Melodic Black/Death Metal Minnesotans House of Atreus are gearing up for the release of a brand new EP, titled "Orations", and scheduled for the 2nd of February via Iron Bonehead productions. The new EP will feature 6 tracks in total, including a cover of Running Wild's "Riding the Storm". Until then, the EP's second track, "Thy Wounded Sovereignty", is now available for listening over at the Iron Bonehead channel in the form of a lyric video:

Full tracklist as follows:

Orations / Reascension of Mastery Thy Wounded Sovereignty Under an Accursed Dynasty Morphos of Degeneration ...

Hailing from Thuringia, Pagan Black Metal act Wolfhetan are getting ready to unleash what will be their third studio album, "Vor uns das Feuer, über uns der Himmel" ("The fire in front of us, the sky above us"), on the 8th of December via Eisenwald. Meanwhile, the album's eighth and final track, "Mein Traum aus Eis", is now available for listening:

The label commented:

Time gives, time takes away – and sometimes time is all a good thing needs to manifest itself: After eleven years Thuringian cult-black-metal-act Wolfhetan return with their third full-length album "Vo ...

Chicago-based Black Metal experimentalists Locrian have just released a brand new EP, titled "Solar Lodge". The EP consists of Locrian's take on the 1984 song "Solar Lodge" by British experimental act Coil, along with some remixes of Locrian's version of the song. The entire EP is streaming via the Profound Lore Records channel:

The label commented:

Locrian have announced the release of a new EP, “Solar Lodge,” which will be out on December 1st, 2023 on Profound Lore Records. The EP consists of Locrian’s re-imagination of Coil’s “Sola ...

German Black Metal veterans Zwielicht are getting ready for the release of what will be their second studio album, "The Aphotic Embrace", which is due for release next year on the 9th of February via Ván Records. While we wait, one of the tracks from the album is now available for listening. Check out "Fallen Abbey":

The label commented:

Zwielicht exists as such since 2002, but was called Gordem beforehand. It was not until 2005 the unholy legion decided to rebaptize to the name Zwielicht, which lasts until to this day.

The first physical emanation was a self released demo tape in ...

French Black Metal label Debemur Morti Productions celebrated their 20th anniversary on the 1st of December, and to mark the occasion, an entire album was commissioned, manifested in the form of Eitrin, and featuring members from Blut Aus Nord, Throane and Mütterlein. The self-titled album is streaming online via the label's channel:

Debemur Morti Productions had this to say:

The specially commissioned debut album from EITRIN brings together the talents of Vindsval (BLUT AUS NORD), Marion (MÜTTERLEIN) and Dehn Sora (THROANE) to celebrate 20 years of Debemur Morti ...

Russian Black Metal solo-project Malist has just revealed a brand new song, titled "Ode to the Night". The song is taken from the band's upcoming fifth studio album, the details of which have yet to be revealed, but is confirmed to be released through Italian label Avantgarde Music. You can listen to the new single below:

The song is described as follows:

A tribute to the all-forgiving darkness, "Ode to the Night" is a song born to transcend fear and loss by observing the night in all its grandness and solemnity. It's based on simple guitar riffs and melodies, yet delivers a rich ...

Australian Melodic Black Metal act King released a brand new album on the 17th of November via Soulseller Records. The album, titled "Fury and Death", marks the band's third full-length release, and is now streaming in its entirety via the label's channel:

More info here: https://www.oneworldoneking.com/

Portuguese Black Metal outfit Angrenost have just unleashed "Magna Lua Ordem Mística", their third studio album and first through French label Norma Evangelium Diaboli. The album went live on the 17th of November, and to mark the occasion, the entire thing is now available for streaming over at the label's channel, check it out:

The label commented:

Emerging from northern Portugal in the formative years of the second wave of black metal, Angrenost has been defined not by output but by its unorthodox evolution. With roots planted by Pursan and A. Ara, the project has been a vessel fo ...

Norwegian Black Metal / Death Metal veterans Aeternus have recently released "Philosopher", marking their ninth full-length studio release. The album was released via Agonia Records, and the entire thing is now available for streaming over at the label's channel:

More info here: https://aeternus-philosopher.com/

German Black Metal act Vorga are expected to release what will be their second studio album, "Beyond the Palest Star", later this year via Transcending Obscurity Records. While we wait, one of the tracks from the album, "Tragic Humanity", is now available for listening:

The band commented on their mission with the new album:

The intention with this record was to capture more of the expansive loneliness of the cosmos and to bring more atmosphere into the music while retaining the same feelings of desperation and aggression heard in the previous record. A more cinematic experience that ...