On the 24th of February, German Black Metal act Total Hate will be unleashing their fifth studio album, titled "Marching Towards Humanicide", via Eisenwald. Meanwhile, the track "Immersed in Hellfire" is now up for listening:

The album features eight tracks in total, and is the band's first release of any kind since 2019's "Throne Behind a Black Veil":

Black Division (Annihilate!) Res ad Triarios Rediit Antichrislem's Realm Of Worthless Lives Immersed in Hellfire Ignited by Hate When Satan's Flames Blazed Marching Towards Humanicide

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Underground US Black Metal acts Geist of Ouachita and Eternal Tomb will be releasing a split album later this month, titled "Black Feudal Savagery", via label Signal Rex. While we wait, one track from each band ("Visions of Vitriolic Hate" and "Nights of Mist and Eternal Rest" respectively) is now available for listening at the label's channel, check it out:

Stay tuned for more details.

Ukrainian Black Metal veterans Hate Forest have recently released a brand new album, titled "Innermost", marking the second full-length effort since their 2019 reunion, and their sixth studio album overall. To celebrate the new release, the entire thing is now being streamed online at the Osmose Productions channel:

The album features six tracks in total:

Those Who Howl Inside the Snowstorm By Full Moon's Light Alone the Steppe Throne Can Be Seen Ice-Cold Bloodless Veins Temple of the Great Eternal Night Whiteout Silence Solitude in Starry December

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Icelandic Black Metal mystics Misþyrming have just unleashed their fairly anticipated third studio album, which is titled "Með Hamri" ("With Hammer"), released today through French label Norma Evangelium Diaboli. To celebrate the release, the entire album is now being streamed online over at the label's channel:

The label commented:

By their hammer let none be saved – Misþyrming return to lay down the law. Með hamri is the sound of the iron heel of Black Metal trampling the face of musical modernity.

Með hamri is deeply saturated with the vibrantly alive energy that Misþyrming capture ...

Spanish Black Metal act Foscor have just released a cover for the song "This Twilight Garden", originally released by The Cure in 1992 as a B-side to the single "High", the lead single of what would be their ninth studio album, "Wish". The cover is presented in lyric video format over at the Season of Mist channel, check it out:

The band commented briefly on their decision for this precise song:

The cover celebrates the 30th anniversary of another iconic album of the 90’s and a key band for the development of all dark sounds. Probably the best love song Robert Smith has eve ...

Russian instrumental Black Metal project Frostnatt recently released another EP, titled "Dette Stedet Kjenner Bare Kulden" ("This place only knows the cold") and featuring five new tracks. The EP is now streaming in full:

Complete tracklist as follows:

Dette Stedet Kjenner Bare Kulden Jeg Venter Fortsatt på Snøstormen Vintervindens Første Pust Gjennom Vintertåka Vinterskogens Drøm

The cover art was designed by Den Svarte Skogen Design:

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Australian Black Metal solo act Drowning the Light have just put out a new song, titled "As Death Creeps Closer with the Tide", which is taken from the upcoming album "Haunter of the Deep", due for release next year by Dark Adversary Productions. Check it out:

The label hinted at the album's themes:

"Haunter of the Deep" is an album filled with melodic and melancholic Setapophian Black Metal darkness that will drag you from the shallows into the murky depths below... A journey to great empires forgotten by time... A trident to plunge and fill your lungs... And as death creeps closer with ...

German Atmospheric Black Metal act Geistlicht are now streaming their second album, titled "Fading Light", in full over at the BMP channel, check it out:

You can pick up the album here:

https://geistlicht.bandcamp.com/album/fading-light

Russian Progressive Black Metal project Bizarrekult have just put out a brand new music video, which is for the song "Midt I Stormen", taken from the band's upcoming full-length album, "Den Tapte Krigen", which is due for release on the 27th of January via Season of Mist. Check it out:

The band commented on the meaning of the song:

'Midt i stormen' (In the middle of the storm) is a desperate hymn of a loss. As we age, we lose our dear ones. Sometimes, these messages are like a lightning that hits the only tall tree standing in an open field. And there we are, burned and broken, on the ...

Belgian Symphonic Black Metal band Artefacts have just released another music video for one of the songs from their upcoming debut album, "Lucius", the first chapter of a planned trilogy, expected to release next year via Antihero Records. The music video is for the song "Augur the Age of Darkness", check it out:

Back in April a video was released for the song "Nephereth":

The band commented on the level of immersion and storytelling that they are aiming for:

The mission from the outset was to give the audience an all-inclusive experience, encompassing music, images and an expansive ...