Athenian Black / Death Metal act Burial Hordes will be releasing a brand new album, titled "Ruins", on the 9th of June via Transcending Obscurity Records. Meanwhile, a couple of songs from the album have been made available for listening, the most recent of which, "Infinite Sea of Nothingness" was revealed earlier today:

The label commented:

Emerging after a gap of five years, Greece's best kept secret Burial Hordes bring forth an outstanding slab of blackened death metal that harnesses both chaos and atmosphere in equal parts. A fearsome album right off the bat, it sees the band ...

Norwegian Black Metal experimentalists Dødheimsgard are gearing up for the release of what will be their sixth full-length album, "Black Medium Current", which is scheduled to drop on the 14th of April via industry veterans Peaceville Records. The album will be the band's first release of any kind since 2015's "A Umbra Omega". While we wait, the album's eight and longest track, "Abyss Perihelion Transit", is now available for listening:

The label commented:

Dødheimsgard return with their exceptional first single ‘Abyss Perihelion Transit’ taken from the forthcoming album “Black Medium ...

Symphonic Black Metal solo act Argenthorns will be releasing the project's debut studio album, "The Ravening", next month via label Avantgarde Music. Meanwhile, the album's sixth track, "Wings of Psychomachia", is now available for listening:

More info here:

https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-ravening

Earlier today, Dutch Post-Black Metal duo Fluisteraars released a brand new EP featuring two songs. The EP is titled "De Kronieken van het Verdwenen Kasteel - I: Harslo" ("The Chronicles of the Vanished Castle - I: Harslo") and was released through long-time partners Eisenwald, who are now streaming the entire EP over at their channel:

The band commented on the themes and concepts behind what will eventually be a trilogy of EPs:

"De Kronieken van het Verdwenen Kasteel" (The Chronicles of Vanished Castle) will include three ep's that will be immortalized as 10" series. Made in the deep ...

This Friday 10th of March, Californians Minenwerfer will be releasing their fourth studio album, "Feuerwalze", via Osmose Productions. Meanwhile, the entire album has now premiered over at the BMP channel:

Osmose Productions commented on the album's themes:

A campaign started on 1 July 1916. A campaign of muddy, rat infested trenches, endless artillery barrages, and cracks of rifles in the distance. A campaign of unsettling night raids, close quarters combat, and suffocating fumes of chlorine gas.

The sound of the treads of the first tanks grinding the bones of those long dead on the ...

London-based Black Metal trio Old Forest are scheduled to put out a brand new studio album at the end of this month. "Sutwyke" will be released on the 31st of March via Soulseller Records, marking the band's eighth album in a career spanning over 20 years. While we wait, the track "Zodiac of War" is now available for listening:

The label described the song's meaning briefly:

This track explores the occult roots of astronomy; the time when Astrology was the science of the heavens. The ascendency of Mars was always the sign of war and destruction...

More info here:

World: ...

New arrivals from the Chilean Black / Death Metal underground, Putrifier have just put out one of the songs from their upcoming debut album, "Præcidistis Regeneratio", which is due to be released in the coming months via Iron Bonehead productions:

Stay tuned for more info.

On the 31st of March, Italian Atmospheric Black Metal act Blaze of Sorrow will be releasing a brand new studio album, titled "Vultus Fati". The album will be released by Eisenwald, marking the band's seventh studio album in a career spanning over 15 years. While we wait, a music video for the album's third track, "Nel Vento", was uploaded to the label's channel yesterday, check it out:

"Vultus Fati" will feature eight tracks in total:

Furor Flammae Nel vento Eretica Waldgänger Aion Ombre Aura

The album's cover art was designed by prolific American artist Adam Burke:

More info ...

Californian Post-Black Metal nature lovers Botanist are getting ready to release what will be their eighth studio album, "VIII: Selenotrope", on the 19th of May via Prophecy Productions. While we wait, the album's fifth song, "Angel's Trumpet", was made available for streaming on the label's website:

The label took the opportunity to comment on the album's themes and the project's distinctive musical approach:

The title "VIII: Selenotrope" refers to plants that flower nocturnal in the moonlight. BOTANIST's characteristic sound of the hammered dulcimer combines perfectly with now ...

Belgian Blackened Death Metal act Spectral Damnation recently released their debut studio album, "Extra Æcclesiam". The album went live on the 23rd of February via Belgian label Necktwister, and also premiered on the BMP channel, check it out:

Leading up to the album's release, a music video was made for the track "Serpent on a Cross":

More info here:

https://www.necktwister.com/product/nt023-spectral-damnation-extra-aecclesiam-preorder/