New York Black Metal collective Black Anvil have just put out a brand new lyric video for one of the songs from their upcoming fifth full-length album. Check out "Castrum Doloris":

The new album will be titled "Regenesis", and is scheduled for release on the 4th of November via Season of Mist. This will mark the band's first album in almost six years, following 2017's "As Was", and their first release through Season of Mist. The label commented on the album's style:

Make no mistake, "Regenesis" is not a departure from Black Anvil's identity, but rather serves as the ...

Dutch Black Metal band Iskandr have just put out a brand new single, titled "Glas". The single is a stand-alone acoustic instrumental track that does not form part of any album, although it is related conceptually and artistically to the band's most recent release, "Vergezicht", from 2021. Check it out:

Eisenwald, the band's label, elaborated on the nature of "Glas":

Intended as both an addendum to what last year’s “Vergezicht” had to offer, as well as a swansong for the musical style Iskandr had developed throughout three albums and two EP’s, “Glas” offers an introspective hymn to the ...

U.K. Black Metal act Abduction have just unveiled a brand new music video which was uploaded to the Candlelight Records channel earlier today. The video is for the song "Kernos Crown", expected to be part of the project's next album, the details of which remain as of yet unannounced:

Stay tuned for more info.

Back in March 2022, Brazilian Black Metal mystics Necromante released their second full-length album, titled "XI", via Iron Bonehead Productions. Yesterday, a lyric video was uploaded to the label's channel for the album's tenth track, "The Venom Between Gods", check it out:

The label commented on the band's origins and influences as well as the themes encountered on the new album:

Formed in 2007, NECROMANTE patiently stirred their cauldron of sound over the course of a couple demos, a mini-album, and a live album. Hailing from Brazil, within that cauldron, of course, can ...

German Black Metal newcomers Eclesios are getting ready to launch what will be their debut album next month, specifically on the 30th of September via Eisenwald. The album is titled "Halls of Salvation", and the track "Death Chiming" has now been made available for listening:

The label commented to give listeners an idea of where Eclesios comes from and what to expect from the debut:

The heavens are aflame and the flock prays for salvation. But salvation never comes. Of course not. What they deem sacred is a temple, made from bones, flesh, skin and blood, a church praying for thei ...

Italian Black / Death Metal band Hierophant have so far revealed three songs from their upcoming album, "Death Siege", the most recent of which is the album's third track, "Devil Incarnate", which was revealed today in the form of a lyric video:

"Death Siege" is scheduled for release on the 26th of August via Season of Mist. The song "Crypt of Existence" was already released in early July, check it out:

Back in June, the album's title track was revealed in the form of a music video:

"Death Siege" will mark Hierophant's fifth studio release, and their first material of ...

German Pagan Black Metal act Firtan are putting the finishing touches on what will be their third full-length album, titled "Marter", and due for release on the 30th of September via Art of Propaganda Records. While we wait, the band has just unveiled the album's first single, "Amor Fati", check out the music video below:

The band commented:

Throughout the last two years we went through many ordeals to create new music that we feel confident about. Here is the first song from our upcoming Album "Marter", which hopefully emphasizes what we tried to achieve - to create songs that ...

Canadian Blackened Death Metal gang Wake recently released "Thought Form Descent", which came out on the 22nd of July through Metal Blade Records, marking their sixth full-length album. Now the label is streaming the entire album in full, check it out:

A music video for the song "Swallow the Light" was released back in May:

"Thought Form Descent" was produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Dave Otero of Flatline Audio Studio in Denver, Colorado, and features a guest appearance by Kevin Hufnagel of Gorguts on two of the songs. Complete tracklist is as follows:

Infinite Inward ...

Polish Blackened Death Metal pioneers Behemoth have just unveiled a pair of brand new music videos, both for the song "The Deathless Sun", which will be the third track from the band's upcoming "Opvs Contra Natvram" album, scheduled for release on the 16th of September via Nuclear Blast Records. One of the videos is a "narrative video", produced by 9LITER FILMY:

The other is a "performance video", produced by Grupa13, who have collaborated with Behemoth for several music videos in recent years:

Back in May together with the album's announcement, a new single was released in the form of a ...

Louisiana Black / Death Metal veterans Goatwhore have recently revealed the details for the next full-length album, which is to be titled "Angels Hung from the Arches of Heaven", and scheduled for release on the 7th of October through long-time label Metal Blade Records. The first taste of the new album is a music video for the opening track, "Born of Satan's Flesh", check it out:

Metal Blade Records had this to say regarding the album's contents:

Unquestionably their strongest, most accomplished album to date in sound, concept, and execution, "Angels Hung from the Arches of ...