Flemish black metal band Bloedmaan unleashed first single ‘Return to Castlevania’ from upcoming album ‘Vampyric War in Blood’, set for release with Immortal Frost Productions in December!
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News Posts
Florida’s dark torchbearers The Noctambulant opened the gates to the abyss with their new single ‘Bring The Sorrow’ earlier this month. A new album is coming next year!
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Danish black metal band ORM returns with its fourth album ‘GULD*, set for release in October via Indisciplinarian and shared its first single and video with ‘Undfangen’!
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LLOTH unveil their second single ‘Dark Mountain’ ahead of the May 9th release of their album ‘Archees Legeones (Ancient Legions)’ with Theogonia Records!
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Hungarian extreme metal force Mors Silens unleashes their furious new track ‘Scorn’ with a lyric video, a song from their upcoming album ‘Infernal Legacy’, to be released with Wormholedeath!
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Hellenic metal legends Rotting Christ share a live video for the medley of ‘Sorrowful Farewell & Among Two Storms’, from the upcoming live album ’35 Years of Evil Existence – Live in Lycabettus’, set for release in April via Season of Mist! Catch them live for real on “The Unholy Trinity 2025” tour with Behemoth and Satyricon in April, or this summer at plenty of European festivals like Dark River, Tolminator and Alcatraz!
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Finnish symphonic black metal duo Pestilent Hex unveiled ‘Through Mirrors Beyond’, a second track from their upcoming album ‘Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow’, set for release via Debemur Morti Productions at the end of this month!
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German melodic black metallers Apostasie announced their debut album ‘Non Est Deus’ to be released on November 29th via Trollzorn Records and shared the single ‘Theotókos’ with a lyric video!
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Finnish folkloric black metallers The Mist From the Mountains revealed the new track ‘Sáiva’, the second one brought into the world from their highly anticipated upcoming album ‘Portal – The Gathering of Storms’, set for release on October 11th via Primitive Reaction!
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The esteemed Dutch metal band Slechtvalk signed with MDD Records for the release of their upcoming album this fall, the first after an 8-year hiatus since their last release!
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Album Reviews
Finnish black metal duo White Rune returns with the second enthralling symphonic and melodic album “Eventide on Aurora”. Out since October 31st via Hammer of Hate Records.
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Tolkien-inspired black metal outfit One of Nine returns with their sophomore release, “Dawn of Iron Shadow”, offering vast musical dimensions full of dark, grim, and somber moments. The fantasy flair merges the gateways of epic, glorious atmosphere that evoke bands like Summoning. Out via Profound Lore Records since last Friday, October 31st.
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Swedish melodic and symphonic black metal formation Haimad returns after a long hiatus with its first full length album “When Night Rode Across the North”. Is a masterpiece that makes its entry into Sweden’s upper echelon of epic black metal. Out via Northern Silence Productions on November 7th.
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Mystic Circle crafts one of its best albums where the trademark of the duo is swathed in a black cloak of witchery and darkness. ‘Hexenbrand 1486’ presents a fantastic and unique creative composition that can be deemed as one of the prominent albums in the catalogue. Out via Reigning Phoenix Music on next Friday, 31st October.
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Put your raincoats on as Krigsgrav’s eighth studio album ’Stormcaller’ is predicting some very heavy blackened thunderstorms. Pouring down on you via Willowtip Records since last Friday!
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Cincinnati-based melodic black metal formation Valdrin’s new EP ‘Apex Violator’ offers a journey of thirty minutes through the depths of the cosmos where the band returns to narrate spectacular tales of the Ausadjur Mythos. Out via Avantgarde Music.
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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.
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Mörk Gryning’s newest album “Fasornas Tid” offers unrelenting aggression and rawness packed with the 90s black metal quality. Out via Season of Mist tomorrow, December 13th.
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Finland’s symphonic/melodic black metal outfit Pestilent Hex crafts the traditional sound of Scandinavian black metal on the second full length album “Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow”, out via Debemur Morti Productions since last week’s Friday.
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In the fires of Mount Doom, deep in the lands of Mordor, Morgul Blade forged another album, their sophomore record ‘Heavy Metal Wraiths’. Out on No Remorse Records.
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Photo Reports
Day 2 at Tolminator was pure chaos and contrast! From Fulci and Midnight to Cro-Mags, Villagers of Ioannina City, and Cradle of Filth, our intern photographer Nox caught it all on the main stage!
Tolminator isn’t just about the bands. It’s about the people who make it unforgettable. This year, our team (with trainee Nox and resident photographer Tom) captured the heart and soul of the festival: the faces, the chaos, the calm by the Soča river. Check out our photo gallery celebrating the spirit of Tolminator 2025!
Steelchaos is always a fantastic event to get to take pictures at, especially with on day 1 shows from Satan’s Fall, Malicious, Flame, Barathrum, Belphegor and Sacramentum!
