Our resident extreme metal reviewer Mazen has a selection of stellar (mostly) black and death metal releases as his favorite of the year with Sulphur Aeon, Varathron, Moonlight Sorcery, Cruciamentum, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Asphodelus, Marduk, …And Oceans, and Cirith Ungol!
Blackened death metal outfit Noctem unleashes a video for ‘The Pale Moon Rite’ in observance of the winter solstice, a track from their latest release ‘Credo Certe Ne Cras’ released in 2022 via MNRK Heavy!
Finnish technical blackened death metal Ulterror released the first single ‘The Greater Sublimations of Cosmic Panic’, from their upcoming debut album ‘Transcendent Origins’, set for release in March via Inverse Records!
The Wothrosch Collective and Jane Fotour announced the photo exhibition ‘Odium Magno’ to be hosted in Athens, showcasing their latest release ‘Odium’ through the medium of photography!
Polish blackened death outfit Lilla Veneda presented the second song ‘Biomechanic Algorithm’ from their upcoming album ‘Primordial Movements’, set for release in February 2024!
Swedish blackened death metal masters Necrophobic shared the single/video ‘Stormcrow’, a first track from their upcoming album ‘In the Twilight Grey’, set for release in March via Century Media Records!
Italian blackened death trio Voltumna to release EP ‘For Death Is Fate’ early next year, and unveiled an official video for the first single ‘Black Science’.
After embedding their sound in the realms of blackened death/doom, U.K.’s quartet Strigoi returns with a short EP “Bathed in A Black Sun”, presenting fans with exclusive and unreleased tracks out via Season of Mist.
Swedish melodic blackened death metal super group Night Crowned offers a compelling mixture of aggression and modern mixture of Nordic melodies on the third album ‘Tales’ out via Noble Demon Records today!
Finnish blackened death metal band Saasta released the first song and video ‘Sickness’ from their upcoming EP ‘Black | Death | Doom’, set for release via Inverse Records next month!
