Gothic industrial act Gothminister recently announced their new album ‘WE ARE ALL DEMONS’, set to be released in October, and shared the single ‘The Dark’!
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News Posts
Black metal institution Taake reveals the details on the upcoming album ‘En Skog av Nidstang’, set for release next month via Dark Essence Records and unveiled a first track with ‘Einstoeingen og Eg’!
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Tor-Helge Skei’s new project Holissstik unveiled the first new single and music video ‘The Rhythm of Silence’, featuring vocals from Martyna Halas, Marita Hellem and Pierre Ripka, a track from the upcoming debut album ‘Chapter 1: This Endless Solitude’, out in August on Season of Mist!
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Norwegian stoner punks Bokassa returned with their brand new single and video ‘Doesn’t Matter If You Love It Here’, out now everywhere via their own label, embracing their DIY spirit yet again!
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Norwegian heavy metal band Triosphere announced the release of their new album ‘Oceans Above, Stars Below’ with Frontiers Music in August and shared the very thrashy new single and video ‘Of Tyrants’!
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Norwegian folk metal misfits Trollfest signed with Reaper Entertainment for an exciting new chapter in their career!
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Mortiis shares another piece of story-telling and visually impressive work with the music video and single ‘Violent Silence’, a track from the upcoming album ‘Ghosts of Europa’, set for release in June!
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Norwegian “tundra rock” outfit Slomosa is announcing their European tour dates as special guests for Kadavar this fall, with tickets going on sale this Friday!
But before, catch them in the UK the coming month, North America with Helmet and this summer at festivals like the amazing Alcatraz Festival in Belgium!
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After an incredible year for Gåte, the round up things with the brand-new song ‘På veg’, released via Indie Recordings, and a last series of shows taking them through Europe in December!
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Nordic alternative folk group Kalandra shared their new single ‘Ghosts’, a track that didn’t seem to fit on their latest album ‘A Frame Of Mind’ (released in September via By Norse Music), but too captivating to not share with the world.
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Album Reviews
Dimmu Borgir achieves a sonic alchemy that flawlessly blends a sinister and darker approach on its long-awaited album “Grand Serpent Rising”. The Norwegian gods foray into a bombastic and triumphant majesty that resonates with the past studio albums and is the best-sounding album since “Death Cult Armageddon” according to our reviewer. Out via Nuclear Blast Records next week Friday on May 22nd.
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Blood Red Throne delivers some quality metal on their 11th album “Nonagon” unleashes plenty of jaw-dropping riffs from the groovy chugs to the energetic drumming that is direct and efficient in crushing your skull. It is undoubtedly one of the band’s strongest albums, there are no frills here, just killer death metal tunes to crush your skull. The album comes highly recommended for fans of Vomitory, Deicide and, Cannibal Corpse. Out since January 26th via Soulseller Records.
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Fans of death/thrash metal should check out Norway’s death/thrash metal outfit Sovereign’s first full-length album, “Altered Realities”. The album is recommended for fans of Death, Pestilence and Nocturnus, out now via Dark Descent Records!
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Norwegian black metal outfit Vemod sets new prospective for its second album “The Deepening”. The album is recommended for fans of post-metal and shoegaze and influenced by bands like Alcest, out now via Prophecy Productions since last Friday.
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Darkthrone on its 20th album tackles the old era of traditional metal in a very conventional method. Although some of the tracks may lack the raw organic sound, nevertheless “Astral Fortress” is an epic blackened and doom-laden heavy metal record that is gritty and bold to its core! Out via Peaceville Records.
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“Naa Skrider Natten Sort” is without doubt one of the best albums in black metal this year, Djevel has aptly presented themselves as true disciples next to bands like Whoredom Rife and Mare. With its beautiful atmosphere and grim melodies it is an epic black metal album with the songwriting and composition making it an instant classic. Out since today via Aftermath Music.
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“Pitfalls” is the album that nobody expected from Leprous. Alternative and progressive mixed as one topped with beautiful emotional melodies.
Multi-instrumentalist and former Emperor vocalist Ihsahn graces us with his newest progressive brainchild…
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