On September 5, one of Aussie’s longest-running Black Metal collectives will release their eighth full-length studio LP, “Wretch”, via Northern Silence / Brilliant Emperor. This record sees PS in their most grim state. A volume of death is “Wretch” and the overall pace of the record is vastly different when compared to their previous “Devil’s Hammer” LP, which was released just last year.

Experience “Where Sunlight Goes to Die” from “Wretch” by Pestilential Shadows right here:

https://youtu.be/IteC3ZJqHN8?si=MvgUE_q9hYFhgQsl

The ‘90’s reveling multifaceted Black Metal collective known as Achathras have just been signed to Cult Never Dies, owned and operated by acclaimed Black Metal Historian and Author, Dayal Patterson. On September 1, Achathras will release their Cult Never Dies debut, “A Darkness of the Ancient Past. This album is no Mayhem carbon copy, but a multilayered recording that reflects influences ranging from “Nightside” era Emperor, Gehenna, early Nokturnal Mortum and Graveland.

~Jeger

Experience “Anointed With Moonfire” from “A Darkness of the Ancient Past” by Achathras right here as presented ...

On August 1, Ukraine’s Eskapism will release their third album, “Skresnava” via Naturmacht Productions. The record is symbolic of a fissure in the fabric of the universe where dark forces erupt forth. Eskapism plays Atmospheric Black Metal, which is the genre of BM that Naturmacht is most known for.

Experience “The Circle of Eternity” from “Skresnava” by Eskapism right here as presented by Naturmacht Productions:

https://youtu.be/qKabr3YnSxE?si=1AyRKcesRTO-wDhG

Abigail Williams is back! The polarizing Pacific Northwest’s own AW are set to release their sixth LP, “A Void Within Existence” on July 18 via Agonia. The album has been described as being created from a place where “emotion starts to lose form”. It is comprised of seven no compromise album cuts that promise to redefine everything you thought you knew about Abigail Williams.

Experience “Still Nights” from “A Void Within Existence” by Abigail Williams right here as presented by Agonia ...

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This basically means there will be no news posts, and minimal supervision.

You will still be able to use the site as normal during this period (whenever the server is actually working), although album submissions may take longer to be approved.

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Finnish Pagan Black Metal band Sammale are scheduled to release a brand new album on the 28th of March via Naturmacht Productions, titled "Ikiharmaja" ("Evergrey"), marking the band's third full-length effort. While we wait, a lyric video for the album's opening track "Vapauden Virsi" ("The Hymn of Freedom") is now available for listening over at the label's channel, check it out:

Complete tracklist as follows:

Vapauden virsi (The Hymn of Freedom) Soitto soi suruisasti (Sorrowfully the Music Plays) Karjalan kunnailla (At the Hills of Karelia) Ruska ja ahdistus (Autumn and Anxiety) ...

German Black Metal band Firtan released their fourth studio album, "Ethos", on the 13th of September 2024 via Art of Propaganda Records. Now the band has produced a music video for the album's opening track, "Hrenga", which you can check out below:

The song features guest vocals from Michael "J.J." Kogler of Karg and Harakiri for the Sky.

More info here: https://shop.aoprecords.de

French Black Metal act Abyssal Vacuum have just put out one of the songs from their upcoming debut album. The song is simply titled "37°11'18.4"N 86°06'10.3"W", which is understood to be a reference to the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky:

Stay tuned for more info.

Belgian Black Metal act Räum will be releasing their second studio album tomorrow 21st of February, which is titled "Emperor of the Sun". The release will be handled via Les Acteurs de l'Ombre Productions, and to mark the occasion, the album's third track, "Grounds of Desolation", is now available for listening:

More info here: https://lesacteursdelombre.net/product-category/bands/raum/

Austrian Post-Black Metal veterans Harakiri for the Sky have just released a brand new album via Art of Propaganda Records, titled "Scorched Earth". The album marks their first release of new material since 2021, and their eighth studio album overall. To celebrate the release, which happened on the 24th of January, the entire album is now available for listening over at the label's channel:

More info here: https://shop.aoprecords.de/gb/