Watain announced their ultimate demise in about 3 years through the release of their “Death Transmission” statement… 3 more years for you to experience these black metal misfits live still at least once before they close the books after about 3 decades!
Italian doom ensemble Ponte Del Diavolo released an official live video for ‘Covenant’, recorded during their appearance at the legendary Roadburn Festival earlier this year. Also a track from their debut full-length ‘Fire Blades From the Tomb’, released last year with Season of Mist!
Dutch black metal innovators Terzij de Horde released the second new single ‘The All-Consuming Work of the Soul’s Foreclosing’ and video of the upcoming album ‘Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone’, set for release in October with Church Road Records!
Party.San Metal Open Air festival announced the first 27 bands for 2026, including Testament, Hypocrisy and Amorphis as top names but so much more with something for as good as anyone who is into the more underground and extreme metal! Ticket presales are live right now!
Black metal titans Mystic Circle unleashed the music video and single ‘The Scarlet Queen of Harlots’, featuring Sarah Jezebel Deva, another track from their upcoming album ‘Hexenbrand 1486’, set for release on Halloween through ROAR!
Finnish black metal unit Victimarum set release date for debut album ‘Seitsemän soihdun valossa’ on October 11 via Signal Rex and shared a first track with ‘Tulenkantaja’!
Black metal act Outlaw announced their upcoming new album ‘Opus Mortis’, set for release at the end of October via AOP Records and shared a first track with ‘Through the Infinite Darkness’!
Swedish blackened viking metal trio Månegarm are unleashing their much-awaited studio album ‘Edsvuren’ with Napalm Records this Friday and shared the single ‘En blodvittneskrans’ in anticipation!
Dutch purveyors of esoteric black metal Terzij De Horde signed with Church Road Records for the release of their new album ‘Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone’ in October and shared a first single with ‘The Shadows Of Prefiguration’!
Danish extreme metal outfit Galge shared second single ‘Genklang’ with some captivating visuals, from their upcoming album ‘Dødelig’, set for release in the beginning of October!
The Finnish veterans …And Oceans have delivered one of their best works to date ‘As in Gardens, So in Tombs’ which stands as their most accomplished album since their masterwork debut ‘The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts’. This is simply a feast for fans of symphonic and melodic black metal. Out via Season of Mist.
Mastermind V-Khaoz of Vargrav continues to carve his sonic art in the footsteps of the Norwegian masters Emperor, the new EP output “Encircle the Spectral Dimension” emphasizes the majestic art of symphonic black metal. Out via Werewolf Records.
Norwegian black metal elite Tsjuder have created a masterpiece on its sixth album “Helvegr”. The duo Nag and Draugluin take a furious classic direction into the frost-bitten style of bands like Marduk, Mayhem and Immortal. Out via Season of Mist!
Enevelde presents its classic, authentic sound rooted in the second wave of black metal. The second album “En Gildere Død” is expertly crafted by the multi-instrumentalist B. Kråbøl, released via Terratur Possessions.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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!
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!
