Symphonic black metal act Vesperian Sorrow is one of the fewer ones that doesn’t sound like any other U.S. black metal band. Their fifth studio album ‘Awaken the Greylight’ presents their modern symphonic clichés. Out on Black Lion Records.

Darkthrone’s new album ‘It Beckons Us All’ evokes a grim atmosphere and fuses the proto-black style with traditional metal. Out on Peaceville Records.

The second full length album ‘Beyond The Palest Star’ from the German outfit Vorga has captured the style of cosmic black metal. It’s already out via Transcending Obscurity Records since March 29th.

Belgian black metal outfit Coldborn shared ‘Silenced is the Choir of Euphoria’, a track from the upcoming album ‘The Unwritten Pages of Death’, set for release in May via Final Sacrifice Recs.

Australian blackened heavy metal collective Black Lava announced their upcoming new album ‘The Savage Winds to Wisdom’ set to be released in July and unleashed a first taste of the darkness to come with the single ‘Ironclad Sarcophagus’!

Finnish black metallers Kratti shared the new track ‘Haudanvartija’, a second one to be revealed from the band’s upcoming debut album ‘Matka Kohti Kosmista’ set for release in May via Signal Rex!

SVNEATR announced their new album ‘Never Return’ to be released next month via Prosthetic Records and unleashed a video for the title track!

Polish black metal outfit Blaze of Perdition released the new single ‘Przez rany’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Upharsin’, set for release next week via Metal Blade Records!

Finnish black metal outfit Nightside set the release date for their comeback album ‘Death From the North’ on May 24 via Purity Through Fire and unveiled the title track as a first taste!

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!