Mercyful Fate.
Lists
Our resident extreme metal reviewer Mazen has a selection of stellar (mostly) black and death metal releases as his favorite of the year with Sulphur Aeon, Varathron, Moonlight Sorcery, Cruciamentum, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Asphodelus, Marduk, …And Oceans, and Cirith Ungol!
Steelfest manages to impress with their line-up and organization every single year, and this year is no different, even after some recent setbacks! We’re amazed with the line-up that celebrates everything that is underground and extreme yet again, and that’s only a part of the reasons why you should still try to make it to the fest this weekend!
As the festival summer is quickly approaching, May sees many great releases yet again. Our team of writers put together a nice selection of those they are looking forward to the most this month with Deathstars, Cattle Decapitation, Veil Of Maya, The Dark Side Of The Moon, Ghost, Thulcandra, Frozen Soul, Sleep Token, Henget, Vomitory, Immortal, Kalmah and Legion Of The Damned!
Album Reviews
On “Nahab”, the second part of the ‘Disharmonium’ series, the French avant-garde black metal Blut Aus Nord offers another frightening album that resonate to the horror mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. Released via Debemur Morti Productions.
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Dødheimsgard’s sixth album “Black Medium Current” is a landmark in the realms of avant-garde music. Mastermind Vicotnik shows how versatile the band has become and delivers a trance-like atmosphere, hypnotic industrial beats embedded with beautiful synth textures, out via Peaceville Records! Don’t miss out on getting to hear some of this masterpiece live for the first time at Steelfest in Finland next month!
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French, atmospheric black metal Avant-Garde collective Blut Aus Nord returns with their 14th opus ‘Disharmonium – Undreamable Abysses’, out via Debemur Morti Productions on May the 20th.
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“The Long Defeat” opens a new chapter in Deathspell Omega’s creative oeuvres that seems to conjoin the modern aesthetics with the unorthodox style of avant-garde black metal.
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Schammasch’s ability to push their musical boundaries to a further dimension is defined as a work of art on their fourth album,’Hearts of No Light’.
Blut Aus Nord has delivered a stunning piece of avant-garde black metal music that will be the album of the year for many!
Borknagar releases one of their most emotional albums to date with a thoroughly changed line-up.
DSO are masters of cacophony techniques, so intensely ferocious but highly leveled at technical eligibility. They’re milestones a head of other bands,
Pandaemorthium is an exceptional monument of innovation, Esoctrilihum has crafted an avant-garde album of twisted dark vibe of cosmic black metal!!!
