Graveworm’s tenth opus ‘Killing Innocence’ is a solid offering from the Italian veterans. The new songs are saturated with the symphonic and gothic trademarks, as the founding members Stefan Unterpertinger and Stefan Fiori continue to carve their niche in the gothic genre. Out on AFM records.

Thulcandra’s fourth album ‘Hail The Abyss’ offers a whole new set of blackened melodies. The Bavarian act has ripened the quality of their song-craft, displaying furious tempos and a melodic approach to black/death metal. Out on Napalm Records.

Epic extreme metal trio Craving shared the new single and video ‘Gods Don’t Negotiate’, featuring Cradle Of Filth’s Marek “Ashok” Šmerda, a track from the upcoming album ‘Call Of The Sirens’, set for release next month via Massacre Records!

In about 3 weeks, the eleventh edition of Steelfest will take place in Hyvinkää, Finland and they have yet again a very impressive line-up at this 3-day celebration of the underground!

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!

Texan black metal outlaws Necrofier announced their 2nd full-length ‘Burning Shadows in the Southern Night’ to be released via Season of Mist in June and unleashed a first single with ‘Burnt By The Sacred Flame’!

The fifth album “Evil Summons Evil” is Deviser’s most aggressive piece of modern black metal since their classic albums. Out on Hammerheart Records.

Aara presents the song ‘Nyx’ from their upcoming concluding installment of the Triade album trilogy, ‘Triade III: Nyx’, set for release at the end of March via Debemur Morti Productions.

Melodic black metal outfit Outlaw unleashed the single ‘Everything That Becomes Nothing’ from the upcoming new album ‘Reaching Beyond Assiah’, set for release at the end of March via AOP Records!