Finnish metal festival institution Nummirock is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026 and announced the first 12 names with Satyricon, Moonsorrow, Rise of the Northstar, Omnium Gatherum (also celebrating their anniversary), Immortal Disfigurement, Uada, and more!
For those who missed it, Finntroll and …And Oceans frontman Mathias “Vreth” Lillmåns released his retrospective album ‘Remains’ at the end of last month! Covering 3 decades of his personal growth as a musican and vocalist, this is a great little piece of metal history to dig into!
Belzebubs has recently launched another Makeship campaign, this time to get a mini plushie keychain version of Mr. Satan to tote around to proclaim your allegiance to the dark side! Don’t wait too long to go and support it, because it has less than a week left to meet its minimum goal!
French philosophically-themed black metallers Decline Of The I share a pro-shot live video for the song ‘Diev Vide’, a track from their 2021 album ‘Johannes’, out via Agonia Records!
German extreme metal collective Der Rote Milan unveil their haunting new single ‘Où allez-vous’ from the upcoming album ‘Verlust’, set for release on December 12 via Unholy Conspiracy Deathwork!
Symphonic black metal project Vesseles released their new song ‘Perpetual Chasm of Black Mirrors’, another track from their upcoming release ‘Home’, set to be out in January 2026!
Independent black metal band Profane Elegy has released their latest single ‘And Then We Are Gone’, another preview of the upcoming album ‘Herezjarcha’, out in January 2026!
Finnish black metallers Dark Divination revealed the new track ‘Pride of Victory’, the second one unveiled from their highly anticipated debut album ‘Liitto hengen ja veren’, set for release in December via Signal Rex!
Svalbard have released their very final song ‘If We Could Still Be Saved’ only days before their last UK tour, out with Nuclear Blast Records! 2026 will be your last chance catching these talented people live before they close the books…
Worm signed to Century Media Records for the release of their new album ‘Necropalace’ in February 2026 and revealed the short film for the title track, taking us back to the obscure symphonic black metal tapes from the 90s and horror from the same era!
Polish black metal pioneers Arkona return with a supreme and majestic album. ‘Stella Pandora’ is one of the best releases in the genre this year. Out on Debemur Morti Productions.
After thirty years Adorior slithers out from the depths of hell to convey its satanic wicked album ‘Bleed On My Teeth’ through the medium of raw fucking metal. Out via Dark Descent Records and comes highly recommended for fans of Slayer, Absu and Angelcorpse!
1349’s new studio album ‘The Wolf & The King’ is impressive and engaging, full of dynamics and fiery tremolo riffage, delivering unrelenting aggression. This is a great return of one of Norway’s prominent black metal acts and out via Season of Mist.
Catch them on tour right now with Kampfar and Afsky, with a stop at Helsinki’s Ääniwalli tomorrow!
The new and highly anticipated eleventh album “Nyx – Hymnejä Yölle” from the Finnish black metal icons Horna is a pure definition of evil. One of this year’s top black metal releases, out via World Terror Committee tomorrow, September 13th!
In a year full of prominent black metal releases ‘Reaperdawn’ is one of the contenders for the best of 2024, this is yet another triumphant return from guitarist Sebastian Ramstedt who gives us a sense of his creative genius. Out on Century Media Records.
Árstíðir Lífsins on its sixth full length album “Aldrlok” recounts the timeless tales of old Norse history and turbulent times of change in Iceland. The nine cuts combine modern and classic black metal into an epic black metal album that stands unique in the band’s musical works, out via Ván Records.
Kvaen’s third studio album ‘The Formless Fires’ captures the early years of Swedish melodic black metal. The album is highly recommended for fans of Dissection, The Moaning and A Canorous Quintet. Out on Metal Blade Records.
Akhlys’ fourth studio album ‘House of the Black Geminus’ is an incredible manifestation brought from the dark mind of Naas Alcameth. The six new cuts project a quasi-symphonic and sinister form of black metal with ferocity and atmosphere. Out on Debemur Morti.
The ninth studio album “Heavenly Down” from the Hungarian black metal masters Sear Bliss brings back memories of the past albums in a most breathless passionate spirit; capturing the hallmark of the band. Out via Hammerheart Records, it is a must for fans of symphonic and atmospheric black metal, and highly recommended to anyone who likes Summoning, Forest Silence, and Negură Bunget.
Civerous packs the sophomore “Maze Envy” with modulation of black/death metal, there are some nuances of blackened death metal that serve a dreary atmosphere. Out via 20 Buck Spin since last week, March 22nd.
