Finnish pagan atmospheric black metal artist Vermilia has unveiled a new video for her latest single ‘Veresi’, a track from her upcoming album ‘Karsikko’, set for release next week Friday February 14!
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News Posts
Greek atmospheric black metallers Lucifer’s Child announced their long-awaited new album ‘The Illuminant’, set for release in March via Agonia Records, and marked their return by their new single ‘Antichrist’!
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Ukranian black metal outfit Drudkh unveiled the new track ‘The Eve’, lead single of their upcoming album ‘Shadow Play’, which is set for release via Season of Mist in March!
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Siberian atmospheric black metal sensation GRIMA strikes back with second single ‘Flight of the Silver Storm’, another track from the upcoming album ‘Nightside’, set for release next month via Napalm Records!
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Blackened progressive metal band Dawn of Ouroboros shared the lead single and title track from their upcoming album ‘Bioluminescence’, set for release via Prosthetic Records in March!
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In anticipation of the release of Saor’s upcoming new album ‘Amidst the Ruins’ in February via Season of Mist, they shared the mesmerizing track and video ‘The Sylvan Embrace’, collaborating with Jo Quail!
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Finnish atmospheric black metal project Vermilia shares her new single ‘Veresi’, another taste of her upcoming album ‘Karsikko’, set for release next month!
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Finnish artist Vermilia released her latest single/music video ‘Kansojen Kaipuu’, taken from her upcoming album ‘Karsikko’, set for an early 2025 release! Come and see her live tomorrow at our very own venue Asgaard!
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Greek post-black metal outfit Euphrosyne signed with Black Lion Records for the release of their highly anticipated debut album ‘Morus’ in March 2025 and shared a preview with a video for the single ‘Mitera’.
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Siberian atmospheric black metal legion Grima is set to release their 6th album ‘Nightside’ via Napalm Records in early 2025 and shared a first captivating single with ‘Skull Gatherers’!
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Photo Reports
Hellsinki Metal Festival is becoming a permanent fixture in the Finnish summer festival landscape, and after 2 successful editions, the organisation decided they didn’t want to wait for another year. In comes a smaller winter edition of the main event about halfway December 2024, bringing amazing extreme metal bands together like Omnivortex, Batushka, Belphegor and headliners Dark Funeral!
An exceptional show by Together to the Stars and Soul Dissolution at our very own Asgaard venue that took creating a captivating atmosphere to another level!
Hexvessel turned, with the support of Unfyros, Kuudes Linja in Helsinki into a magically doomy place filled with smoke, and darkness.
The outdoor stage on the 2nd day of Steelfest XI was the place for explosive and often high velocity performances by Tsatthoggua, Sex Messiah, Grenadier, Witchtrap, Kalmankantaja and Behexen!
Igorrr returned to the Finnish shores with their “Distortion European Tour”, joined by Amenra and Der Weg Einer Freiheit, bringing not only a musical treat, but also a visual feast to the Pakkahuone venue in Tampere!
Seeing Gaerea live is an incredible and intense experience, and they blew us away at their sold out show at On The Rocks with support from the locals Venenum Dei! A production by Nem Agency and Loose Mind Productions.
On a wintry and snowy night in Helsinki, the Scottish atmospheric black outfit Saor blew us away with an amazing show at Tiivistämö with special guests …and Oceans and openers Marrasmieli!
Pictures of the second day of Hellsinki Metal Horizons 2022, expanding everyone’s minds with musical experiments including Keoma, Assemble The Chariots, Humavoid, Vildhjarta, Enragement, Celeste, …and Oceans and Decapitated!
Celeste plays 30 shows on their European tour from which 2 in Belgium. We attended their show in Antwerp.
Behemoth invaded Europe in a satanic event that brought Swedish At The Gates and American Wolves In The Throne Room with them! And here are the pics!
Album Reviews
“Kadath” takes elements of both modern and vintage black metal to blend a lavish sense of melodies, sweeping the listener towards an atmospheric spectrum. The Great Old Ones conjures an otherworldly musical voyage that will not disappoint their fans, out tomorrow with Season of Mist!
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Gaerea unveils its composition and musical faculties with remarkable quality on their fourth studio album “Coma” and show an interesting new approach from these musicians, shifting somewhat towards a more generally extreme metal with an atmospheric post-black vibe, turning this into their best effort yet. Out via Season of Mist since October 25th.
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The third offering ‘Eastern Tales’ from the French atmospheric black metal project Belore will be much appreciated by fans of Summoning, Caladan Brood and Emyn Muil. Out via Northern Silence Productions.
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The ninth studio album “Heavenly Down” from the Hungarian black metal masters Sear Bliss brings back memories of the past albums in a most breathless passionate spirit; capturing the hallmark of the band. Out via Hammerheart Records, it is a must for fans of symphonic and atmospheric black metal, and highly recommended to anyone who likes Summoning, Forest Silence, and Negură Bunget.
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The Swiss atmospheric black metal/ambient act DarkSpace offer an interesting variation on the new album “Dark Space -II”. DarkSpace opted to a highly imaginative listening session, out via Season of Mist on February 16th.
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Hulder on its second full length album “Verses In Oath” presents an enthralling mixture of pagan/folk black metal with many unforgettable epic moments, out via 20 Buck Spin today, February 9th.
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Washington-based atmospheric black metal outfit Wolves In The Throne Room treat the fans with yet another grim and ambient piece of black metal on the newest EP “Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge” out now via Relapse Records on September 29th.
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With ‘Prosaic’, Liam Neigbors’ (aka A.L.N.) brainchild Mizmor takes a less conceptual, down to earth approach to its unique mixture of depressive black metal and funeral doom, making each song stand on its own two feet in this bleak slice of life. Out via Profound Lore Records on this Friday, July 21.
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The third chapter of the trilogy, “Triade III: Nyx” from the Swiss atmospheric black metal trio Aara conveys majestic Victorian themes that are weaved by the spectacular performances of the trio. The six tracks are full of dark passages and captivating melodies, the fifth album is highly recommended for fans of Blut Aus Nord and such, released via Debemur Morti Productions.
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Lumen Ad Mortem’s debut ‘Upon the Edge of Darkness’ album will mainly attract the connoisseur of atmospheric and symphonic black metal, for the excellent craftsmanship and unique ideas the album deserves your attention. Out on Bitter Loss Records.
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