News Posts

Estonian black metal outfit Kõdu are releasing their new album ‘Kirjad Sõgedate Külast’ in April with Antiq Records and unveiled the title track as a first teaser!

Belgian underground trio Shewolff shared the new track ‘Guillotines’ from upcoming debut mini-album ‘We’re All Gonna Fukking Die’ set for release in May with Dying Victims Productions!

Extreme metal legends Nunslaughter announced their new album ‘Satanic Chaos Legions’ to be out with BLKIIBLK in June and shared the title track as a first single with a music video!

Legendary metal band Venom just announced their new album ‘Into Oblivion’ to be out in May with Noise Records/BMG and unvelied a first single with ‘Lay Down Your Soul’!

Hellsinki Metal Festival has completed its 2026 line-up with the addition of Paradise Lost, Carcass, Cryptopsy, Unleashed, Mawiza, Sanguisugabogg, Omnium Gatherum, Kalmah, Assemble the Chariots, Cyan Kicks, Tungsten, Sepulchral Curse, Orly, Horizon Ignited, Misþyrming, and VREID!

Dutch black metal duo are releasing their new album ‘Verwording’ with Dominance of Darkness Records in April and recently unveiled a first track with ‘Nachten in Wahlheim’!

UK black metal legends Winterfylleth unveils new single ‘Echoes In The After’ with a captivating video, another track from their upcoming album ‘The Unyielding Season’, set for release in March via Napalm Records!

Swedish black metal force Lömsk has unveiled brand new single and video ‘Of Iron and Blood’ from upcoming album ‘Act II – Of Iron and Blood’, set to be released next week Friday via Vendetta Records!

Vreid and Djerv released the new single ‘Loving the Dead’, a last track unveiled before Vreid’s upcoming album ‘The Skies Turn Black’, and coming with a cinematic video that features Jackass icon Chris Pontius!

Following the release of ‘Cult of the Serpent Sun’ with Season of Mist last year, San Francisco blackened heavy metal force NITE are bringing their metal attack to the European shores with a tour in April!

Album Reviews

Swedish black metal trio Lord Belial offers some proper classic 90s black metal on their tenth studio album “Unholy Trinity”. Released via Hammerheart Records on June 27th.

Gygath is yet another side project band formed by Sortilege and Swartadauþuz. The debut full-length album ‘Ablaze above the Forest’ stems from the 90s heritage of atmospheric and symphonic black metal. Out via Nightbround Records.

The symphonic and menacing black metal debut “The Cursed Oak”, by Alex Poole side project band, Kveldstimer invites you to wander through ancient woods under the moon, out via Bestial Rape Records!

The third epic chapter “Sancrosanct Demonopathy” by Finnish black act Warmoon Lord offers symphonic elements of 90s black metal and lives up to the standard of Lord Vrăjitor. Out via Werewolf Records since May 9th. The album is highly recommended for fans of Emperor and Obtained Enslavement. Catch their show at Steelfest this weekend for those who make it, you won’t regret it!

Greek titans Nightfall display remarkable musicianship on their eleventh studio album “Children of Eve”, out via Season of Mist since yesterday. The songs embrace and recapture the gothic facet of its music with dark atmosphere.

Finnish black metal duo Moonfall delves into the archaic and atmospheric style of early black and dungeon synth. Their full-length album “Odes to the Ritual Hills” was released via Iron Bonehead Productions last week Friday!

“Through Veils of Time” is the debut full-length album from the former Mactätus member Mjolne, and offers one of the best symphonic and atmospheric albums this year, comes highly recommended for fans of 90s black metal.

The U.S. black metal supergroup Scour presents a demonic presentation on their first full length album “Gold”. Mr. Philip Anselmo goes full-time brutal and demonic on the album, released via Nuclear Blast Records.

The Norwegian trio Nachash exerts in presenting its influences from the first wave of black metal on its newest album “Eschaton Magicks”. Out via Signal Rex since January 31st.

Grima’s new album “Nightside” imbues an epic and somber atmospheric black metal grandeur through its interchanging tempos and bringing fans one of their best studio albums. The sixth studio album is out via Napalm Records since yesterday.