Canadian Black Metal act Panzerfaust will soon be releasing their sixth full-length album, titled "The Suns of Perdition - Chapter III: The Astral Drain", on the 22nd of July via German label Eisenwald. So far two tracks from the new album have been made available for listening, the most recent of which, "The Far Bank at the River Styx", goes live in a few hours:

The album's closing track, "Tabula Rasa", was already made available for listening last month:

"The Suns of Perdition - Chapter III: The Astral Drain" will mark the third chapter in the planned four-part "The Suns of Perdition" ...

Canadian Black Metal veterans Panzerfaust are getting ready to unleash what will be their sixth full-length album, titled "The Suns of Perdition - Chapter III: The Astral Drain", on the 22nd of July via German label Eisenwald, marking the third chapter in the planned four-part "The Suns of Perdition" series. While we wait, the album's closing track, "Tabula Rasa", was made available for listening earlier today, check it out:

The label commented on the new album's contents:

Throughout the "Suns of Perdition" tetralogy, Panzerfaust has managed to expand upon their distinct sound ...

Italian Black Metal band Ars Macabra have just released their third full length album today. The new album is simply titled "III", following the band's 2007 album, "Hate Induced Trance".

The tracklist for "III" is as follows:


Cursed Paradigm
Fire of Seraphim
Cerum Luciferi
Illuminati
Ubique Daemon Ubique Deus
Panpsychic Khaos
Deneb (Alpha Cygni)
Thanatos Projection
Manifestation of the Curse
With Fires of Titan


"III" has been released through Polish label Odium Records, and the label has made two of the album's songs available for streaming online at their official ...

In our third installment of the Kings of Black series, we take a closer look at one of the pioneers of Norwegian Black Metal and the architects of Symphonic Black Metal, Emperor.

Since their creation in 1991 until their dissolution in 2001, Emperor have proven to be not only one of the key progenitors of the Second Wave of Black Metal that originated in Norway, but also one of the most inspirational, with their influence being found within the music of literally thousands of Symphonic Black Metal bands across the globe.

Click here to view our biography for Emperor.

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