News Posts

In only a couple of weeks, Heilung will be taking their ceremonies to the UK, Ireland and Europe on their tour that starts in Helsinki on March 7th! And with the Faroes enchantress Eivør with them to awaken the ancestral spirits at every stop, you don’t want to miss out!

Progressive act Changeling released the lead single ‘Abyss’ from the upcoming self-titled album set for release in April via Season of Mist, a release featuring an impressive list of guest musicians!

Environmental metal project Savage Lands shared the new track ‘Ruling Queen’, featuring Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz and Obituary’s Kenneth Andrews, in anticipation of the release of debut album ‘Army of the Trees’ soon via Season of Mist!

On ‘Cult of the Serpent Sun’, NITE guards the altar of blackened heavy metal with sharpened blades and axes raised, out in March via Season of Mist, get to listen to the title track already right now!

Wrath of Logarius announced to be releasing their new album ‘Crown of Mortis’ via Season of Mist in April, and unleashed yet another fiery example of their “formless black metal” with the track ‘Keeper of the Spectral Legion’!

Italian doom outfit Ponte Del Diavolo just announced their first European festival shows for 2025 at renown events like Inferno Metal Festival, Roadburn and Sonic Rites, after having released their haunting debut ‘Fire Blades from the Tomb’ via Season of Mist last year!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Album Reviews

Severe Torture’s new studio album ‘Torn From the Jaws of Death’ continues in the extreme and brutal direction of death metal, out via Season of Mist.

The 14th studio album ‘Pro Xristou’ from the Greek black metal masters Rotting Christ is a grand testimony to the band’s creative skills and brings nostalgia to their loyal fans. Out via Season of Mist on May 24.

Knoxville, Tennessee-brutal death metal act Brodequin return with their newest album “Harbinger of Woe”, very reminiscent of the old-school Spanish grind gore bands of the 90s. Out since March 22nd, via Season of Mist Underground Activists.

Vltimas’ second full length album “Epic” deliver plenty of head-banging moments for fans of Morbid Angel, Mayhem, and Cryptopsy. This is a coherent record that showcases the chemistry between these veterans and takes what they already did expertly on their debut to a whole new level. Out since today via Season of Mist!

French black metal outfit Merrimack returns with its sixth album “Of Grace and Gravity” managed to capture atmosphere, aggression, and memorable riffs. Out on Season of Mist Underground Activists since March 8th.

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.

French black/death metal band Necrowretch returns with another blasphemous album. Their fifth album “Swords of Dajjal” is fast and hellish and arguably the band’s best offering to date, out since last Friday via Season of Mist.

Belgian death metal powerhouse Carnation is one of the few bands to tackle its style with the precise sound of Swedish death metal, while maintaining a signature sound and daring to experiment with things from time to time. Their third, and massive album “Cursed Mortality” is out now, via Season of Mist, and one you won’t want to miss out on as one of the best releases of the year in our books!

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.

Fifth album “Ontological Mysterium” from the US metal four-piece Horrendous is a sonic feast for fans of technical/progressive death metal. The album shines with its intricate guitar work with a superb level of technicality. Released a couple of weeks ago via Season of Mist.