Norwegian Black Metal band Taake have just release a new compilation album, titled "Avvik", through Dark Essence Records.

The new compilation features the six collected tracks from the band's recent split albums with fellow Norwegians Whoredom Rife, Deathcult and Helheim released over the course of the last two years. In addition to these tracks, there also features an acoustic version of "Nattestid Ser Porten Vid I".

"Avvik" is 41:21 in length, and is divided into the following seven songs:

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Norwegian Black Metal pioneers Mayhem will be releasing their brand new EP, which is titled "Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando", on the 9th of July through Century Media records. Leading up to the release, the label has just uploaded another song from the EP to their YouTube channel. The song is titled "Everlasting Dying Flame", and is the third track on the EP:

In case you missed it, the label already made the EP's opening track, "Voces Ab Alta", available for listening last month:

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Scottish Black Metal project Ruadh is due to release "Eternal" on the 9th of July, marking its third full-length album. While we wait, the entire album is now available for streaming online via the BMP YouTube channel, check it out below:

"Eternal" will be the project's third full length, and will feature the following tracklist:

Break of Dawn Let the Pagan Fire Burn Harvest Fade to Grey The Wheel

Ruadh was formed by multi-instrumentalist Tom Perrett in 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. Tom had this to say regarding the new album's concepts:

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In case you hadn't already noticed, BestBlackMetalAlbums.com has now moved to Lycanthropia.net, permanently.

This means a new URL, name, and logo for the site, but everything else remains the same as before. This includes everyone's accounts, so the transition should be pretty much seamless. Any old URLs will automatically redirect to the new ones. The only other noteworthy changes are that all URLs now use hyphens instead of underscores, and I fixed a bug causing some embedded YouTube videos to not display.

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Mexican newcomers Necroroots have recently unveiled that they are working on a new full-length album. According to the band's Instagram and Facebook pages, the new album, which is titled "Revelations of the Unknown", is in the final stages of the recording process.

Necroroots was formed in 2016 by "Tertaro" and "Eiacos". After releasing an EP back in 2017, they finally recorded their debut full-length in 2020, which was a very promising release in my opinion. Earlier this year, they announced that they were recording their second full-length, and they have ... [»]

German Post-Black Metal band Agrypnie are releasing what will be their sixth full-length album on the 30th of July through AOP Records, titled "Metamorphosis". Leading up to the release, a brand new music video has been produced for the album's third track, "Verwüstung", and you can check it out on the labels's YouTube channel:

"Metamorphosis" will feature a total of 11 new tracks:

Wir Ertrunkenen - Prolog Wir Ertrunkenen Verwüstung Am Ende der Welt - Teil 1 Skulptur aus Eis Metamorphosis 3327 Melatonin Untergang Am Ende der Welt - Teil 2 Wi ... [»]

Norwegian Black Metal pioneers Darkthrone celebrate today the release of their 19th full-length album, titled "Eternal Hails......". The album was released through longtime collaborators Peaceville Records, and to mark the occasion, the label has uploaded a lyric video for the album's opening track, "His Master's Voice". Check it out below:

The new album features a total of just five tracks, but each one clocks in at over seven minutes in length. The complete tracklist is as follows:

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Melodic Black Metal veterans Suidakra are scheduled to release what will be their 15th full-length album tomorrow, titled "Wolfbite", through MDD Records. To set the atmosphere and get things rolling, the band has made a music video available for one of the new tracks, titled "Vortex of Carnage", which you can check out below:

The band's label already made a lyric video for "Resurgence" available earlier this month:

The new album will feature a total of nine new tracks:

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An hour ago, Raw Black Metal band Lamp of Murmuur announced that a new album is in the works, and will be available on tape and CD formats by August/September, and then on vinyl as early as logistically possible.

The second full-length of the American band will be titled "Submission and Slavery", and will contain a total of six songs:

Reduced To Submission And Slavery Thine Be The Cavalry Dominatrix’s Call Deformed Erotic Visage Lustgate Toward Your Cruel Dominions As Evening Falls (Christian Death)

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Atmospheric Black Metal band Beyond Time have just released their debut full-length album, which is titled "Through the Vastness of the Universe", and to mark the occasion the entire album is now streaming online via the BMP YouTube channel:

"Through the Vastness of the Universe" was released yesterday though Polish label Werewolf Promotion to coincide with the summer solstice, and features guest vocals from Jakub "GrimSpirit" Grzywacz of Evilfeast fame on several tracks. Clocking in at just under 45 minutes in length, the complete tracklist for the album is ... [»]