Finnish pagan black metal unit Havukruunu are taking one step closer to the release of their new album ‘Tavastland’ via Svart Records next month by unleashing second single ‘Havukruunu ja Talvenvarjo’!
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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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Swedish black and sludge metal outfit This Gift Is A Curse embrace the abyss on new single ‘Ascension’, a taste from their upcoming album ‘HEIR’, set for release in March via Season of Mist!
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Brand-new Austrian black metal project Antikvlt shared the new track ‘Red Light Suicide’ last week, a second taste of the upcoming debut album ‘A Revelation of Intoxication’, set for release in March via Immortal Frost Productions!
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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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Finland’s black metal duo Moonfall set the release date for their debut album ‘Odes to the Ritual Hills’ on April 11th via Iron Bonehead Productions and reveal first track ‘Countess Carody’!
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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When darkness descends, NITE flies high with blackened heavy metal! Their upcoming album ‘Cult of the Serpent Sun’ is set to be released in March via Season of Mist and shared the single ‘Crow (Fear The Night)’ with a cult inspired video!
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Enigmatic Greek black metal act Fell Omen unveils debut album ‘Invaded By A Dark Spirit’, set for release in February via True Cult Records and shared a new song/video with ‘Dungeon Metal Punks Besieging Digital Castles’!
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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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Album Reviews
Norwegian black metal elite Tsjuder have created a masterpiece on its sixth album “Helvegr”. The duo Nag and Draugluin take a furious classic direction into the frost-bitten style of bands like Marduk, Mayhem and Immortal. Out via Season of Mist!
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Enevelde presents its classic, authentic sound rooted in the second wave of black metal. The second album “En Gildere Død” is expertly crafted by the multi-instrumentalist B. Kråbøl, released via Terratur Possessions.
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Norwegian black metal duo Ekrom presents a superb slab of atmospheric/symphonic black metal. The first full length album “Uten Nådigst Formildelse” brings a fair mixture of atmospheric and grim black metal that in its authentic form. Released via Edged Circle Productions.
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Olkoth’s debut album “At The Eye of Chaos” is a superior death metal record that is highly recommended for the aficionados of extreme and technical music, do not hesitate to tune into the madness, released via Everlasting Spew Records.
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“War Against All” is a declaration of war crafted purely in the spirit of Norwegian black metal. On the tenth album, mastermind and founder Demonaz proves that he is the man behind the legacy of Immortal. Out via Nuclear Blast.
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Finnish black metal quartet Ondfødt has refined its craft on the fourth album “Det Österbottniska Mörkre”. The songs are packed full of tremolos and blistering tempos, showcasing an outstanding songwriting talent from these Finns. Set for release via Black Lion Records on May 26th.
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Dødheimsgard’s sixth album “Black Medium Current” is a landmark in the realms of avant-garde music. Mastermind Vicotnik shows how versatile the band has become and delivers a trance-like atmosphere, hypnotic industrial beats embedded with beautiful synth textures, out via Peaceville Records! Don’t miss out on getting to hear some of this masterpiece live for the first time at Steelfest in Finland next month!
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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!
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The debut offering “The Ravening” of the Finnish symphonic black metal project Argenthorns shows the unique flair from the sole composer Lord Vrăjitor (Warmoon Lord). The album presents the imaginative and creative art of baroque symphonic black metal that aligns with bands like Bal-Sagoth, Limbonic Art, and Tartaros, released via Avantgarde Music.
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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!
