News Posts

German black metallers Naxen announces their upcoming new album ‘Descending Into A Deeper Darkness’ to be released in May via Vendetta Records!

Finnish black metal collective Night Shall Drape Us hail ‘The Queen of the Red Streams’ in their new single and video, a second offering from the upcoming debut album ‘Lunatic Choir’, set for release in April via Season of Mist!

Chilean extreme metal beasts Ater are set to unleash their volatile new album ‘Somber’ via Torque Records in April and shared a cataclysmic new single with ‘Ignis Immortalis’!

Spanish black metal outfit Atrexial unleashed the first single ‘Blackfire Liturgy’ from their upcoming album ‘The Serpent Abomination’, set for release later this month via Non Serviam Records!

Dark folk/blackgaze outfit Suldusk celebrated the release of their new album ‘Anthesis’ on Napalm Records with the new single and music video ‘Mythical Creatures’!

The by Amorphis’ bassist Olli-Pekka newly formed outfit Octoploid is set to release their debut album ‘Beyond The Aeons’ in July via Reigning Phoenix Music! Pre-save their upcoming single set for release in April now!

Dutch black metal duo Magistraal set the release date for their independent debut EP ‘Fantoom van de Deemsterburcht’ on April 16th. A first track will premiere on April 2nd.

Epic shamanic black metallers Darkestrah revealed the title track of their upcoming album ‘Nomad’, set for release via Osmose Productions on March 29th!

In anticipation of the release of their new album this Friday March 1st via Vendetta Records, Dutch black metal outfit Beenkerver unveiled a music video for the title track ‘De Rode Weduwe’!

Album Reviews

While I appreciate the guts it took to not stick to the formula that works for Enthroned, I don’t think this is a really good album although it certainly could be the stepping stone to an absolute classic.

Funeral Storm’s Arcane Mysteries is as much a tribute to Hellenic black metal as it is a testament to its legacy.

Devil Worshipper takes you on a demented and emotional ride littered with sin and temptation. And Satan, of course Satan!

Abbath’s “Outstrider” strikes fiercely and delivers a strong performance each of the eight tracks feature some of the best guitar solos you’ll ever hear.

“Algleymi” is a record that cannot be repeated by time, this is uncommon and extraordinary output released by this splendid Icelandic outfit.

DSO are masters of cacophony techniques, so intensely ferocious but highly leveled at technical eligibility. ​They’re milestones a head of other bands,

After long years of cultivation “Gaahl” raises his magnum opus with Gaahls Wyrd as he proves that he is a master at creating his own music.

Kludde is a water-demon that dwells along the borders of the Scheldt, a demonic beast that jumps on your back and doesn’t let go until you die from exhaustion. Actually, that is a pretty great description of the music too…

There is a reason why most of the solo bands are remarkably prolific, first they always come up with profuse ideas and they solely work on the basis of their songwriting process without depending on other musicians. There are many examples mainly in the black metal genre where solo bands like Burzum, Arckanum, Tartaros, The […]