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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News Posts
The highly anticipated second album of Finnish black metal outfit The Mist From The Mountains is set for release in October via Primitive Reaction. And with ‘The Seer of Ages’, a first track from ‘Portal – The Gathering of Storms’ is already available right now!
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Danish symphonic black metal outfit Lamentari today released their eagerly awaited debut album ‘Ex Umbra In Lucem’!
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Symphonic extreme metal outfit Paradise In Flames meld classical and metal music in new video single ‘Concerto No 6 Minor, Cold Spring’, a track from their upcoming album ‘Blindness’ set for release in June!
Swedish symphonic extreme metal outfit Zornheym announced their new drummer Qual and unleashed the new video single ‘None For All’ via Noble Demon Records last week!
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Dimmu Borgir shared their take on Deep Purple’s ‘Perfect Strangers’, a track from their upcoming cover album ‘Imspiratio Profanus’, set for release next month via Nuclear Blast!
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Zornheym announced the graphic novel version of their latest album ‘The Zornheim Sleep Experiment’ and a brand new acoustic EP ‘The Forgotten Inmates’, set for release in November via Noble Demon! Check a first track out with the acoustic rendition of ‘Keep The Devil Away’!
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Belgian extreme metallers When Plagues Collide unleashed a brand-new single and video with ‘God Complex’, while hinting at a new album coming out in 2023 via Necktwister Agency!
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Finnish symphonic black legends …And Oceans release the new track ‘Within Fire and Crystal’ with a new video, another track from their upcoming album ‘As in Gardens, so in Tombs’ set for release in January via Season of Mist!
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Finnish symphonic black metal outfit …And Oceans surprises with the fully Swedish song ‘Likt Törnen Genom Kött’ from their upcoming album ‘As in Gardens, so in Tombs’ set for release in January 2023 via Season of Mist!
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Album Reviews
Finland’s symphonic/melodic black metal outfit Pestilent Hex crafts the traditional sound of Scandinavian black metal on the second full length album “Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow”, out via Debemur Morti Productions since last week’s Friday.
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UK’s symphonic black metal project Wraithfyre offers a majesty journey on its debut ‘Of Fell Peaks and Haunted Chasms’ sharing similarities to the likes of Tartaros and Old Man’s Child. Out on Naturmacht Productions.
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French black metal outfit Seth once again steals the spotlight with its grand seventh opus: ‘La France des Maudits’ is a symphonic masterpiece that brings vehemence and an outstanding performance. Out via Season of Mist.
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Symphonic black metal act Vesperian Sorrow is one of the fewer ones that doesn’t sound like any other U.S. black metal band. Their fifth studio album ‘Awaken the Greylight’ presents their modern symphonic clichés. Out on Black Lion Records.
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The debut full-length album of Secrets, “Towards the Nightside”, captures the Norwegian black metal majesty in an unforgettable performance, the album comes highly recommended for fans of Emperor, Odium, and Limbonic Art. It is a fantastic album finely crafted by members of Gardsghastr, Chaos Moon and Ars Hmu, and offers a masterpiece of symphonic black metal, out now on Amor Fati Productions since January 23rd.
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Finnish symphonic black metal collective Vargrav presents its third opus entitled “The Nigthold”, and resuscitates the principles of symphonic black metal with superior quality, out via Werewolf Records on December 15th.
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The Finnish veterans …And Oceans have delivered one of their best works to date ‘As in Gardens, So in Tombs’ which stands as their most accomplished album since their masterwork debut ‘The Dynamic Gallery of Thoughts’. This is simply a feast for fans of symphonic and melodic black metal. Out via Season of Mist.
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Mastermind V-Khaoz of Vargrav continues to carve his sonic art in the footsteps of the Norwegian masters Emperor, the new EP output “Encircle the Spectral Dimension” emphasizes the majestic art of symphonic black metal. Out via Werewolf Records.
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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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Swedish multi-instrumentalist Swartadapuz continues to bring his vision of symphonic black metal as he presents his latest work with his project Gnipahålan. The sophomore “I Nordisk Vredeslusta” takes many elements from bands like Burzum, Emperor, and Odium, giving you an impression of the classic era of the Scandinavian art of symphonic black metal. Out via Purity Through Fire.
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Photo Reports
Pictures of the first day of Alcatraz 2024, with on the Swamp Stage a serving of extreme metal with Sadus, Paradise Lost and Cradle of Filth!
Nem Agency’s Melancholy Mass Festival made Finland’s dark winter nights just a bit better by bringing us Septicflesh, …And Oceans, Vorna, Assemble The Chariots and Voidfallen on the stage in Tampere and Helsinki.
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!
After a long break from live shows …and Oceans finally got back on stage in Tampere last Friday. With them as support were Frosttide and Kuoleman Galleria. See the whole Gallery on our site.
Pictures of day 1 of the almighty Tuska with some damn good music!
Hard Rock Fest Avelgem delivered a massive line-up on their Friday with bands that made any black metal adept not want to miss this night…
