Swedish black metal witches Völva have unleashed a second single ‘Asmodeus’ from their upcoming album ‘Desires Profane’, set for release later this month via Grind To Death Records and Fiadh Productions!
News Posts
German destructive force that is Mantar is set to release their new album ‘Post Apocalyptic Depression’ in early 2025 via Metal Blade Records and shared a first single with ‘Halsgericht’!
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Beyond the Gates announced the first wave of bands for the 2025 edition with the return of King Diamond for the first time in almost 2 decades, special sets from Abbath, Triptykon and Destruction, and on top of that I Am Morbid, Hellbutcher, Hellripper and Dark Sonority!
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Post-black outfit Dawn Of Ouroboros shared a live video for ‘Rise from Disillusion’, a track from their 2023 album ‘Velvet Incandescence’, released via Prosthetic Records!
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Blackened death metallers Aoidos released ‘From the Surface Grate’, the third single from their upcoming album ‘Oizys’, set to be released on November 29th via Nox Liberartio Records!
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After releasing their critically acclaimed new album via Season of Mist, Gaerea shared a video for the title track ‘Coma’ in anticipation of spreading their music to the vortex societies all over the world, starting with the USA and Canada with Zeal & Ardor and Zetra later this month, next spring in Europe with a headlining tour and already a couple of confirmed summer festivals like Alcatraz in Belgium!
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Belgian black metal band KrvL have unveiled the second music video ‘De Koning van Stilte’, a track from their recently released album ‘Donkere Paden’, out via These Hands Melt!
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Finnish symphonic black metal duo Pestilent Hex unveiled ‘Through Mirrors Beyond’, a second track from their upcoming album ‘Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow’, set for release via Debemur Morti Productions at the end of this month!
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Black metal project Aara unveiled the details of upcoming album ‘Eiger’, set for release in December via Debemur Morti Productions and shared a first song with ‘Felsensang’!
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Swedish blackened thrash metal force Sarcator unleashed their latest single ‘Swarming Angels & Flies’, the title track of their upcoming album, set for release early 2025 via Century Media Records!
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Photo Reports
Pictures of a night with some of black metal greats, headed by the Norwegian legends of Mayhem!
Pictures of the show Tribulation played opening for Ghost at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki!
Pictures of the second night of a gathering of wolves at Steelchaos 2019!
The pictures of the first day of Steelchaos 2019, a gathering of wolves!
Day 2 of Blowup Vol. 5 had an even more impressive line-up to get mesmerized by. Here are the pics of the day!
The 3rd and last day of Tuska 2019 was a good moment to chill out a bit, but still had some impressive artists!
We were in for a treat with Skindred on this early morning, so we got into party mode really quickly!
Pictures of day 1 of the almighty Tuska with some damn good music!
In June of 2019 we the very first Miracle Metal Meeting took place at Brielpoort in Deinze. For the first edition they sure hit like a bomb! They invited the creme of the crop of contemporary Belgian metal.
The pictures of a more diverse and even hotter 2nd day of Steelfest 2019!
Album Reviews
Ymir’s sophomore release “Aeons of Sorrow” invokes the cold icy melodies of the mid-nineties Finnish black metal, mastermind Vrasjarn maintains the characteristic sound of the band and for this reason, the new album will appeal to many fans of the genre. Released via Werewolf Records.
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”Viscera” is a sonic nightmare sustained by the abrasive elements of blackened death doom, Strigoi depicts utter bleakness and redefines its style where the band takes a logical step forward from the debut album. Released via Season of Mist.
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The eighth album from the Italian satanic coven Abhor brings dark morbid tunes of unholy mass with a great mixture of first-wave black metal sound that is similar to bands like Mortuary Drape, Mystifier, Death SS, and Samael, if you are into the occult style of black then you must check ‘Sex Sex Sex (Ceremonia Daemonis Anticristi)’, released via Iron Bonehead Productions!
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Finnish renowned veterans L.L. (all instruments), and M.M. (Vocals and lyrics) present their symphonic oeuvre under the moniker of Pestilent Hex. Debut album “Ashen Abhorrence” finds its way into the magical hallmarks of melodic/symphonic black metal of the early nineties and was released with Debemur Morti Productions.
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Finnish black outfit Moonlight Sorcery’s musical quest wanders across the creative hallmarks of the Scandinavian black metal, the debut EP “Piercing Through the Frozen Eternity” offers a refreshing and inspirational muse to fans of melodic black metal, out via Avantgarde Music!
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Archgoat perfectly embodies the ancient aesthetic of war metal in their latest four-track EP “All Christianity Ends” which plunges you into the morbid realm of the Luciferian darkness, and was released via Debemur Morti Productions!
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‘The Great Below’ provides real thrills, bringing off the passion of intersecting different genres with exuberant riffs and technical prowess. Like a burning furnace the songs are molded by an aggressive form of modern black metal that blends catchy choruses, melodies, and energetic tempos.
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“Devil, Stone & Man” is a worthy album in the band’s discography as on the whole the eight tracks are overwhelmingly heavy outlined by the performance of these German lads.
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I Am The Night has mastered its craft on the first full-length album “While The Gods Are Sleeping” what we have here is a supreme embodiment of the Swedish and Norwegian trademarks.
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“The Long Defeat” opens a new chapter in Deathspell Omega’s creative oeuvres that seems to conjoin the modern aesthetics with the unorthodox style of avant-garde black metal.
