Sweden’s Bewitched is back. This Friday, they are unleashing their comeback full-length album ‘Diabolical Death Mass’ with Osmose Productions, the first new release in 2 decades!
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Italian black metal outfit Infernal Angels unveiled the third single ‘Rex Mortis’ from their upcoming album ‘As the First Blood Fell…’, set for release next Friday on Immortal Frost Productions!
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British symphonic black metallers Hecate Enthroned unleash their new single and music video ‘Deathless In The Dryad Glade’, a track from their upcoming album ‘The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried’, set for release next month via M-Theory Audio!
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Finnish industrial black metallers AntiHuman Industries revealed the new track ‘Lucid Dream’, another taste of their upcoming debut album ‘Accelerated Death Impulse’, set for release at the end of this month via W.T.C. Productions! Also, catch them live at Steelfest in about a month!
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Old Moon delivers yet again top quality blackened melodic metal with the title track of their upcoming album ‘Home To Nowhere’! The album is set for release next month with M-Theory Audio. Catch them live in their neighborhoud or this June in Finland!
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Dutch extreme metal festival Nox Occultum has revealed the final lineup for the 2026 edition taking place in September, adding Samael and Beherit among others!
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Galibot unveil new single ‘Pénitent’ and video ahead of their upcoming album ‘Catabase’, out May 8 via Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions. A brutal and melancholic descent into Northern France’s mining history.
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Finnish extreme metal band Saasta unleashed their final single ‘The Coffin’ in anticipation of upcoming album ‘Cesspool’, set to be released next month!
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Belgian metalpunks Shewolff shared the new track ‘We’re All Gonna Fukking Die’ title track and second to be unveiled from their upcoming mini-album, set for release next month via Dying Victims Productions!
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US black metallers Abigail Williams announced their European tour to take place in early summer with Shagor joining for the Europe mainland dates!
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Lists
2017 was again a massive year for music of all makes, I’ve done my best to narrow it down to the 10 releases that suck with me the most the past year…
Darkness, underground, dripping of hate and vile regret… our editor-in-chief has delivered his ode to absolute and relentless black in his albums of the year 2017…
2017 has once again been an excellent year for black metal music. I’ve presented my top albums along with a list of notable releases in the genre!
A full year of incredible releases that we are trying to cram into a list of “albums of the year”, here we go again…
After endless debating the list is done with one clear winner!
Album Reviews
Norwegian black metal duo Ekrom presents a superb slab of atmospheric/symphonic black metal. The first full length album “Uten Nådigst Formildelse” brings a fair mixture of atmospheric and grim black metal that in its authentic form. Released via Edged Circle Productions.
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Olkoth’s debut album “At The Eye of Chaos” is a superior death metal record that is highly recommended for the aficionados of extreme and technical music, do not hesitate to tune into the madness, released via Everlasting Spew Records.
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“War Against All” is a declaration of war crafted purely in the spirit of Norwegian black metal. On the tenth album, mastermind and founder Demonaz proves that he is the man behind the legacy of Immortal. Out via Nuclear Blast.
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Finnish black metal quartet Ondfødt has refined its craft on the fourth album “Det Österbottniska Mörkre”. The songs are packed full of tremolos and blistering tempos, showcasing an outstanding songwriting talent from these Finns. Set for release via Black Lion Records on May 26th.
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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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On their seventh album “Katharsis” Keep of Kalessin unfolds a formidable array of blazing riffs, majestic symphonic arrangements and epic song structures combined with rapid ferocity, mastermind Obsidian Claw may have delivered his best outing since the band’s 2006 album “Armada”. Out via Back on Black!
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The debut offering “The Ravening” of the Finnish symphonic black metal project Argenthorns shows the unique flair from the sole composer Lord Vrăjitor (Warmoon Lord). The album presents the imaginative and creative art of baroque symphonic black metal that aligns with bands like Bal-Sagoth, Limbonic Art, and Tartaros, released via Avantgarde Music.
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Mystic Circle’s 9th album “Erzdämon” is a real work of menace, and it is as fierce and brutal as its predecessor. But this time the duo has injected tons of melodic hooks while staying true to their sound, the album is highly recommended for fans of Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir and Old Man’s Child. Out via Fireflash Records!
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Grá brings plenty of aggression and a variety of riffs. Arguably the fourth album “Lycaon” is the band’s most varied record to date. The band gives a perfect example of the dynamic proportions with Heljarmadr once again proving he’s one of the best vocalist in black metal. Out via Avantgarde Music.
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In similar ways to the Scandinavian black metal music, the multi-instrumentalist Alex Poole has managed to strengthen the songs with uncompromising aggression. The new songs emphasize an oppressive atmosphere, and the sophomore “Totenpass” differs from the debut on many levels bringing an immense scale of ferocity. Out today via Amor Fati Productions.
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