Black forest metallers Finsterforst revealed the new track ‘Obduktion’, the second to be shared from the upcoming sixth album ‘Still’, out at the end of next month with AOP Records!
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News Posts
Québec City-based folk and black metal band Tsar Stangra are set to release their new full-length album ‘Химните на разрушените светове (Hymns of the Broken Worlds)’ on July 1st via Globmetal Promotions, an ambitious piece of work exploring Bulgarian history, folklore, pagan ritual, exile, language and cultural memory!
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Progressive symphonic extreme metal force Tómarúm signed with Vesperian, the beginning of what promises to be an exciting new chapter!
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Black/death metal force Belphegor announced the “Praise The Beast European Tour 2026” to take place in October this year with the support of Krisiun, Asagraum and a 4th yet to be announced band! You won’t want to miss out on this night of brutality!
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Finland’s power trio Rapid shared their new single ‘Witchcraft of Horror’, a track from their upcoming debut album ‘Enter the Realm of Fire’, set for release in August with Dying Victims Productions!
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Belgian avantgatde extreme metal band Emptiness recently released the single ‘The Threat’ a second teaser of what is to come on their upcoming album ‘Nowhere Speask’, set for release in July via Season of Mist!
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Razor-sharp Finnish black metal unit Bloodmother signed to the Time To Kill Records roster for their upcoming album ‘Militant Black Magic’!
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Black metal institution Taake reveals the details on the upcoming album ‘En Skog av Nidstang’, set for release next month via Dark Essence Records and unveiled a first track with ‘Einstoeingen og Eg’!
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Black metal project Hulder release ‘View From Nemeton’, lead single from their upcoming album ‘Verbolgen’, out in August via Season of Mist and 20 Buck Spin!
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French black metal outfit Merrimack shared their take on the dark Depeche Mode track ‘Wrong’, out via Season of Mist!
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Album Reviews
The third studio album “The Nocturnes of Iswylm”, is a steppingstone for Colorado’s black metal stalwarts Stormkeep. The album comes highly recommended for fans of Carach Angren, Dimmu Borgir, and Emperor. Out via Vesperian on June 12th.
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Dimmu Borgir achieves a sonic alchemy that flawlessly blends a sinister and darker approach on its long-awaited album “Grand Serpent Rising”. The Norwegian gods foray into a bombastic and triumphant majesty that resonates with the past studio albums and is the best-sounding album since “Death Cult Armageddon” according to our reviewer. Out via Nuclear Blast Records next week Friday on May 22nd.
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Greek black metal formation Yoth Iria embrace bombastic elements on their new album “Gone with the Devil”. Blending heavy metal and melodic black metal, it delivers a majestic sound full of hooks. Out via Metal Blade Records tomorrow, May 8th.
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Emanating raw, grimy black metal in its most primordial form Doodswens’ self-titled, sophomore album was invoked on last Friday, April 17 via Svart Records.
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Venture once more into Albion’s rich past on Winterfylleth’s ninth studio album, ‘The Unyielding Season’, out via Napalm Records.
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Fifth studio album “Unveiled Nightsky” of Greek black metal act Winter Eternal conjures up nostalgic elements of the Swedish black metal era. The album is a well-crafted piece of music for fans of Dissection, Unanimated, and Sacramentum. Out since February 13th, via Hells Headbangers Records.
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Norway’s Vreid prove they are a forward-thinking band and one of the acts that hold the black metal torch high. The tenth album “The Sky Turn Black” offers atmospheric passages and aggressive Nordic black metal tendencies. Out via Indie Recordings since March 6th. Catch them on tour in Europe with Hypocrisy, Abbath and Vomitory starting next week!
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The fifth studio album “Hors Temps” by black metal duo Incandescence returns to embrace the glorious sound of atmospheric and majestic black metal. The songs are remarkable in the atmospheric form and crafted in the trademark Quebec black metal. Out via Profound Lore Records since February 20th.
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Misotheist created an immense sound with its fourth malefic opus “De Pinte” and keeps the flame burning in the spirit of the Nidrosian black metal horde. Out since February 20th, via Terratur Possessions.
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Celebrating their 40th anniversary, the Norwegian cult black metal band Mayhem reigns supreme. The seventh studio album “Liturgy of Death” holds tight to the band’s legacy and rebrands its status as one of the forefathers of black metal. Out via Century Media Records today February 6th.
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