Fuath (GBR)

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Atmospheric Black Metal
• Year:
  2021
• Country:
  United Kingdom

“Fuath is another solo project from the same man behind Saor (formerly Àrsaidh), a name which has become quite prominent in recent years in atmospheric-folky Black Metal circles, and deservedly ...”

Armnatt

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Black Metal
• Year:
  2020
• Country:
  Portugal

“26 minutes and 8 seconds, it is enough to (re) affirm the trio from Tavira as one of the ex-libris of Portuguese Black Metal. Armnatt's music lives on (apparent) simplicity. “In what ...”

Mulla

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Black Metal
• Year:
  2020
• Country:
  Iraq

“Even though the Middle East has always been a troubled region, one thing's for sure; No country has ever encountered worse atrocities and hardships than Iraq. Since the 70s they have been in wars with ...”

Fuath (GBR)

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Atmospheric Black Metal
• Year:
  2021
• Country:
  United Kingdom

“If you love Soar, then you should listen to this album! Fuath is the second project of the person who is behind Soar, namely Andy, from the UK. This album has dynamic drums, melancholic riffs and ...”

Impaled Nazarene

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Black Metal
• Year:
  2021
• Country:
  Finland

“Impaled Nazarene is one of my all time favourite bands. Mika is probably my favorite Black Metal vocalist ever. Even when the album is a bit weak, his vocal performance never disappoints me one bit. ...”

Bütcher (BEL)

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Black Metal / Thrash
• Year:
  2020
• Country:
  Belgium

“Apart from pretentious album titles, Bütcher has so far been a very consistent band. Their first album was a badass riff festival, but it was a bit too primitive and uninspired at some points. ...”

Odium Totus

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Pagan Black Metal
• Year:
  2018
• Country:
  United States

“Influenced by and risen from the ashes of old school 90s USBM bands like Profanatica, Accursed, Judas Iscariot and perhaps more obviously Grand Belial's Key, Odium Totus started to add some of the ...”

War//Plague (USA) [α]

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Old School Black Metal
• Year:
  2018
• Country:
  United States

“After such stellar releases such as "Carrion" and "On a Darker Dawn", my expectations for the next full-length were huge. I can't say that I'm disappointed, but on this album they seem to be ...”

War//Plague (USA) [α]

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Old School Black Metal
• Year:
  2016
• Country:
  United States

“The second release from the incredible War//Plague continues in the same direction as the previous masterpiece, with some minor improvements. The attitude and the lyrical approach is pretty much ...”

War//Plague (USA) [α]

• Style:
  Old School Black Metal
• Year:
  2012
• Country:
  United States

“Most people don't like Crust Punk thanks to some of the weaker, more famous efforts like Darkthrone's Crust trilogy, or the shitty Extreme Noise Terror albums! But that's not fair! There were some ...”

Kvaen

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Melodic Black Metal
• Year:
  2020
• Country:
  Sweden

“How can a band sound like so many different eras of metal in just one release?! You can find lots of 80s Speed Metal influences (like Agent Steel), and even some of the 2000s Black/Speed influences ...”

Nargaroth

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Black Metal
• Year:
  2009
• Country:
  Germany

“Good album by an awesome band that has a lot of good points and bad points at the same time. The good points about this album are the riffs, and the insane vocals by Ash. There is a lot of emotion ...”

Mortuary Drape

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Black Metal / Death
• Year:
  2014
• Country:
  Italy

“After the somewhat weird and controversial sound on their previous album, "Buried in Time", Mortuary Drape decided to ditch the experimental metalcore-y bullshit and return to their roots. The result ...”

Ritual Death

• Type:
  EP
• Style:
  Black Metal / Death
• Year:
  2016
• Country:
  Norway

“The debut Ritual Death release is a very weird release indeed! The noise/ambient interludes and layers scattered all over the EP give the album a haunting atmosphere. The vocals and guitar parts ...”

Put / Путь

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Post-Black Metal
• Year:
  2018
• Country:
  Russia

“Let's get something clear from the beginning; I'm not a fan of this so-called Post-Black Metal. I like some post-rock bands, but the idea of Post-Black Metal is a bit silly in my opinion, since it ...”

Nordreich

• Style:
  Pagan Black Metal
• Year:
  2007
• Country:
  Germany

“Nordreich is one of the overlooked names among the Pagan front bands. Their early demos and first albums were incredibly true to the early Burzum/Graveland sound, but because of their poor production, ...”

Infernö (NOR)

• Style:
  Black Metal / Thrash
• Year:
  1996
• Country:
  Norway

“Even though the idea of mixing the badass thrashy riffs with the more obscure sounds existed since the 80s, with bands such as Sabbat, it wasn't until the mid 1990s where the term "Black/Thrash" ...”

NME

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Old School Black Metal
• Year:
  1986
• Country:
  United States

“NME's sloppy musicianship in the early days was an intentional result of being too fucking BM rather than being shitty musicians! Their later career showed us that they can be quite professional, but ...”

Sepulchral Zeal

• Type:
  Demo
• Style:
  Black Metal / Death
• Year:
  2015
• Country:
  Germany

“The first (and so far only!) release by Germany's Sepulchral Zeal, is truly jaw-dropping! If you thought Bølzer's Aura was badass, wait and see what these German boys have in store for ...”

Onslaught

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Old School Black Metal
• Year:
  1986
• Country:
  United Kingdom

“The second album by Onslaught is much more technical compared to the primitive first album, but it still has a bit of old school Satanic Thrash Metal feeling left in itself. After this album, the ...”

Onslaught

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Old School Black Metal
• Year:
  1985
• Country:
  United Kingdom

“Onslaught begun as a Discharge-worshiping Hardcore Punk band with some decent demos in the early 80s, but it was in 1985 that the band moved towards another, more interesting direction. On "Power ...”

Mare

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Black Metal
• Year:
  2018
• Country:
  Norway

“The debut full-length Mare album took a long time to be released. I can remember that back in 2015 various pages on Instagram talked about the completion of recording for this album, but it was ...”

Sorcier des Glaces

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Black Metal
• Year:
  2020
• Country:
  Canada

“I was a huge fan of "Moonrise in Total Darkness", and some songs on the first album (like "L'Éternelle Majesté des Montagnes" and "Onward into the Crystal Snows"). They somehow captured ...”

Obscurity (SWE)

• Type:
  Compilation
• Style:
  Old School Black Metal
• Year:
  1998
• Country:
  Sweden

“Obscurity was one of the earliest examples of Swedish Extreme Metal bands which followed in the footsteps of Bathory, Possessed and Hellhammer. Alongside other small bands like Morbid and Mefisto, ...”

Perennial Isolation

• Type:
  Full-length
• Style:
  Atmospheric Black Metal
• Year:
  2021
• Country:
  Spain

“I used to say Yoth Iria's album is the Top #1 release so far. My friend recommended me to listen to this album, especially the second song, called "Autumn Legacy Underlying the Cold's Caress", and I ...”