A couple of days ago, Norwegian black metal outfit Jordsjuk celebrated one year of ‘Naglet Til Livet’ being out in the world via Indie Recordings, by putting out a video for the track ‘Rottebitt’!
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Last week, Caledonian black metal outfit Saor shared ‘Carved In Stone MMXXVI’, a re-recording of a highlight of debut album ‘Roots’, and part of the upcoming ‘Caledonia’ release, out in November with Season of Mist. If you want to experience a special ‘Roots’ and ‘Aura’ set live, next year’s Steelfest is one of the places to be…
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German black/doom metal band The Aeons Torn shared their latest single ‘Echoes of the Darkspace’, reflecting on the Femi Paradox and another track unveiled of their upcoming album ‘Void Artefakkts’, out in November!
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German black metallers Servant revealed the new single and video ‘De Profundis’, a track featuring Lethian of Nornír and from the upcoming album ‘Lux Ex Inferis’, out next month with AOP Records!
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German extreme metal outfit Firtan revealed the new video ‘Kalika’s Tongue’, a third track revealed from their upcoming album ‘Helios’, set for release in October via AOP Records!
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Black metal trio Détresse unleashed ‘Les Nuits Jaunes’, featuring Vestal from Merrimack and the second single taken from their upcoming album ‘Misères’, out in October via Vendetta Records!
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Swedish black metal band Trolldom presented the album details for ‘Tronen’, out later this year with Debemur Morti Productions and shared a first song with ‘Etter Falla…’!
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Black metal outfit Ováte return from the abyss with their new offering ‘Rúin’, out in November via Soulseller Records and unveiled first track ‘Kutsumus’, featuring Spellgoth!
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Sunday night, another 24 names joined the Steelfest 2027 line-up! Abruptum, Mystifier, Seth, Horna, Nordjevel, Sargeist, Adorior, Infernal War, Ride For Revenge, Korgonthurus, Malakhim, Nexul and many more are now confirmed for Steelfest XV.
Plus: Saor will bring a Roots & Aura set, while Grieve will make their first and last ever live appearance.
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Finnish black metal entity Paara return to the surface with their third full-length ‘Laulut tulen ja jään’, out in October via Dusktone and share a first single with ‘Pohjolan’!
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Finnish black metal act Archgoat cements its ultimate definition of war metal on the sixth full-length studio album “Nightbringer, Lightbringer”. The trio imbue a riffing bestiality bordering on a demonic presentation of their morbid craft. Out via Debemur Morti Productions since last Friday, September 11th. Catch them next year live at Steelfest 2027!
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Sigh’s avant-garde trademark will amaze fans with a kaleidoscopic array while staying true to its black metal sound. The 14th studio album, “Goh-Ka” is an epic and grandiose album that showcases the musical mastery of these veterans. Out via Peaceville Records since last Firday, September 4th.
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Hesperia’s latest album “Picenum (True Marchigian Black Metal Renaissance)” shows influences from proto-black metal and combines an enthralling spectacle of frigid rawness and atmospheric pagan majesty. Out via Hammerheart Records since August 28th.
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With “Countless Dawns of Blood and Iron”, Stygian Storm becomes a proper household name in the Spanish underground scene. From the opening moments the music plunges deep into icy tremolo and synth-driven melancholy. Out since May 15th via Medieval Prophecy Records.
Chamber of Unlight upped its craft on its second album “Avernus”. The veterans take an expansive approach to their composition and maintain the right balance between melodic and symphonic elements, out via Werewolf Records since today.
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The Norwegian veterans prove that their songwriting and dark musical mystique fit the style of second-wave black metal and even the early phases of first-wave black metal. Mortem delivers something different than the usual state of the art. Out via Peacevill Records since July 3rd.
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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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