News Posts

Ancient blackened death metallers Archaic Oath revealed the new single and video ‘Into the Temple of Light’, second to be unleashed from their upcoming debut album ‘Determined to Death and Beyond’, set for release in April via AOP Records!

Blackened death supergroup Gravemass just ignited their reign of brutality by releasing their debut album ‘This Is The Way’ yesterday on Endgame Records!

Swedish black/death metal outfit Speglas released the third and final single ‘Incessant Severance’ from their upcoming album ‘Endarkenment, Being & Death’, set for release next week’s Friday via Trust No One Recordings!

Polish extreme metal pioneers Behemoth have unleashed a stunning and fierce new music video for the track ‘Nomen Barbarvm’, from their latest album ‘The Shit Ov God’, in anticipation of touring starting in about a week!

Fantasy metal storytellers Darklore revealed their new single ‘Servants of Sauron’ in anticipation of their upcoming album ‘The Great Elven War’ to be released in February!

Austrian blackened death metal outfit Graufar exclusively shares their new single and music video ‘Buried In Flames’ with us ahead of tomorrow’s official release! A track from their upcoming album ‘Via Necropolis’, out in March.

Blackened death ritualist Ensanguinate unleashed ‘On Wings of Bone’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Death Saturnalia’, set for release in a couple of weeks via Soulseller Records!

Finnish blackened death metal band Karelian Warcry is set to release their third album this spring with Inverse Records and shared a taste with the single ‘Mielen rutto’!

Ukrainian blackened death metal force 1914 unleashed their new single ‘1914 (The Siege of Przemyśl)’, another punishing track from their upcoming new album ‘Viribus Unitis’, out in November via Napalm Records!

Ukranian blackened death metal force 1914 announced their new album ‘Viribus Unitis’ to be released in November via Napalm Records and shared a first taste with ‘1916 (The Südtirol Offensive)’!

Album Reviews

Poland’s extreme blackened death metal band Shine delivers a raw and aggressive metallic force on its debut album “Wrathcult”. The album is recommended for fans of Azarath and Vader, out via Dark Descent Records since January 30th.

The fourth studio album “Viribus Unitis” of the Ukrainian war brigade 1914 continues with the conceptual theme of World War I. 1914 integrate powerful elements of blackened death, doom, and atmospheric textures. Out since November 14th, via Napalm Records.

Hate’s new album “Bellum Regiis” is another remarkable piece of Slavic aggression that solidifies the style of this Polish institution. Out via Metal Blade Records since last Friday May 2nd.

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.

Third studio album “Fentanyl” from German blackened doom/death metal quartet Morast is equally dark and misanthropic, out via Ván Records.

The Turku, Finland-based blackened death metal quintet Sepulchral Curse crafts its niche on the third studio album “Crimson Moon Evocations” out via Dark Descent Records since last month! Catch their show at Tuska Festival this summer, you won’t regret it!

The Dutch blackened death metal quartet God Dethroned cements its signature style on the twelfth studio album ‘The Judas Paradox’. Out via Atomic Fire Records.

Vltimas’ second full length album “Epic” deliver plenty of head-banging moments for fans of Morbid Angel, Mayhem, and Cryptopsy. This is a coherent record that showcases the chemistry between these veterans and takes what they already did expertly on their debut to a whole new level. Out since today via Season of Mist!

Vitriol’s second full length album “Suffer & Become” is ultimately bombastic and brutal, the Oregon based quartet has strengthened its ante with weaponized barbaric instrumentation. The album comes highly recommended for fans of Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage and Anaal Nathrakh, out now via Century Media Records since last Friday, January 26th.

After embedding their sound in the realms of blackened death/doom, U.K.’s quartet Strigoi returns with a short EP “Bathed in A Black Sun”, presenting fans with exclusive and unreleased tracks out via Season of Mist.