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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!

Finland’s melodic dark metal masters Soulfallen returned after 13 years of silence with the new single ‘Thousandfold’, a track from their long-awaited upcoming fourth album, set to be released next year with Inverse Records!

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!

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!

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’!

LLOTH unveil their second single ‘Dark Mountain’ ahead of the May 9th release of their album ‘Archees Legeones (Ancient Legions)’ with Theogonia Records!

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!

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!

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!

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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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.

Cincinnati, Ohio based melodic black metal outfit Valdrin is back with a bombastic symphonic offering inspired by fictional magical realms and magic. “Throne Of The Lunar Soul” is out now via Blood Harvest.

Finnish melodic black metal stalwarts Moonlight Sorcery paint shimmering landscapes of winter on their first studio album “Horned Lord of The Thorned Castle” which amalgamate the fantasy style of Scandinavian melodies with a sense of fantasy. Out now via Avantgarde Music!

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.

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!

Mystic Circle’s 9th album “Erzdämon” is a real work of menace, and it is as fierce and brutal as its predecessor. But this time the duo has injected tons of melodic hooks while staying true to their sound, the album is highly recommended for fans of Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir and Old Man’s Child. Out via Fireflash Records!

Moonlight Sorcery has achieved greatness with the latest EP: the guitar work stems from the neoclassical style of Yngwie Malmsteen combined with the blistering velocity melodic black/death metal. ‘Nightwind: The Conqueror From The Stars’ is highly recommended if you listen to bands like Children of Bodom, Ensiferum, and melodic black metal of the 00s. Released via Avantgarde music on January 13th, 2023.

Swiss black metal duo Ateiggär on the first studio album “Tyrannemord” incorporates something rare that makes their music one of a kind, this is a great Nordic-inspired piece of a symphonic black metal that comes similar to bands like Kvist. Out via Eisenwald.

Ymir’s sophomore release “Aeons of Sorrow” invokes the cold icy melodies of the mid-nineties Finnish black metal, mastermind Vrasjarn maintains the characteristic sound of the band and for this reason, the new album will appeal to many fans of the genre. Released via Werewolf Records.

Finnish renowned veterans L.L. (all instruments), and M.M. (Vocals and lyrics) present their symphonic oeuvre under the moniker of Pestilent Hex. Debut album “Ashen Abhorrence” finds its way into the magical hallmarks of melodic/symphonic black metal of the early nineties and was released with Debemur Morti Productions.