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The album marks the band's eighth studio album in a career spanning almost 15 years.
Austrian Post-Black Metal veterans Harakiri for the Sky have just released a brand new album via Art of Propaganda Records, titled "Scorched Earth". The album marks their first release of new material since 2021, and their eighth studio album overall. To celebrate the release, which happened on the 24th of January, the entire album is now available for listening over at the label's channel:
More info here: https://shop.aoprecords.de/gb/
The song is titled "Pale Flowers Under an Empty Sky", and is taken from the project's upcoming second studio album, "Otherlike Darknesses".
Norwegian Black / Doom / Death Metal solo project Felgrave are due to release a brand new album on the 26th of April via Transcending Obscurity Records, titled "Otherlike Darknesses", marking the project's second full-length effort. Meanwhile, the album's second track, "Pale Flowers Under an Empty Sky", is now available for listening, check it out:
The label commented briefly regarding the band's recent signing and the album's styles:
I'm delighted to work with Felgrave and their fascinating new album which is a dark and moody mélange of various styles. ...
The new album was released last week via Signal Rex, and marks the band's second studio album.
Norwegian Black Metal act Nachash have just released their sophomore studio album, "Eschaton Magicks", via Signal Rex on the 31st of January. The entire album is now streaming via the label's channel:
The label commented on the new album's themes:
Once again tellingly titled, Eschaton Magicks builds upon the shocking maturity of NACHASH's debut album. Some six-plus years removed, it's understandable that no small amount of growth would occur in the interim, but the trio's shifting of sonic goalposts - from their earlier "deathened black metal" to a proud declaration of "Norwegian Metal ...
The compilation is titled "Morbid Death and Birth of Unreleased Nightmares" and consists of material taken from the band's early years.
Finnish Black / Thrash Metal maniacs Urn have recently celebrated their 30th anniversary, tracing their origins back to the golden year that was 1994. To mark the occasion, a new compilation album, titled "Morbid Death and Birth of Unreleased Nightmares", was released last week, featuring material from their early demos and promos, some of which were previously unreleased tracks. The entire album is now streaming online at the Osmose Productions channel:
The label commented:
URN "Morbid Death and Birth of Unreleased Nightmares": finally some filthy and rare material for you hungry wolves ...
The single is titled "De Wraak van Het Bos", and is taken from the band's upcoming fifth studio album, "De schemering van werelden".
Belgian solo Black Metal project Ande has just put out another single from the upcoming album, "De Schemering van Werelden" ("The Twilight of Worlds"), which is due for release on the 31st of January via Naturmacht Productions. The new song is titled "De Wraak van Het Bos" ("The Revenge of the Forest"), check it out:
Another of the album's tracks, "Van de Eeuwen", was already revealed earlier this month:
More info here: https://naturmacht.com/ande-de-schemering-van-werelden/
The album is titled Om Jordens Blod och Urgravens Grepp", and marks the project's second full-length album.
Swedish Black Metal solo project Häxkapell has just released "Om Jordens Blod och Urgravens Grepp" ("About the Earth's Blood and the Tomb's Grip"), marking the project's second studio album. It was released via Nordvis, and is now streaming in full on the label's channel:
The label commented:
From the northernmost part of Scandinavia, Häxkapell presents "Om jordens blod och urgravens grepp," a black metal masterpiece that blends folk, atmospheric darkness, and progressive elements. Traditional instruments infuse the music with primal energy, while ...
The album was released on the 17th of January via Hammerheart Records, marking the project's eighth studio album.
Italian Black Metal spirit Hesperia has released a new album, titled "Fra li Monti Sibillini (Black Medieval Winter over the Sibylline Mounts)". The album was released via Hammerheart Records on the 17th of January, and to celebrate the occasion, the entire album is now streaming in full over at the label's channel:
More info here: https://hesperia.lnk.to/fralimontisibillini
The album will be the self-titled "Silver Knife", due for release on the 19th of April via Amor Fati Productions.
Franco-Belgian Black Metal collective Silver Knife are due to release a brand new album this spring, specifically their self-titled "Silver Knife", scheduled for the 19th of April via Amor Fati Productions. While we wait, the track "Reticent Paroxysm" is now available for listening:
More info soon here: http://www.amor-fati-productions.de
The song is titled "Abyssal Tower", and is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Cult of Uzura", due for release on Transcending Obscurity Records.
After signing with Transcending Obscurity Records, French Black / Death Metal act Skaphos are putting together a brand new album, titled "Cult of Uzura". There are no specific release details so far, but one of the songs from the new album is now available for listening on the label's channel, in the form of a music video for the track "Abyssal Tower", check it out:
The label and band both commented briefly on the record deal, the band's style, and the album's themes:
We're thrilled to work with the French band Skaphos, who've upped the ante on their new album. I always felt they had the ...
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Just a heads up that the site will be moving to a new provider in the near future. There is no confirmed timeframe yet, but due to the nature of the current provider and their inability to deal with certain technical aspects, the site may actually go offline for some days or weeks before the migration is complete.
As soon as I have more details I will post them here, or if the site does go down, I will post updates on the Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/lycanthropia
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The song is titled "Van de Eeuwen", and is taken from the upcoming album, "De Schemering van Werelden", due for release at the end of January via Naturmacht Productions.
Belgian Black Metal act Ande will be releasing a brand new album on the 31st of January, titled "De Schemering van Werelden" ("The Twilight of Worlds"). Meanwhile, one of the songs from the album, "Van de Eeuwen", is now available for listening via the Naturmacht Productions channel:
More info here: https://naturmacht.com/ande-de-schemering-van-werelden/
The band have just released their fourth studio album, titled "De tyfus, de Teerling", on the 10th of January via Folter Records.
Dutch Black Metal mariners Grafjammer have just unleashed their latest studio album, which is titled "De tyfus, de Teerling" ("Typhoid, the Dice"). The album was released yesterday via Folter Records, and marks their fourth full-length release overall. To celebrate the release, the album is now streaming in its entirety over at the label's channel, check it out:
More info here: https://folter666shop.de/GRAFJAMMER-NL-De-Tyfus-De-Teerling-DigiCD/SW10028
The albums form chapters of the "Conquer or Serve" series, which is expected to have at least three parts in total.
Prolific Australian solo Black Metal project Drowning the Light has just released two albums, or rather one album split into two chapters: "Conquer or Serve I: From Primordial Waters of Chaos" and "Conquer or Serve II: The Natural Law Is Tooth & Claw". Both albums are streaming in full over at the Dark Adversary Productions channel, the project's very own label:
The project's mastermind, Azgorh, offered comments on the themes of the new records, as well as alluding to a potential third chapter:
The first part of this five part ouroboros cycle is "From Primordial Waters of ...
The song is taken from the new album, "Hälsingemörker", due for release on the 7th of February via Hammerheart Records.
Swedish Black Metal vikings Ereb Altor are due to release "Hälsingemörker" on the 7th of February via Hammerheart Records, marking their 10th studio album in a career spanning over 20 years. While we wait, the album's sixth track, "The Waves, the Sky and the Pyre", is now available for listening:
More info here: https://erebaltor.lnk.to/halsingemorker
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The band's debut demo tape, "Baptism in Blood", first released in 1985, is now receiving a limited vinyl reissue via Hell's Headbangers Records.
It's time to close out the year with some old school goodness. Pioneers of the Australian extreme metal scene Armoured Angel, who formed back in 1982, are seeing their very first demo tape, "Baptism in Blood", receive a special vinyl reissue courtesy of Hell's Headbangers Records, 40 years later.
To mark the occasion, the demo is now being streamed in full over at the label's channel, have a listen:
The label commented on the band's influence, their legacy, and the significance of their 1985 demo:
As longtime fans of the band, HELLS HEADBANGERS is proud to present a ...
Ahead of the release of what will be their fifth studio release, "Kadath", the band presents a music video for the album's fourth track.
Eldritch Black Metal cultists The Great Old Ones are putting the finishing touches on what will be their fifth full-length offering of Lovecraftian-inspired madness, "Kadath". The album is due for release on the 24th of January via Season of Mist, who already collaborated with the band for their two previous albums.
While we wait, the new album's fourth track, "Under the Sign of Koth", is now available for listening in the form of a visualizer music video over at the label's channel, check it out:
The label briefly described the specific aspects of Lovecraftian lore around which ...
The band released their debut self-titled EP "Beneath Moonlight" on the 20th of December via Debemur Morti Productions.
Newly formed U.S. Black Metal collective Beneath Moonlight, featuring members of Bad Manor and Bad Magic, have just released their debut self-titled EP, "Beneath Moonlight", on the 20th of December via Debemur Morti Productions. The EP is now being streamed in its entirety through the label's channel, check it out:
The label described the band's style and the EP's concepts in detail:
The latest transmission from the shadowed circle of Ordo Vampyr Orientis (BAT MAGIC, BAD MANOR, BEASTIAL MAJESTY), pianistic Black Metal mavericks BENEATH MOONLIGHT arrive on DMP in fantastic ...
The song is titled "The Patriarch - Part II" and is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Where Celestial Bodies Guide Not", due for release in March via Sun & Moon Records.
March 15th has been set as the release date for the next album by Experimental Black Metal act Voluptas. The album is titled "Where Celestial Bodies Guide Not", and will be released via underground Romanian label Sun & Moon Records. While we wait, one of the songs from the new album is now available for listening, check out "The Patriarch - Part II" below:
The label briefly described the band's musical style:
Voluptas is experimental black metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, influenced by the Norwegian avant-garde of the 1990s and other eccentric rock genres. Their music ...
The new album, which was released by Purity Through Fire records on the 25th of December, marks the band's fifth studio album in their decade-long career.
German Black Metal duo Mavorim have just put out "In Omnia Paratus", released on the 25th of December via Purity Through Fire records. The album marks the band's fifth full-length release, and to celebrate the occasion, the entire thing is now available for streaming via the label's channel:
Complete tracklist for "In Omnia Paratus" is as follows:
In Omnia Paratus
Als der Menschheit Wille brach
Zerfall
Tu' ich meine Augen zu
Stählerne Reihen
Ein fahles Ross
Aller Abart Gloria
Träume
Alles stirbt
Der letzten Sonne Untergang
More info here ...
The new album was released last week via Soulseller Records, and marks the band's ninth studio album.
London-based Black Metal act Old Forest have recently released "Graveside", marking their ninth studio album in a career spanning 25 years. The complete album is now available for streaming via the the Soulseller Records channel, check it out:
More info here: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com
The album, titled "Fasornas Tid", was released yesterday via Season of Mist, marking the band's seventh studio album in a career spanning over three decades.
Swedish Black Metal veterans Mörk Gryning have just unleashed "Fasornas Tid", marking their first release in over four years, and their seventh studio album overall in a career that dates back to as early as 1993. "Fasornas Tid", which translates to "Time of Phases", was released yesterday via label Season of Mist. To celebrate the occasion, the entire album is now available for streaming:
Complete tracklist for "Fasornas Tid" is as follows:
Intro
The Seer
Tornet
Fasornas Tid
Before the Crows Have Their Feast
Savage Messiah
An Ancient Ancestor of the Autumn Moon
Black ...
"Lebenswelt Below" will be the third track from the band's upcoming fifth studio album, "Antinomian Asceticism", due for release in January.
New Zealand Black Metal occultists Barshasketh have been working on a brand new album, titled "Antinomian Asceticism" and scheduled for release on the 9th of January through label World Terror Committee. While we wait, the album's third track, "Lebenswelt Below", is now available for listening:
The album's opening track, "Radiant Aperture", was previously revealed in November:
More info here: https://www.w-t-c.shop/
The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut EP, due for release next year via Iron Bonehead Productions.
U.S. Black Metal newcomers Balefire have recently revealed the song "Sands of Gemini", which is taken from their debut self-titled EP due for release at some point next via Iron Bonehead Productions. Check it out:
Stay tuned.
The song is taken from the album "Landhaskur", which is due for release next week via Naturmacht Productions.
Italian Pagan Black Metal band Dewfall have just put out a music video for the song "Skalks", which is taken from their upcoming album "Landhaskur", due to for release on the 29th of November via Naturmacht Productions. Check it out:
The label commented further on the album's themes:
Landhaskur by Dewfall is an epic black metal opus with a folkloristic and medieval blend, narrating the forgotten myth of Winnili (the ancient population known as Longobards) and the atavic pagan cults and traditions they infused during their 200 years kingdom at the doors of the middle age within the ...
The song is titled "Poet of Fire", and is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, "Black Plasma Armour".
German Black Metal veterans Membaris will be releasing a new full-length album on the 21st of January via World Terror Committee Productions, titled "Black Plasma Armour". The album will mark their first release in almost five years, and their sixth studio album overall, in a career spanning two decades. The album's fifth track, "Black Plasma Armour", is now available for listening:
More info soon here: https://www.w-t-c.shop/
The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Eiger", due for release on December 6th.
Swiss Black Metal band Aara will be releasing a brand new album on the 6th of December, titled "Eiger", a homage to climbers who have lost their lives to the notorious Alpine peak of the same name. "Eiger" will be released via Debemur Morti Productions, and while we wait, the song "Senkrechte Welten" is now available for listening at the label's channel:
The label commented further on the new album's concepts and Aara's journey so far:
Averaging an album per year since their 2018 formation, this latest expression from the rightly-revered Swiss Atmospheric Black Metal band ...
The video is for the title track from the band's upcoming album, "Amidst the Ruins", due for release via Season of Mist in February.
Scottish Black Metal solo-act Saor are getting ready to unleash what will be their sixth studio album, titled "Amidst the Ruins" due for release on the 25th of February via Season of Mist. Meanwhile, a music video is now available for the album's title track, check it out:
More info here: https://orcd.co/saoramidsttheruins
The song is taken from the album "The Skorian // The Greyleer", which is due for release next month via Profound Lore Records.
Oakland-based Black Metal duo Mefitis are preparing for the release of what will be their third studio album, titled "The Skorian // The Greyleer", and due for release on the 29th of November via Profound Lore Records. While we wait, the album's seventh track, "In Gloom's Gorge", is now available for listening over at the label's channel:
More info here: https://thetruemefitis.bandcamp.com/
The song is titled "Me, the Dreamer", and is the opening track from the band's next album, "Kadath", which is due for release in January.
French Post-Black Metal act The Great Old Ones are due to release their next Lovecraftian-themed album on the 25th of January via Season of Mist. Titled "Kadath", the album is inspired by the 1943 novella "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath", and will feature a total of seven tracks, the first of which, "Me, the Dreamer", is now available for listening:
More info soon here: https://thegreatoldones.bandcamp.com/
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British Black/Death Metal act Abduction are due to release a brand new album in February 2025, titled "Existentialismus". Well ahead of the release date, the album's opening track is already available for listening on the Candlelight Records channel, in the form of a music video:
More info soon here: https://www.candlelightrecords.co.uk/
The demo features seven tracks and is now available for streaming via Amor Fati Productions.
Newcomers Erbeet Azhak have just released their debut demo, which can be listened to in full via the Amor Fati Productions channel:
Stay tuned for more info.
The single is titled "Im Ruusch" and is taken from the band's upcoming album, the details of which have yet to be revealed.
Swiss Black Metal traditionalists Ungfell have just put out a brand new single, titled "Im Ruusch", taken from their upcoming album, the details of which haven't yet been revealed:
Stay tuned for more info.
The band is a side project of Vicotnik of Dødheimsgard fame, with the project's debut album "Omniverse Consciousness" released on the 11th of October via Peaceville Records.
Norwegian Black Metal project Doedsmaghird have just released their debut studio album, "Omniverse Consciousness", on the 11th of October via Peaceville Records. To celebrate the release, the album's opening track, "Heart of Hell", was made available for streaming:
The label commented on the song, the album and the project:
Doedsmaghird, the new project from Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez, the mind behind longstanding leaders of the Norwegian metal scene, Dødheimsgard, and esteemed French multi-instrumentalist and Dødheimsgard guitarist Camille Giradeau, will release their debut album Omniverse ...
The song is taken from "Cold Light", the band's debut studio album, which is due for release later this year.
U.S. Black Metal act Wuldorgast have just put out "Dawn of the Black Sun", a song taken from the band's upcoming debut studio album, titled "Cold Light", which is due for release later this year via Iron Bonehead Productions:
More info soon.
The song is titled "Dying Wolf Beneath The Stars", taken from the band's upcoming debut, "Malevolent Lycanthropic Heresy".
American Black Metal newcomers Luring are getting ready to unleash their debut studio album, titled "Malevolent Lycanthropic Heresy", due for release later this year via Iron Bonehead Productions. Meanwhile, one of the songs from the album is now available for listening, check out "Dying Wolf Beneath The Stars":
Stay tuned for more info.
The band's latest album, "The Gate of the Veiled Beyond", was released on the 20th of September via Transcending Obscurity Records.
German Melodic Black/Death Metal act Typhonian recently released their third studio album, "The Gate of the Veiled Beyond", which was published via Transcending Obscurity Records on the 20th of September, marking their second full-length effort. The album's closing track, "Cath'un - Gate of the Veiled Beyond" is now available for listening over at the label's channel, check out the 19-minute behemoth below:
The label commented on the band's evoluton:
Where most bands are content revelling in the sound of the glory days of early '90s death metal, German band ...
The band's debut album will be titled "Corona Tenebra", and is due for release in December by Avantgarde Music.
Polish Black Metal act Todestrieb have just put out a brand new single, titled "Axis Nihil", which is taken from their upcoming debut studio album, titled "Corona Tenebra", which is due for release in December by French label Avantgarde Music. You can listen to the new song here:
The label commented:
Todestrieb is a black metal band created by Blein (guitars and bass) and Res (vocals and lyrics) in early 2023 in Cracow, Poland. After several months of hard work, the duo completed their debut studio record, Corona Tenebra, which will be released in December by Avantgarde Music.
Drawing ...
The band's debut album will be released later this year through Iron Bonehead Productions.
Australian Black Metal newcomers Tyrannic are currently working on their debut album, "Tyrannic Desolation", which is due for release later this year through Iron Bonehead Productions. While we wait, one of the songs from the album, "Prophetic Eyes of Glass", is now available for listening:
Stay tuned for more info.
The album will be titled "Vitriseptome", and is scheduled for release on November 1st, marking the band's first studio album in over a decade.
Canadian Black/Death Metal veterans Mitochondrion have just revealed the details for "Vitriseptome", their first album in almost 14 years, following 2011's "Parasignosis", and their third full-length effort overall. "Vitriseptome" will be released on the 1st of November via Profound Lore Records, with the album's ninth track, "The Protanthrofuge", now available for listening:
The label commented briefly:
"Vitriseptome", MITOCHONDRION's follow-up full length to 2011's "Parasignosis" is a double album culminating in an 86-minute monstrosity, is an axe head the size of the known universe ...
The new album marks the band's seventh studio album in a career spanning 20 years.
German Post-Black Metal veterans Agrypnie have just this past Friday released "Erg", marking their seventh full-length album in a career that spans two decades. "Erg" was released through Art of Propaganda Records, who also worked with Agrypnie for the release of their previous album, "Metamorphosis". To celebrate the release, the entire record is now available for streaming online at the label's channel:
More info here: https://shop.aoprecords.de/
The band's first demo release is titled "Mocking the Infidels of Satan", and is now streaming in full.
Québécois Black Metal act Misotheos have just released their debut demo, which is titled "Mocking the Infidels of Satan", and is now available for listening in full at the band's official channel:
The demo will have a limited physical release of 20 cassette tapes, and features three tracks in total:
Hantise & Haine
La Mère de Tout les Tourments
The Misanthrope
Stay tuned for more info!
The project's debut album, titled "Í vökulli áþján", was released by Norma Evangelium Diaboli on the 13th of September.
Icelanding Black Metal newcomers Vafurlogi, featuring members of Svartidauði and Helfró, have just released their debut studio album, titled “Í Vökulli Áþján”, via Norma Evangelium Diaboli, in collaboration with Oration Records. To celebrate the release, the entire album is now streaming in full:
The label commented:
Vafurlogi is rooted both spiritually and literally in the early 2000s black metal movement, as the earliest songs were written nearly twenty years ago. Like the stalwarts of that era, Vafurlogi draws inspiration not only from the staunch traditionalism of the ‘90s but also ...
The band's next album will be titled "III: Non Sequitur", and is due for release on the 30th of October.
Dutch Black Metal act Weltschmerz have revealed the details for what will be their third studio album, titled "III: Non Sequitur", and due for release on the 30th of October. Meanwhile, one of the album's tracks is already available for listening:
More info here: https://weltschmerzmetal.bandcamp.com/album/iii-non-sequitur
The new song is titled "Inferior Pathways", and is the fourth track from the band's next album, "The Wolf & the King", due for release next month via Season of Mist.
Norwegian Black Metal kings 1349 are getting ready to unleash their next album, "The Wolf & the King", which is due for release on the 4th of October via Season of Mist. Meanwhile, two of the album's tracks are now available for listening, the most recent of which, "Inferior Pathways", was unveiled last week:
Previously, the album's opening track, "The God Devourer", was also made available:
More info here: https://orcd.co/1349thewolfandtheking
The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut, "Blood Worship Extremism", due for release later this year.
Swedish Black Metal newcomers Nigrum are getting ready to release their debut studio album, titled "Blood Worship Extremism", and due for release later this year via Iron Bonehead Productions. Meanwhile, check out the track "Splendour of the Old World":
Stay tuned for more info.
The song is the seventh track from the band's upcoming album, "The Imperious Horizon", due for release on the 13th of September via Candlelight Records.
British Black Metal heralds Winterfylleth are putting the final touches on what will be their eighth studio album, titled "The Imperious Horizon", and scheduled for release on the 13th of September via long-time partner Candlelight Records. While we wait, the album's seventh track, "To the Edge of Tyranny", is now available for streaming in lyric video format, check it out:
Back in June the band already released a music video for the album's third track, "Dishonour Enthroned", in case you missed it:
"The Imperious Horizon" will also feature a guest appearance by Alan Averill of ...
The song is the opening track from the band's upcoming album, "Indomitable", due for release in October.
Australian Black/Death Metal act Destruktor are getting ready to unleash what will be their third studio album, titled "Indomitable", on the 18th of October via Hell's Headbangers Records. While we wait, the album's opening track, "Speaking with the Dead", is now available for listening:
The label commented:
Since 1997, DESTRUKTOR have been proudly flying the flag for Australian extreme metal. While quite often do their recordings come within large gaps of time - their second album, Opprobrium, was released back in 2015 - these Aussie tyrants have been patiently honing a sound that ...
The original 1996 "Goats to Azazael" demo will be presented in EP format by Osmose Productions, and is now available for streaming in full.
U.S. Black Metal ancients Angelcorpse are having their debut demo 1996 tape "Goats to Azazael" re-released in EP format by Osmose Productions, with the entire thing now available for streaming at the label's channel:
More info here: https://bit.ly/angel-corpse-shop
"Todbringerin" was released on the 30th of August via AOP Records, marking the band's fifth studio album.
Austrian Black Metal act Ellende have just released "Todbringerin" marking their fifth studio album in a career spanning over a decade. To celebrate the release, the entire album is now available for streaming over at the Art of Propaganda label's channel:
The album is dedicated to Austrian game developer Philipp Gosch (1988-2023) who died during flooding while visiting Greece.
Buy the album here: https://shop.aoprecords.de/gb/
The band's next studio album will be titled "Nyx (Hymnejä Yölle)", and features six new tracks, the first of which is now available for listening.
Finnish Black Metal veterans Horna have just revealed the opening track from their upcoming 12th studio album, which will be titled "Nyx (Hymnejä Yölle)" ("Hymns to the Night"). Check out the first hymn below:
"Nyx (Hymnejä Yölle)" will be released on the 13th of September through World Terror Committee (W.T.C) Productions, and will mark the band's 30th anniversary, featuring five "hymns" and a sixth track that represents a neofolk reinterpretation of a song taken from their 2005 masterpiece, "Envaatnags Eflos Solf Esgantaavne":
Hymni I
Hymni II
Hymni III ...
The new album will be titled "Bless the North Winds", and will mark the band's fifth studio album in a career spanning 25 years.
Canadian Black Metal viking Bloodaxe has recently announced that a brand new album is in the works, titled "Bless the North Winds" and featuring 10 tracks of pounding Boreal Metal. The album will mark the band's fifth full-length album in a career spanning three decades, and is currently in the recording phase:
The album will be recorded and mixed at the famed Necromorbus Studios in Sweden, and will feature Polish session drummer Krzysztof Klingbein, who also contributed drums to the previous Bloodaxe album, "Gales of November".
Stay tuned for more info: https://bloodaxe.bandcamp.com/
The song is the first glimpse at the Italian project's third studio album, "The Blame Dagger", due for release in October.
On the 4th of October, Italian Black Metal solo project Nubivagant will be releasing their third studio album, which is titled "The Blame Dagger". The album will be released through Amor Fati Productions, with the opening track "Darkness Upon the Face of the Deep" now available for listening:
Expect further info here soon: https://nubivagant.bandcamp.com/
The song, titled "Beyond All Death", is taken from their upcoming fifth full-length album, "Death Is Absent", due for release next month.
Finnish Black Metal act Aethyrick have been putting the finishing touches on what will be their fifth studio album, "Death Is Absent", which is due for release on the 13th of September via Norma Evangelium Diaboli. While we wait, the album's third track is now available for listening:
The label commented:
Aethyrick's longstanding partnership with The Sinister Flame ended when the label closed its doors for good. However, the flow of inspiration could not be halted, and the fervent work on the new album continued in the shadows. By the summer of 2024, the process was complete, and the duo ...
The album was released on the 26th of July via Art of Propaganda Records, marking the band's fifth studio record.
Swiss Black Metal act ColdCell have just released a brand new album, which is titled "Age of Unreason". The album was released through Art of Propaganda Records, and marks the band's fifth studio album in a career spanning over a decade. To celebrate the release, the entire album is now streaming online:
More info here: https://linktr.ee/aoprec
The video is for the song "Valotus", taken from what will be the band's upcoming sixth studio album, titled "Muuntautuja".
On the 11th of October, Finnish Black Metal experimentalists Oranssi Pazuzu will be putting out a brand new album, titled "Muuntautuja" ("Shapeshifter"), via Nuclear Blast Records. Meanwhile, the album's third track, "Valotus", is now available in the form of a music video, check it out:
More info here: https://oranssipazuzu.bfan.link/valotus
The song is titled "Utbrent" and is taken from "Syv", the band's upcoming seventh studio album.
Norwegian Black Metal act Mork will be putting out a new album on the 20th of September, titled "Syv". While we wait, the album's fourth track, "Utbrent", is now available for streaming over at the Peaceville Records channel:
The label commented:
Black metal legends Mork have announced details of their new album 'Syv', the 7th Chapter in the saga of the Norwegian black metal legends. Alongside the news, the band reveal the album’s first single ‘Utbrent’. Speaking about the new single, Mork creator, frontman and mastermind Thomas Eriksen said “Utbrent is a depiction of getting burnt out and ...
The video is for the song "The God Devourer", the opening track from the band's upcoming album, "The Wolf & the King", due for release in October.
Norwegian Black Metal veterans 1349 are putting the finishing touches on their next album, "The Wolf & the King", which is due for release via Season of Mist on the 4th of October. While we wait, the album's opening track, "The God Devourer", is now available for listening in the form of a music video, check it out:
More info here: https://orcd.co/1349thewolfandtheking
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The song is the opening track from "The Archaic Sanctuary (Ritual Body Postures)", which will be the band's debut full-length album.
Chilean Black/Death Metal outfit Invocation are getting ready to unleash what will be their debut studio album, titled "The Archaic Sanctuary (Ritual Body Postures)", on the 20th of September via Iron Bonehead Productions. Meanwhile, the album's opening track, "Ecstatic Trance", is now available for listening:
"The Archaic Sanctuary (Ritual Body Postures)" features cover art by Canadian artist M.S.:
Stay tuned for more info.
The video is for the song "Shadow Point", and is taken from the band's upcoming full-length album, "The Wolf & the King", due for release in October.
Norwegian Black Metal force 1349 are gearing up for the release of what will be their eighth studio record in a career spanning almost 28 years. The new album will be titled "The Wolf & the King", and is scheduled for release on the 4th of October through Season of Mist. While we wait, a music video for the album's third track, "Shadow Point", is now available:
The complete tracklist for "The Wolf & the King" is as follows:
The God Devourer
Ash of Ages
Shadow Point
Inferior Pathways
Inner Portal
The Vessel and the Storm
Obscura
Fatalist
More info here: ...
The new album was released on the 5th of July via Soulseller Records, and represents the band's seventh studio album.
Danish Black Metal veterans Horned Almighty have just released "Contagion Zero", the band's seventh full-length effort in a career spanning three decades. To celebrate the release, the entire thing is now streaming online in full over at the Soulseller Records channel:
More info here: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com/
The song, titled "Queen of the Blighted Throne", is the third track from the project's debut album, "Of Fell Peaks and Haunted Chasms", due for release later this month.
U.K. Black Metal solo project Wraithfyre will be releasing their debut album, "Of Fell Peaks and Haunted Chasms", on the 26th of July through Naturmacht Productions. Meanwhile, the album's third track, "Queen of the Blighted Throne", is now available for listening:
The label commented:
The first full-length album from new UK-based project Wraithfyre, "Of Fell Peaks and Haunted Chasm" is a furious blast of icy black metal. Paying homage to the forefathers of the genre through grim tremolo riffs and eerie keyboards, the album also carves out a unique place in the annals of black metal with ...
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The track is titled "Aristocratic Suicidal Black Metal", and is the third track from the band's upcoming album, "Songs of Blood and Mire", due for release in August.
Canadian Black Metal wraiths Spectral Wound are scheduled to release a brand new album on the 23rd of August via Profound Lore Records, marking their fourth studio album since their journey started in 2015. While we wait, the album's third track is now available for listening:
The label elaborated briefly on the album's styles and themes, and on the band's path to date:
SPECTRAL WOUND play black metal. Furious and visceral, untrammelled by esoteric posture or grasping idealism. It is music for the poisoned, the futile, the debauched and profane. The blooming of a flower of ...
The album, which was released last week via Hammerheart Records, marks their ninth studio record in a career spanning over 30 years.
Hungarian Pagan Black Metal kings Sear Bliss have just released a brand new album on the 28th of June, titled "Heavenly Down", which marks their ninth full-length effort in a career spanning three decades. The entire album is now available for streaming online over at the Hammerheart Records channel:
The album features cover art designed by legendary Dutch artist Kris Verwimp:
More info here: https://searbliss.lnk.to/heavenlydown
The new project features members from veteran bands in the Icelandic Black Metal scene.
Icelanding Black Metal act Vafurlogi, featuring members of Svartidauði and Helfró, are scheduled to release their debut studio album, titled “Í Vökulli Áþján”, in September of this year through Norma Evangelium Diaboli, in collaboration with Oration Records. For now, one of the tracks from the album, "Helgrindur", is currently available for listening, check it out:
The label commented:
Vafurlogi is rooted both spiritually and literally in the early 2000s black metal movement, as the earliest songs were written nearly twenty years ago. ...
"Az Elidegenedés Melankóliája" and "A Halál Tengely" are the names of the Romanian band's fourth and fifth studio albums in a career spanning over 20 years.
Romanian Black Metal occultists Siculicidium have just put out not one, but two brand new albums, titled "Az Elidegenedés Melankóliája" and "A Halál Tengely", both on the 28th of June via Sun & Moon Records. The albums mark the band's fourth and fifth albums overall, with the former being the more experimental in nature of the two, while the latter offering a more traditional Black Metal approach.
Check them out below:
More info here: https://www.sunandmoonrecords.com/releases
The song is the third track from the band's brand new "Les Chants de l'Aurore" album, released last Friday.
French Post-Black Metal veterans Alcest have just released a brand new album, titled "Les Chants de l'Aurore", on the 21st of June via label Nuclear Blast, who have just made the album's third track, "Améthyste", available for listening;
More info here: https://alcest.bfan.link/leschantsdelaurore.ypo
The album is titled "Glory of Death's Triumph", and was released via Dark Adversary Productions.
Portland-based Black Metal newcomers Herculean Death have just released their debut studio album, titled "Glory of Death's Triumph". The entire album is now available for listening via the Dark Adversary Productions channel:
More info here: https://darkadversary.bigcartel.com/product/herculean-death-glory-of-death-s-triumph-cd
"Gotteswahn" is the eighth track from the band's latest studio album, "Schicksalstotschlag", released last Friday.
Austrian Black Metal act Aussichtslos have just released a brand new album, titled "Schicksalstotschlag", via label Purity Through Fire, with one of the songs is now available for streaming:
More info here: https://shop.purity-through-fire.com/en/
The video is for the song "I Unaturens Vold", taken from their upcoming album, "Ingen Skånsel".
Norwegian Black Metal veterans Koldbrann are due to put out a brand new album on the 23rd of August, titled "Ingen Skånsel", via Dark Essence Records. The album's first single, "I Unaturens Vold", is now available for listening in music video form:
More info here: https://orcd.co/ingen-skaansel
The video is for the song "Algol", taken from their upcoming full-length effort, "Of Thick-circling Shadows", which is scheduled for release at the end of July via W.T.C. Productions.
Finnish Black Metal veterans True Black Dawn have just put out a music video for one of the songs of their upcoming album, "Of Thick-circling Shadows", which is due for release on the 30th of July via W.T.C. Productions. The song is titled "Algol", check it out:
Stay tuned for more info.
"Citadel of Stars" was released on the 31st of May via Hammerheart Records, marking the band's fifth studio album in a career spanning over 20 years.
Canadian Black Metal Vikings SIG:AR:TYR have recently released what marks their fifth studio album, titled "Citadel of Stars". The album was released via Hammerheart Records on the 31st of May, and is now available for listening in full:
More info here: https://sigartyr.lnk.to/citadelofstars
The new album will be titled "The Timeless Everpresent", which is due for release via Avantgarde Music on the 5th of July.
Atlanta-based Black Metal veterans Vimur are getting ready to unleash what will be their fourth studio album, titled "The Timeless Everpresent", due for release on the 5th of July via Avantgarde Music. Meanwhile, the album's first single, "Sons of Another Light", is now available for streaming:
The label commented on the band's origins:
Deep within the Hyperborean mists there lies a pale blue light. It is the light of a flame whose embers have been smoldering long and low, awaiting the day when it will engulf the sky in brilliant and terrible cerulean Aurora. That day has come. Formed in ...
The song is the title-track from the project's upcoming debut studio album, due for release later this year.
Greek Black Metal act Ophidian is due to release their debut studio album, titled "Descent Into The Labyrinth", via Iron Bonehead Productions later this year. Meanwhile, the album's title track is now available for listening:
The label commented:
OPHIDIAN meaning “serpentine, or serpent like” is a one-man black metal project located in Attica/Hellas. Created by ION ARIIFATOS.
Inspired by the glorious hellenic 90’s era, OPHIDIAN explores the corridors that have opened up only to whomever has been initiated in the emotions, thoughts, philosophies and cults that are touched on this ...
The song is titled "The Helm and the Bow", and is taken from the band's upcoming self-titled full-length, due for release on the 26th of July.
Canadian Black Metal act Wormwitch are scheduled to release a brand new album on the 26th of July via Profound Lore Records. The album, despite being self-titled, will mark their fourth full-length overall. While we wait, the album's third track, "The Helm and the Bow", is now available for streaming:
The label commented:
Like black wings from an obsidian sky, WORMWITCH descended from the darkness in 2015, somewhere upon the rain-soaked woodlands of coastal British Columbia. Animated from the bones of several local punk and metal bands, the new entity set out to combine a melodic ...
The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Heavenly Down", due for release on the 28th of June via Hammerheart Records.
Hungarian Black Metal legends Sear Bliss will be releasing a brand new album on the 28th of June, titled "Heavenly Down", marking their ninth full-length effort in a career spanning over 30 years. While we wait, Hammerheart Records have released a music video for the album's seventh track, "Chasm", check it out:
"Heavenly Down" features cover art designed by iconic Dutch artist Kris Verwimp:
More info here: https://searbliss.lnk.to/heavenlydown
The song is the second single from the band's upcoming albm, "House of the Black Geminus", due for release on the 5th of July.
On the 5th of July, Colorado Black Metal mystics Akhlys will be unleashing a brand new album, titled "House of the Black Geminus", via Debemur Morti Productions. Meanwhile, another track from the album has now been made available for listening, check out "Maze of Phobetor":
As described by the label:
Following 2020's widely-worshipped "Melinoë", AKHLYS, the globe's premier channelers of abyssal nightmare, return triumphant with six elaborate and exhilarating new tracks of pure Black Metal terror.
Drawing from esoteric and mythical traditions, where the land of dreams is placed within the ...
The video is for "Dans le Cœur un Poignard", fourth track from the band's upcoming album, "La France des Maudits", due for release in July.
French Black Metal veterans Seth are due to put out a brand new album, titled "La France des maudits", on the 14th of July via Season of Mist, marking their seventh studio album in a career spanning three decades. While we wait, a music video was made for the album's fourth track, "Dans le Cœur un Poignard" ("A Dagger to the Heart"), check it out:
More info here: https://www.innomineseth.fr/shop/
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The song is the title-track from the band's upcoming album, "Nightfloating", due for release on the 12th of June via Agonia Records.
Italian Black Metal veterans Forgotten Tomb are gearing up for the release of what will be their 11th studio album in a career spanning 25 years. The album, titled "Nightfloating", is due for release on the 12th of June via Agonia Records. Meanwhile the album's title-track and opener is now available for listening in the form of a music video:
More info here: https://officialforgottentomb.bandcamp.com/
The video is for the song "To Call the Stars by Name and Render the Heavens Ablaze", taken from the debut album, "Frankincense & Vitriol", released last year.
Irish Black Metal alchemists Verzauber have just put out a lyric video for one of the songs from last year's debut, "Frankincense & Vitriol", ahead of the album's impending physical release through Naturmacht Productions. The song in question is the album's fifth track, "To Call the Stars by Name and Render the Heavens Ablaze", check it out:
More info here: https://shop.naturmacht.com/verzauber-merch
The album was released on the 10th of May via Hypnotic Dirge Records, marking the band's 12th full-length release.
Greek Black Metal veterans Dødsferd have just released a brand new album, titled "Wrath", on the 10th of May through Canadian label Hypnotic Dirge Records. To celebrate the release, the entire album is now available for streaming via the label's channel, check it out:
The label commented:
Following the acclaimed “Diseased Remnants of a Dying World” album in 2018, Dødsferd released an atmospheric two-piece album of raw black metal entitled "Suicide and the rest of your kind will follow Part II", followed by an acoustic collaboration with Sarvok. Circling back ...
The song is titled "Orchard of Grief", and is the second track from the project's upcoming third studio album, "Scars of Yesteryears", due for release next month.
French Atmospheric Black Metal project Inherits the Void is gearing up for the release of what will be their third studio album, "Scars of Yesteryears", which is due for release on the 21st of June via Avantgarde Music. While we wait, the album's second track, "Orchard of Grief", is now available for listening:
The label commented:
As introduced by Inherits The Void mastermind A. himself, “Scars Of Yesteryears is a melodic black metal album which embodies the artistic choices initiated with its predecessor. However, Scars Of Yesteryears is more diverse in its musical influences, ...
The album's title is "Vermine", and was released on the 9th of May via W.T.C. Productions.
French Black Metal solo act Sotherion recently released their debut studio album, titled "Vermine", on the 9th of May via W.T.C. Productions. The whole album is now streaming in full via the label's channel:
The label elaborated on the project's origins as well as the album's style and themes:
Spawned by the mind of infamous composer BST (Aosoth, The Order of Apollyon) in total isolation, in the midst of the first lockdown of 2020, Sotherion is a one-man project paying homage to the late ‘80s and early ‘90s second wave of black metal. Inspired by disgust for the modern world and its ...
The song is titled "The Citadel Awakens to the Gaze of an Incensed God" and is the opening track on the band's 2023 debut, "Frankincense & Vitriol", which is now seeing a physical release via Naturmacht productions.
Irish Black Metal act Verzauber is scheduled to release a physical version of the project's debut album "Frankincense & Vitriol", which was first released digitally last year. The album will see Digipak CD and tape editions via Naturmacht Productions at the end of this month, with the opening track, "The Citadel Awakens to the Gaze of an Incensed God", now streaming on the Naturmacht channel ahead of the physical release:
The label commented:
The debut Verzauber album, “Frankincense & Vitriol” is an epic work encompassing five distinct yet interwoven chapters of dense, narrative-driven ...
The release marks the band's first album in over eight years, and their fourth full-length effort overall.
Finnish Black Metal veterans Draugnim have just released a brand new album, titled "Verum Malum", marking the band's first new material of any kind in over eight years, and their fourth full-length studio effort overall. "Verum Malum" was released via Naturmacht Productions on the 26th of April, and is now streaming in full over at the Naturmacht channel:
The label commented briefly:
"Verum Malum" is the 4th album of Finnish Black Death Metal Band Draugnim and deals with the growing unquenchable and inescapable evil in man, not just during our times but throughout history.
The ...
The EPs represent the remastered versions of tracks previously included in split albums released over the years with the likes of Kommandant, 1914, Flak and Sturmtiger.
Californian WW1 enthusiasts Minenwerfer have just released 4 new EPs, which are essentially the remastered versions of tracks that were previously released in the form of split albums over the last decade with Kommandant, 1914, Flak and Sturmtiger. The EPs are titled "Heimkehr", "Ostfront 14-15", "Pessimism" and "War God Invocation" respectively, and are all now streaming online in full over at the Osmose Productions channel, check them out:
More info here: https://bit.ly/minenwerfer-shop
The songs "Black Dawn Affiliation" and "The Bird People of Nordland" have been made available for streaming leading up to the new album's release on the 26th of April.
Last week, Norwegian Black Metal pioneers Darkthrone released "It Beckons Us All......", their 21st studio album in a career spanning four decades. Leading up to the album's release, two of the tracks from the album were made available for listening in the form of lyric videos, namely "Black Dawn Affiliation" and "The Bird People of Nordland":
The entire album is also available for streaming over at the Peaceville Records Bandcamp page:
https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/it-beckons-us-all
The new album was released on the 19th of April via Soulseller Records, marking the band's ninth full-length effort in a career spanning over 30 years.
Greek Black Metal mystics Kawir have recently put out a brand new album, "Kydoimos", which was released on the 19th of April via Soulseller Records, marking the band's ninth studio album in a career spanning three decades. To celebrate the release, the entire album is now being streamed online at the label's channel:
More info here: http://www.soulsellerrecords.com
The new album will be titled "House of the Black Geminus", with a scheduled release date for the 5th of July.
Colorado-based Black Metal spectres Akhlys have recently unveiled the details for their next album, which is to be titled "House of the Black Geminus", and will be released on the 5th of July via Debemur Morti Productions. The album will mark the band's fourth studio release, and features six new tracks, one of which, "Sister Silence, Brother Sleep", is now available for listening:
The label elaborated on the album's themes and style:
Following 2020's widely-worshipped "Melinoë", AKHLYS, the globe's premier channelers of abyssal nightmare, return triumphant with ...
The single is for the song "Traitor’s Crown", the opening track for the band's upcoming "Verum Malum" album, due for release on the 26th of April.
Finns Draugnim are getting ready to unleash what will be their fourth studio album, "Verum Malum", marking their first release of any kind in eight years. The album will be released on the 26th of April via Naturmacht Productions, with the album's opening track "Traitor’s Crown" now available for streaming while we wait:
The label briefly described the album's themes:
"Traitor's Crown" is the first single from the new album "Verum Malum" of Finnish Black Death Metal Band Draugnim. The album deals with the growing unquenchable and inescapable evil in man, not just ...
The legendary French Black Metal act has returned to activity with a brand new album, "Black Metal Cult", released at the end of March via Osmose Productions.
William "Meyhna'ch" Roussel, mastermind behind the legendary French Black Metal act Mütiilation, has resurrected the band with a brand new album, titled "Black Metal Cult", marking the first Mütiilation album in almost 17 years, and seventh studio album overall. The album was released on the 29th of March, and is streaming in full at the Osmose Productions channel:
The label commented briefly:
2024... More than 30 years after its infamous creation, the black heart of Mutiilation is still pumping its poison. Risen from the ashes, unexpected for decades. Meyhnach, in his ...
The song is titled "Plunge", and is the opening track from their upcoming album, "The Path of Perdition", due for release next month.
Austrian Black Metal act Vástígr are getting ready to release what will be their second studio album, titled "The Path of Perdition", which is due for release on the 24th of May via Avantgarde Music. Meanwhile, check out the album's opening track, "Plunge":
The label commented:
A perfect blending of atmospheric black metal and dissonant, complex structures typical to the Icelandic scene, Vástígr music is one of the very rare cases in which a black metal artist is actually crafting something personal and unique. After a five-year long silence, ...
The video is for the song "The Sophist", and is taken from the band's upcoming sophomore album, "Beyond the Palest Star", which is due for release tomorrow via Transcending Obscurity Records.
German Black Metal spacefarers Vorga have been working on a brand new album, titled "Beyond the Palest Star", which is scheduled for release tomorrow via Indian label Transcending Obscurity Records. Ahead of the release, the album's second track "The Sophist" is now available for listening in the form of a music video, check it out:
The label elaborated on the release:
Scaling astronomical heights with their previous full length, sci-fi themed black metal band Vorga return with another illuminating album. The German band, wiser from their experiences, have adopted a more direct approach ...
The album's title is "Le Bannissement", and will mark the band's first full-length release in six years, and third album overall.
Québecois Black Metal act Cantique Lépreux will be releasing a brand new album tomorrow, titled "Le Bannissement", and featuring seven new tracks. The album marks the band's first album in six years, and will be their third full-length effort overall. To celebrate the release, the entire thing is up for streaming over at the Eisenwald channel:
As described by the label:
Québec's own CANTIQUE LÉPREUX are back with their third full-length album "Le bannissement". It is a tale of self-initiation, a rejection of society, and a glorification of nature - manifested in their signature style of ...
The song is taken from the band's upcoming third studio album, "The Apophatic Wilderness", due for release tomorrow.
Ahead of tomorrow's release of "The Apophatic Wilderness", New Zealanders Verberis have made the album's second track available for streaming via the Norma Evangelium Diaboli channel. Check out "Labyrinthine Privation" below:
The label commented:
‘Do you not recognise the trials requested of you? Do you not hear the swarms of voracious flies? Do you not smell corruption’s fetid perfume? As moths to candle flame, so compelled and beguiled to be blind to your annihilation in the Devil’s fires.’
With “The Apophatic Wilderness”, Verberis reveals an image of man cast into the house of Abaddon. ...
The album is titled "Beneath", and marks the solo project's second full-length studio album.
Last week, Belgian Black Metal project Lhaäd released a brand new album, titled "Beneath", and marking the project's second full-length release overall. To celebrate the occasion, the whole thing is available for streaming via the Amor Fati Productions channel:
More info here: https://amorfatiproductions.bandcamp.com/album/lha-d-beneath
The album will be titled "It Beckons Us All......" and will mark the legendary duo's 21st full-length studio album.
Norwegian Black Metal legends Darkthrone are preparing to unleash what will be their 21st studio album in a career spanning four decades. The album is titled "It Beckons Us All......", and will be released via longtime partners Peaceville Records on the 26th of April. The first glimpse at the new album takes form of a trailer, released earlier this week:
The label commented:
Set for release on Peaceville on 26th April 2024, the 7 new tracks are an intense observation of the world around them – exciting and challenging the listener in equal measure, in the way only they can. Some of ...
The song is titled simply "1050", and tells the tale of Viking raids on Finnish shores.
Finnish Folk Black Metal act Riitasointu is scheduled to release their debut studio album, titled "Pedon Leikki", on the 29th of March via Naturmacht Productions. Meanwhile, the album's second track, "1050", is now available for listening:
The label commented briefly:
"1050" tells the tale from thousand years ago, when the Vikings tried to raid finnish shores with bad results. Riitasointu’s first full length album "Pedon Leikki" tells tales from the old Tavastia region.
More info here: https://riitasointu.bandcamp.com/album/pedon-leikki
The song is the second glimpse from the band's upcoming debut album, "Celestial Shrine", due for release later this month through Debemur Morti Productions.
Ukrainian Black Metal newcomers Waidelotte are putting the finishing touches on what will be their debut album, "Celestial Shrine", which is due for release on the 29th of March through Debemur Morti Productions. Until then, the album's title track is now available for listening in the form of a music video:
The label described the band's trajectory and intentions with the new album:
WAIDELOTTE is a new Extreme Metal band from Ukraine combining Black Metal, melodic Death Metal and Progressive Metal with traditional Folk singing and instrumentation. The project gathers individuals with ...
The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Manifestaties van de Ontworteling", due for release on the 26th of April.
Dutch Black Metal act Fluisteraars have just put out a new song from their upcoming album, "Manifestaties van de Ontworteling", due for release on the 26th of April via Eisenwald. The song is titled "Der Kunst", and is the album's sixth and final track:
The label commented:
Fluisteraars embark on a sonic odyssey with their upcoming release, "Manifestaties van de Ontworteling". Recorded live, alongside Simon Claessen (whose expertise in analog equipment adds an artistic edge to this collaboration) with the use of old analog audio equipment to create a spontaneous and authentic sonic ...
The single is the title-track from what will be the band's seventh studio album, "Nomad", due for release on the 29th of March.
On the 29th of March, Kyrgyzstani Pagan Black Metal veterans Darkestrah will be releasing "Nomad", their seventh studio album in a career spanning 25 years. While we wait, the album's title-track is now available for streaming:
"Nomad" will be released via long-term partners Osmose Productions, who commented briefly on the album's themes:
On "Nomad", their seventh full-length album, DARKESTRAH venture further on their chosen path of Epic Shamanic Black Metal. Sharp Black Metal riffing and traditional Central Asian melodies, verses from Kyrgyz epic poetry and visions of spiritual quests are ...
The video is for "Echetlaeus", the eighth track of the band's next album, "Kydoimos", due for release in April via Soulseller Records.
Greek Black Metal veterans Kawir have just put out a brand new music video ahead of the release of their next album, "Kydoimos", which comes out on the 19th of April via Soulseller Records, which will mark the band's ninth studio album in a career spanning over 30 years. The song is titled "Echetlaeus", check it out:
More info on: http://www.soulsellerrecords.com
The song is taken from the band's new album, "Maze Envy", due for release later this month.
Californian Black/Death/Doom Metal act Civerous have just put out a brand new single, titled "Shrouded in Crystals", which is taken from their upcoming album, "Maze Envy", due for release on the 22nd of March via 20 Buck Spin. Check out the new track below:
The label commented on what fans can expect with the new record:
Upon hearing ‘Decrepit Flesh Relic’, the first album from Civerous, one was left with a feeling of intense suffocating weight and agonal prostration in the service of bone-breaking death hymns. With the towering new album, ‘Maze Envy’, LA’s ...
The song is called "Dying Embers of Solitude" and is taken from the band's upcoming full-length, "Morninghoul", due for release in April.
Melodic Black/Death Metal act Sarcasm are getting ready to unleash what will be their fifth studio album, titled "Morninghoul" and due for release on the 12th of April via Hammerheart Records. Meanwhile, the album's fourth track, "Dying Embers of Solitude", is now available for listening. Check it out:
More info here: https://sarcasm.lnk.to/mourninghoul
The album is titled "-II", and was released last Friday via Season of Mist, marking the band's fifth studio album.
Swiss Black Metal act Darkspace have just released a brand new album, titled "-II". The album was released via Season of Mist, and marks their fifth studio album in a career spanning over two decades. "-II" is composed of one singular 47 minute track, which is now available for listening in its entirety:
Season of Mist describe the album as follows:
With an icy-cold embrace and psychedelic conductance, DARKSPACE present ‘Dark Space -II’, a singular album of atmospheric black metal beyond human comprehension. Fractal electronic samples slice through layers of extraterrestrial drones, ...
The song is titled "A Cloud Formed Teardrop Asylum" and is taken from the upcoming album "Neurotransmissions", a remixed version of their debut demo.
U.K. Prog Black Metal act Code will be releasing a remixed version of their debut 2002 demo, "Neurotransmissions". The album will be released via Amor Fati Productions in the coming weeks, and while we wait the song "A Cloud Formed Teardrop Asylum" is now available for listening:
Stay tuned for more info.
"Veneration of Medieval Mysticism and Cosmological Violence" was released on the 26th of January, marking the band's ninth studio album.
Last week, Black Metal mystics Inquisition unleashed "Veneration of Medieval Mysticism and Cosmological Violence" via Agonia Records, their ninth studio album in a career spanning 35 years. To celebrate the release, the entire album is available for streaming via the label's channel:
Complete tracklist for the album is as follows:
Witchcraft Within a Gothic Tomb
Crown of Light and Constellations
A Hidden Ceremony of Blood and Flesh
Force of Death is the Force of Life
Memories Within an Empty Castle in Ruins
Primordial Philosophy and Pure Spirit
Infinity is the Aeon of Satan ...
The band's new album is titled "Whispers of Ancient Spells", and is due for release on the 23rd of February via Naturmacht Productions.
Swedish Ambien Black Metal act Skuggor have just finished work on "Whispers of Ancient Spells", the project's second studio album, which is due for release on the 23rd of February via Naturmacht Productions. Meanwhile, the album's title track is now available for listening:
The label briefly described the album's themes:
With "Whispers of Ancient Spells" Swedish-based one-man project Skuggor invites listeners to traverse realms of darkness, mist and myth. Guided by the hypnotic melodies that echo through the corridors of ancient forests, each track is a chapter in exploring shadows of the ...
The song is titled "Obenaus und Nirgends An!" and is taken from the band's upcoming second album, "Of Sinful Nature", due for release later this month.
International Black Metal act Lvme present one of the songs from their upcoming album, "Of Sinful Nature", due for release on February 16th via Norma Evangelium Diaboli. The track is titled "Obenaus und Nirgends An!", check it out:
The label commented:
LVME join the NoEvDia ranks with their second album, “Of Sinful Nature”, to be released February 16.
LVME steadfastly uphold the essence of traditional Black Metal while boldly broadening their musical scope. “Of Sinful Nature” presents five expertly crafted tracks that defy conventions. This album is an intense ...
The album, titled "Taphonomia Aeternitatis - Gesänge im Leichenlicht der Welt", is the band's 14th album in a career spanning 30 years.
Austrian Black Metal legends Abigor released "Taphonomia Aeternitatis - Gesänge im Leichenlicht der Welt", their latest album, back on the 21st of December. Now the album is available for streaming in full over at the W.T.C. Productions channel:
More info here: https://luzifer.bandcamp.com/
The band will soon be releasing a two-track EP via Dark Adversary Productions titled "Wallachian Voivode".
U.S. Black Metal veterans Black Funeral will soon be releasing a brand new EP titled "Wallachian Voivode", which is scheduled for release in the coming months via Dark Adversary Productions. Meanwhile, the entire EP is now available for streaming online:
The label commented briefly:
As impaled screams pierce the veil of night, the blood enriched soul of the Wallachian Voivode revels in such darkness, as these hymns and incantations in his name echo through the blood soaked fragments of time! Black Funeral present this EP of raw, cruel and Vampyric Black Metal as a homage to Vlad Drakulya, ...
The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut, "Hymns to the Moon", due for release later this year.
German Black Metal duo Moon Incarnate have just released one of the songs from their upcoming debut album, "Hymns to the Moon", which is scheduled for release later this year via Iron Bonehead Productions. The song is titled "The Tempest", and can be streamed via the label's channel:
Stay tuned for more info.
The band's next album will be titled "Veneration of Medieval Mysticism and Cosmological Violence", and is due for release on the 26th of January.
Legendary Black Metal mystics Inquisition have recently unveiled the details for what will be their 9th studio album, "Veneration of Medieval Mysticism and Cosmological Violence", which is due for release on the 26th of January via Agonia Records. The album's third track, "A Hidden Ceremony of Blood and Flesh", is now available for listening:
Complete tracklist for the album is as follows:
Witchcraft Within a Gothic Tomb
Crown of Light and Constellations
A Hidden Ceremony of Blood and Flesh
Force of Death is the Force of Life
Memories Within an Empty Castle in Ruins
Primordial ...
"The Illusion of Reach" is the prolific project's latest output, featuring six new tracks.
On the 29th of December, Belgian Black Metal solo-project Déhà released a brand new album, titled "The Illusion of Reach", via Naturmacht Productions. To celebrate the release, the entire album is streaming online over at the label's channel:
The label commented:
"The Illusion of Reach" is what we secretly want Déhà to do : high quality depressive (black) metal, with these post-rock influences making you unaware if you'll be digging more until you're in your grave, or being lifted higher that clouds in the sky.
For fans of his series "A Fleur de Peau" for sure, but also for those who ...
The album is titled "-II", and is due for release in mid-February via Season of Mist, with an excerpt from the album already available for listening.
Swiss Black Metal duo Darkspace are due to release a brand new album on the 16th of February via Season of Mist. The album will be titled "-II", following the band's tradition of adhering to variations on Roman numerals, and will mark their fifth studio album in a career spanning over two decades.
Although the album is composed of one singular 47 minute track, the label made a five-minute snippet available for listening as a preview:
Season of Mist describe the album as follows:
With an icy-cold embrace and psychedelic conductance, DARKSPACE present ‘Dark Space -II’, a singular album of ...
The song is titled "Vessel of Suffering", and is taken from the band's upcoming second full-length album, "Verses In Oath", due for release next year.
WA-based Black Metal solo act Hulder is getting ready for the impending release of "Verses In Oath", due for release on the 9th of February via label 20 Buck Spin. While we wait, the album's eighth track, "Vessel of Suffering", is now available for listening:
The label commented on the new record and Hulder's evolution towards this moment:
The hauntingly grandiose new Hulder album ‘Verses in Oath’, created during the dreariest cold months of the Northwest winter, constitutes the most majestic, untamed manifestation thus far in the band’s journey of conquest, as new territory is put to ...
The song is taken from the upcoming "Orations" EP, due for release on the 2nd of February via Iron Bonehead Productions.
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 ...
The song, titled "Mein Traum aus Eis", is the closing track from the band's upcoming album, "Vor uns das Feuer, über uns der Himmel", due for release on the 8th of December via Eisenwald.
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 "Vor uns ...
The new EP consists of Locrian's re-imagination of Coil's "Solar Lodge" along with some remixes of Locrian's version of the song.
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 “Solar Lodge” ...
The video is for the song "Fallen Abbey", taken from the upcoming album "The Aphotic Embrace" due for release next year.
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 2006: ...
The album was commissioned explicitly by Debemur Morti Productions to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
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 Productions ...
The song is titled "Ode to the Night", and is taken from the band's upcoming fifth studio album, the details of which have yet to be revealed.
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 ...
The new album is titled "Fury and Death", and was released via Soulseller Records on the 17th of November.
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/
The new album was released on the 17th of November via Norma Evangelium Diaboli, marking the band's third full-length effort.
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 ...
The album, titled "Philosopher", was released on the 17th of November via Agonia Records.
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/
The song is the first glimpse of the band's next studio album, "Beyond the Palest Star", due for release via Transcending Obscurity Records.
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 ...
The song, titled "Soul Ascension", is the fifth track from the band's deput EP, "Necrotic Assimilation", due for release via Season of Mist later this year.
Californian newcomers Wrath of Logarius have just revealed one of the tracks from their upcoming debut EP, "Necrotic Assimilation", which will be released on the 8th of December via Season of Mist. The song is called "Soul Ascension", check it out:
The label described the band's stylistic approach:
Back in 2021, a skeletal trio crawled out from the misty forests of Northern California. Named in honor of the bloodthirsty executioner, Wrath of Logarius set out to carve a fresh and treacherous path through the world of extreme music. In their wake fans a dark, flaming and eerily melodic new ...
The song is titled "Pohjan Neien Kuolo", and is taken from the band's upcoming second album, "Finno-Ugric", due for release later this month.
On the 24th of November, Finnish Black Metal act Sammale will be releasing "Finno-Ugric" via Naturmacht Productions, marking their second studio effort. Meanwhile, the album's opening track "Pohjan Neien Kuolo" is now available for listening:
The label described the themes within:
Zannibal (Marrasmieli, Paisaunt) is bringing back his trademark Finno-Ugric Forest Metal sound with the second album of Sammale. The album gives a glimpse of the vast world of Finno-Ugric languages, history and culture.
More info here: https://sammale.bandcamp.com/
The album is titled "Tundra", and was released on the 3rd of November via Hammerheart Records.
Swedish Atmospheric Black Metal act Jord have just released their debut studio album, "Tundra", via Hammerheart Records on the 3rd of November. To celebrate, the entire album is streaming online in full, check it out:
More info here: https://hammerheart.bandcamp.com/album/tundra
The new song is taken from the band's upcoming third album, "Of Momentous Endless Night", due for release in mid-December.
Philadelphia-based Black Metal mystics Ringarë have just revealed one of the songs from their upcoming third studio album, "Of Momentous Endless Night", which is due for release on the 15th of December via Avantgarde Music. The song is titled "Of Mages and Mystics", and is the third of the album's four tracks, check it out:
The label commented:
Two years after their acclaimed Thrall of Winter’s Majesty, international black metal duo Ringarë is about to release their new studio effort, Of Momentous Endless Night, marking the beginning of their collaboration with Avantgarde Music.
Born from ...
The song is titled "Hegemony of Chaos" and is the second track from the band's upcoming seventh studio album, "The Crimson Temple", due for release on the 1st of December.
Greek Black Metal legends Varathron are putting the finishing touches on what will be their seventh studio record, "The Crimson Temple", which is due for release via Agonia Records on the 1st of December. While we wait, the album's second track, "Hegemony of Chaos", is now available for streaming:
More info here: https://thecrimsontemple.com/
The song, titled "Ildi Óhreins Anda", is taken from the band's second album, "Tálgröf", due for release on the 1st of December.
Icelandic Black Metal act Helfró are gearing up for the release of what will be their second studio album, "Tálgröf", which is expected on the 1st of December via Season of Mist. Meanwhile, the album's seventh track, "Ildi Óhreins Anda", is now available for streaming over at the label's channel, check it out:
More info here: https://helfroofficial.bandcamp.com/album/t-lgr-f
The new album, titled "Invoking the Abysmal Night", is the band's fourth studio release, and came out on the 27th of October.
On the 27th of October, Finnish Black Metal act Aegrus unleashed a brand new album, "Invoking the Abysmal Night", via Osmose Productions, marking the band's fourth full-length studio release in a career spanning 18 years. To celebrate the release, the entire album is now available for streaming:
More info here: http://bit.ly/aegrus-shop
The new song is the first single from their upcoming sixth studio album, the details of which have yet to be revealed.
Russian Post-Black Metal duo Olhava have just unveiled the first single from what will be their sixth studio album, the details of which are expected to be announced in the coming weeks via the band's label, Avantgarde Music. The new song is titled "Eternal Fire", and clocks in at a massive 19 minutes in length:
Stay tuned for more info.
The new song is titled "Im Schatten Verborgen", the second track from the band's upcoming debut, "Vanitas Vitae", due for release this Friday via Naturmacht Productions.
On the 27th of October, German Medieval Black Metallers Krâel will be unleashing their debut studio album, titled "Vanitas Vitae". The release will be handled through Naturmacht Productions, and while we wait, a second single, "Im Schatten Verborgen", is now available for listening:
Earlier this month, the album's opening track, "Morgengrauen", was already made available for streaming:
More info here:
https://krael.bandcamp.com/album/vanitas-vitae
The song is titled "Into the Fire", and is the seventh track from the band's upcoming full-length effort, "Fury and Death", due for release in November.
Australian Melodic Black Metal act King will be releasing a brand new album on the 17th of November via Soulseller Records. The album is titled "Fury and Death", and will mark the band's third full-length release. Meanwhile, the album's seventh track, "Into the Fire", is now available for listening over at the label's channel:
The album's first single, "Volcano", already premiered back in September:
More info here: https://www.oneworldoneking.com/
The ambitious project's debut album is now streaming online in full ahead of its release this Friday via Debemur Morti Productions.
A new Black Metal collaboration, Ershetu, formed by members of Borknagar and Blut Aus Nord, is scheduled to release their debut studio album, titled "Xibalba", this Friday 27th of October via Debemur Morti Productions. Meanwhile, the entire album is now available for streaming online, check it out:
The label commented on the album's themes and the project's ambitions as a whole:
ERSHETU was formed in 2021 by conceptualist/lyricist Void and composer Sacr to create cinematic music which merges epic, obscure and atmospheric Metal with the poignant dramaticism of film scores. Each forthcoming ...
The previously unreleased track was originally submitted as part of a contest for creating an original soundtrack for the game Cyberpunk 2077.
U.S. Post-Black Metal act Cailleach Calling have just unveiled a previously unreleased track, titled "Glittering Delusion". The track was originally created for videogame developer CDPR as part of a contest to write an original song for the game Cyberpunk 2077, which was released in December 2020:
As described by Debemur Morti Productions, the band's label:
The succinct track expands upon the ethereal post-Black Metal found on the band’s 2022 debut album "Dreams of Fragmentation", placing the mellifluous vocals of Chelsea Murphy atop a trancelike barrage of melodic BM futurism.
More info ...
The album marks the band's eighth full-length studio record in a career spanning almost 30 years.
U.S. Black Metal ancients Krieg present what is their eighth studio album, "Ruiner", released on the 13th of October through Profound Lore Records. The entire album is available for listening over at the label's channel:
More info here: https://linktr.ee/kriegruiner/
Ahead of the release of their upcoming album, "Black Mirror", on the 3rd of November, the track "Rattle Breath" is now available for listening in the form of a music video.
Italian Black / Death Metal pioneers Mortuary Drape are preparing for the release of "Black Mirror", marking their sixth studio album in a career spanning four decades, and their first full-length record in almost nine years. The album's sixth track, "Rattle Breath", is now up for listening over at the Peaceville Records channel:
The label reflected on the album's theme:
Reflected in the black mirror lies down the countenance of thy restless death, lost into the oblivion, waiting for the unction, thy rattle breath, thou art shattered by the secret lost; the mistress of sorcerer only ...
The video is for "Existentialist Hunter", the opening track of the band's upcoming album, "Philosopher".
Norwegian Black Metal veterans Aeternus have just put out a new music video for one of the songs from their upcoming album, "Philosopher", due for release on the 17th of November via Agonia Records. The song is titled "Existentialist Hunter", and is the album's opening track, check it out:
More info here: https://aeternus-philosopher.com/
The song is taken from the band's upcoming debut, "Vanitas Vitae", due for release later this month via Naturmacht Productions.
German Medieval Black Metal act Krâel are gearing up for the release of what will be their debut album, "Vanitas Vitae", due on the 27th of October via Naturmacht Productions. While we wait, a lyric video for the track "Morgengrauen" was unveiled on the label's channel, check it out:
More info here: https://krael.bandcamp.com
The video is for the track "Nameless Rites". taken from the band's latest album, "Disharmonium - Nahab", released in August.
French Black Metal avantgardists Blut Aus Nord have just released a new music video for one of the tracks from their latest album, "Disharmonium - Nahab", which was released in August via Debemur Morti Productions. The song in question is the album's eighth track, "Nameless Rites", and the video was created by Gabriele Panci:
More info here: https://blutausnord.bandcamp.com/
The album is titled "Oalevluuk", and was released on the 6th of October via Hammerheart Records, marking their first album in 18 years.
Dutch Black Metal veterans Salacious Gods have just released "Oalevluuk", their first studio album in over 18 years and fourth full-length record overall. To celebrate the occasion, the entire album is now available for streaming via the Hammerheart Records channel:
More info here: https://salaciousgods.lnk.to/oalevluuk
The EP, titled "The Rites of the Vampire Inscriptions", was released on the 29th of September via Signal Rex.
Last week, Ecuadorian Black Metal vampires Wampyric Rites released a brand new EP via label Signal Rex, titled "The Rites of the Vampire Inscriptions". To celebrate the release, the entire EP is now streaming online:
More info here: https://signalrex.com/store/
The song is titled "A Millennia Perished", and is taken from the band's upcoming debut album, "Nocturnal Vampyric Bewitchment".
US Black Metal newcomers Azathoth's Dream have just unveiled one of the songs from their upcoming debut studio album, "Nocturnal Vampyric Bewitchment", which is due for release later this year via Iron Bonehead Productions. The song is titled "A Millennia Perished", check it out:
Stay tuned for more info.
The song is titled "Usurper Of The Earth And Sea", and is the third track from the band's upcoming fourth album, "Seven Crowns And Seven Seals".
German Black / Death Metal act Sulphur Aeon are due to unleash their latest album, "Seven Crowns And Seven Seals", on the 13th of October through Ván Records. Meanwhile, the album's third track, "Usurper Of The Earth And Sea", can now be listened via the label's channel:
"Seven Crowns And Seven Seals" will mark the band's fourth studio album. The label commented on the album's style and Lovecraftian themes:
SULPHUR AEON's newest opus is blessed with contrasts, an astonishing sonic ebb and flow. Expect a barrage of angular riffs and ferocious blast beats, refined layers of melodies, dense ...
The song is titled "Adinkra", and is the third track from the band's upcoming EP, "Ikuinen Kirous", due for release on the 27th of October.
Finnish Black Metal act Iku-Turso are soon to be releasing a brand new EP, titled "Ikuinen Kirous" and due for release on the 27th of October via Purity Through Fire Records in CD format, with vinyl expected later in the year. Meanwhile, the EP's third track, "Adinkra", can now be streamed online over at the label's channel:
More info soon available here:
https://www.purity-through-fire.com/
https://korpituli.bandcamp.com/album/ikuinen-kirous
The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Furnace", due for release in late November.
On the 24th of November, Belgian Black Metal newcomers Herzog will be releasing their debut studio album, titled "Furnace", with the release being handled via Amor Fati Productions. While we wait, the album's third track, "Melted Tesseract", is now available for listening:
Stay tuned for more info.
The new album marks the band's fourth full-length studio record, and was released on the 8th of September via Eisenwald.
Portland-based Black Metal act Uada have recently released "Crepuscule Natura", their fourth studio album. The release took place on the 8th of September via Eisenwald, and now the entire album is available for streaming online, check it out:
The album features cover art designed by legendary Dutch artist Kris Verwimp, who also created the artwork for all the band's previous albums:
More info here: https://uada.bandcamp.com
The song is the title-track from the band's upcoming EP, "Diabolica Blasphemiae", due for release later this year.
U.S. Black Metal ancients Demoncy have just revealed the title-track from their upcoming EP, "Diabolica Blasphemiae", due for release later this year through Hell's Headbangers Records, check it out:
The label commented:
For those who truly know black metal, DEMONCY require no introduction: ever restless and always surprising, their name is legendary for stirring an infinitely deep cauldron of black magick that's completely their own. One of the earliest black metal bands on American soil, DEMONCY have gone through myriad lineups over the past 30-plus years, but they've always been guided ...
A music video was made for the song "Twilight of the Machines", one of the tracks from the band's upcoming album, "Nightsphere", due for release in October.
German Post-Black Metal powerhouse Heretoir have just put out a brand new music video for one of the songs off their upcoming album, "Nightsphere", due for release on the 6th of October via Northern Silence Productions. The song in question is titled "Twilight of the Machines", and the video premiered over at the BMP channel, check it out:
More info here: https://heretoir.bandcamp.com/album/nightsphere
The video is for the song "Av Satans Ild", the opening track of the band's upcoming album, "Pesten Som Tar Over", due for release on the 29th of September.
Norwegian Black Metal veterans Den Saakaldte are scheduled to release a brand new album on the 29th of September via Agonia Records. The album is titled "Pesten Som Tar Over" ("The Plague That Takes Over") and will mark the band's first album in over nine years, and their fourth full-length effort overall. While we wait, a music video for the album's opening track "Av Satans Ild" premiered on the label's channel, check it out:
More info here: http://densaakaldte.store/
The album is titled "Detonation", and marks the band's first new material in almost 10 years, and ninth studio album overall.
German Black Metal veterans Endstille recently released "Detonation", their ninth studio album and first release of any kind in almost a decade. To celebrate the release, Ván Records are streaming the entire album over at their channel:
The label commented briefly:
After some restraint in recent years, ENDSTILLE, Germany‘s leading raw Black-Metal-Alliance, is back at full force! The most aggressive Punks in Black Metal are back after 10 years with their nineth album “DetoNation”. Releasedate is set to August 25th 2023 via Ván Records.
ENDSTILLE continues to stand for uncompromising Black ...
The song is the third track from the band's upcoming album "On These Shores Where Nothing Now Stands", due for release on the 29th of September.
At the end of this month, Northern Ireland's Blencathra are getting ready to unleash what will be their second studio album, titled "On These Shores Where Nothing Now Stands". The album will be released on the 29th of September via Naturmacht Productions. Meanwhile, the album's third track, "Rhydderch", is now up for streaming on the label's channel, check it out:
More info here: https://shop.naturmacht.com/blencathra-merch
The video is for the song "Nuit Arches Over The Neither-Neither City Of Cubes; Hadit Meditates While Hanging Upside Down Inside A Tesseract-Ka'aba", taken from their upcoming second album.
Indian Black/Death Metal underground act Tetragrammacide are putting the finishing touches on what will be their second studio album, "Typho-Tantric Aphorisms From The Arachneophidian Qur'an", due for release on November 3rd, 2023 via Iron Bonehead Productions. Meanwhile, a music video was made for the album's fifth track, "Nuit Arches over the Neither-Neither City of Cubes; Hadit Meditates While Hanging Upside Down Inside a Tesseract-Ka'Aba":
More info here: https://ironbonehead.de/
The song is titled "Invoking the Abysmal Night", and is the opening track from the band's album of the same name, due for release next month.
Finnish Black Metal act Aegrus are preparing to unleash a brand new album on the 27th of October via Osmose Productions. The album is titled "Invoking the Abysmal Night" and will be the band's fourth full-length studio release in a career spanning 18 years. While we wait the album's title-track is now available for listening:
More info here: http://bit.ly/aegrus-shop
The French label premiered tracks from three upcoming albums that are due for release in early October.
French Black Metal label Debemur Morti Productions recently revealed new material from three bands off their roster, specifically Sühnopfer, Slidhr and Taubrą. Check them out:
More info here: https://dmp666.bandcamp.com/
The new album is titled "This Mournful Dawn" and was released on the 25th of August via Naturmacht Productions.
Québécois Atmospheric Black Metal project Nordicwinter has just released a brand new album, titled "This Mournful Dawn", which went live on the 25th of August via Naturmacht Productions. To celebrate the release, the entire album is now streaming in full over at the label's channel:
More info here: https://nordicwinternp.bandcamp.com/album/this-mournful-dawn
The album is the second chapter in their Lovecraftian-themed "Disharmonium Cycle" trilogy, and is due for release this Friday 25th of August.
French Black Metal legends Blut Aus Nord are getting ready to unleash the next chapter in their Lovecraftian-themed "Disharmonium Cycle" trilogy, which is titled "Disharmonium - Nahab", which is due for release this Friday 25th of August via Debemur Morti Productions. While we wait, the entire thing is now available for streaming over at the BMP channel:
The label commented:
"Nahab" – the second part of the Disharmonium cycle - finds BLUT AUS NORD returning, as if by compulsion, to the Weird nightmarish otherworlds of H.P. Lovecraft to reflect them through a new mirror of terrifying Black ...
The track is titled "Eden", and is the first song from the band's upcoming fourth studio album, "Dissimulant", due for release on the 29th of September.
New Yorkers Ruin Lust are putting the final touches on what will be their fourth studio album, "Dissimulant", which is due for release on the 29th of September through 20 Buck Spin Records. While we wait, the album's opening track "Eden" is now available for listening:
The label commented:
Having dropped their third album ‘Choir of Babel’ in early 2020 just before the world shut down, the forces of pandemic did not succeed in silencing NYC’s Ruin Lust for good. Though confined to their fallout bunker, the band, with martial fervor, began work on what has now, three years later, emerged as ...
The video is for the opening track of the band's upcoming album, "Stranger in a Wasteland", due out on the 8th of September.
Italian Black Metal act Hiems are due to release what will be their third studio album, "Stranger in a Wasteland", on the 8th of September. Meanwhile, the album's opening track, "A Night on the Bare Mountain", is now streaming on the Agonia Records channel in the form of a music video, check it out:
More info here: http://hiems.store/
The album was released on the 11th of August via Ván Records, and is the band's final release before splitting up.
On the 11th of August, Dutch Black Metal veterans Urfaust released what appears to be their final album, "Untergang". The album was released on the 11th of August via Ván Records, marking the band's seventh studio album in a career spanning 20 years. To celebrate the release, the entire album is being streamed in full over at the Ván Records channel:
The label commented briefly:
Recorded in the bunker with Deportator & adorned with the amazing art of Iza Carlucci, specially crafted for this ride into the afterlife, you know what to expect - or do you? Hail URFAUST!
The album features ...
The EPs, titled "Violet Mercury & Moonlit Sorcery" and "Enslaved by the Cave", are streaming in full at the Dark Adversary Productions channel.
Prolific Australian Black Metal project Drowning the Light has just put out two brand new EPs, titled "Violet Mercury & Moonlit Sorcery" and "Enslaved by the Cave", via the band's proprietary label Dark Adversary Productions. Both EPs are now streaming online in full:
The band commented regarding "Violet Mercury & Moonlit Sorcery":
This EP of dark majesty and melancholy is a journey through time and nightside dimensions. The Black Metal flame of "Violet Mercury" sets the world ablaze as the haunting synth-scapes of "Moonlit Sorcery" create waves of nostalgia from kingdoms forgotten ...
The new EP is titled "Worldtorn: Anemoia", and is the second chapter in their "Worldtorn" trilogy.
Australian Black Metal act Claret Ash have just released a brand new EP last Friday, titled "Worldtorn: Anemoia", via Canadian label Hypnotic Dirge Records. The entire EP is now streaming online:
The label commented on the new EP:
Five years have passed since the release of Australian progressive metal band Claret Ash's double album 'The Great Adjudication'. Claret Ash ended 2022 with the release of the 'Gateways' single, the first track unveiled from the new 'WORLDTORN' series of releases to come.
The 'WORLDTORN' series is a continuation of the themes and imagery that have carried ...
The album will be titled "Detonation", and is scheduled for release on the 25th of August, marking the band's first album in 10 years.
German Black Metal veterans Endstille have recently revealed the details for what will be their ninth studio album, and first release of any kind in almost 10 years. The album will be titled "Detonation", and is scheduled for release on the 25th of August via Ván Records. While we wait, a lyric video for the track "Jericho Howls" premiered yesterday on the label's channel, check it out:
The label commented briefly:
After some restraint in recent years, ENDSTILLE, Germany‘s leading raw Black-Metal-Alliance, is back at full force! The most aggressive Punks in Black Metal are back after 10 ...
The band's debut full-length album is titled "A Soul Purged", and was released on the 28th of July via Hypnotic Dirge Records.
Houston-based Black Metal act Urbain have just released their debut studio album, titled "A Soul Purged" and published via Canadian label Hypnotic Dirge Records on the 28th of July. The band describes their music as "Urban Black Metal", and the entire thing can be streamed online over at the label's channel:
The label commented:
Urbain's debut album "A Soul Purged" is a cathartic scream into the void, a sonic portrait of a world spiraling into the depths of indifference and ignorance. For those with the stomach to face the unadulterated reality of our urban dystopia, Urbain ...
The band's debut studio album is titled "Fallen from the Throne", and was released on the 28th of July via Naturmacht Productions.
On the 28th of July, French Black Metal act Beyond the Permafrost released their debut album, titled "Fallen from the Throne", which was published via Naturmacht Productions. The entire album is now streaming over at the label's channel check it out:
More info here: https://beyondthepermafrost.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-from-the-throne
The band's latest war-themed EP is titled "Wolfpack", and was released on the 13th of May.
German Black Metal act Panzerkrieg 666 have recently released a brand new EP, titled "Wolfpack", and consisting of five tracks. The EP was released via Human Noise Records on the 13th of May, and is now streaming in full on the Atmospheric Black Metal Albums channel:
More info here:
https://panzerkrieg666.bandcamp.com/album/wolfpack
The band's latest album, "Night Sky Revelations", was released at the beginning of July, marking their second studio record.
Australian Black Metal duo Dusk Cult have recently released what marks their second studio album, titled "Night Sky Revelations", on the 1st of July. The entire album is also being streamed over at the band's channel:
More info here:
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The song is the title-track from the band's upcoming EP, "Unter Bronzenen Kronen", due for release in September.
German Black Metal forest dwellers Waldgeflüster are getting ready to put out a brand new four-track EP, titled "Unter Bronzenen Kronen" ("Under Bronze Crowns") on the 29th of September through Art of Propaganda Records. Meanwhile, the EP's title-track is now available for streaming over at the label's channel, check it out:
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The EP is titled "Chaos as a New World" and is scheduled for release on the 1st of September.
Belgian Black/Death Metal act Dikasterion are gearing up for the release of a brand new EP, titled "Chaos as a New World", and due on the 1st of September via Amor Fati Productions. While we wait, the EP's third track, "New World Disorder", is now available for listening:
More info here: https://shop.amor-fati-productions.de/en/
The EP is titled "Worldtorn: Anemoia", and is scheduled for release on the 11th of August via Hypnotic Dirge Records.
Underground Australian Black Metal veterans Claret Ash will be putting out a brand new EP next month, titled "Worldtorn: Anemoia", and due for release on the 11th of August via Canadian label Hypnotic Dirge Records. While we wait, the EP's third track, a re-recording of the title-track from their 2013 debut "Ground Dweller", is now available for streaming:
The label commented on the new EP:
Five years have passed since the release of Australian progressive metal band Claret Ash's double album 'The Great Adjudication'. Claret Ash ended 2022 with the release of the ...
"Irreversible" is the title of what will be the band's third studio album, due for release on the 14th of July via Candlelight Records.
London-based Black Metal act Deitus are getting ready for the release of "Irreversible", their third studio album, which is scheduled to drop on the 14th of July via Candlelight Records. Meanwhile, the album's title-track has now been made available for listening over at the label's channel, check it out:
More info here: https://Deitus.lnk.to/IrreversibleID
The song is titled "Of Blizzards and Banshees", and is the fourth track from the band's upcoming album, "Ancient Glacial Resurgence".
On the 1st of September, Maryland Black Metal beasts Imperial Crystalline Entombment will be releasing a brand new studio album, titled "Ancient Glacial Resurgence". Meanwhile, a couple of songs from the album have already been made available for streaming via the Debemur Morti Productions channel, the most recent of which, "Of Blizzards And Banshees", went live a few days ago:
Previously, the album's opening track, "Into A Frigid Bleak Infinity", was already made available for listening:
The appropriately named "Ancient Glacial Resurgence" will mark the band's first release in ...
The song is titled "Last Dance for the Eternal Flame", and is the seventh track from the band's upcoming second album, "At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness".
Canadian Tolkien-themed Black Metal act Kings Rot are gearing up for the release of what will be their second studio album, titled "At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness", which is scheduled for the 22nd of September via Hypnotic Dirge Records. Meanwhile, the album's seventh track, "Last Dance for the Eternal Flame", is now available for listening:
More info here:
https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/album/at-the-gates-of-adversarial-darkness
The song is titled "A New Astral Voyage" and is the second track from their upcoming debut album, "Fallen from the Throne".
French Black Metal newcomers Beyond the Permafrost have just released one of the tracks from their upcoming debut album, "Fallen from the Throne", which is due for release on the 28th of July via Naturmacht Productions. The song is titled "A New Astral Voyage", check it out:
More info here: https://beyondthepermafrost.bandcamp.com/album/fallen-from-the-throne
The album is titled "Inevitable", and was released on the 30th of June via Hypnotic Dirge Records, marking the band's fourth studio album.
Portland-based Black Metal band None have just released their fourth studio album, titled "Inevitable". The album premiered online through the Hypnotic Dirge Records channel:
The label described the album as follows:
The reclusive NONE return in 2023 with their fourth chapter, their longest and darkest work. “Inevitable” is the culmination of their musical legacy, evoking the signature depressive atmosphere that has struck listeners across the globe. Like the last stage of grief, “Inevitable” is a black, nihilistic acceptance... Surrendering to existential loss and failure, only to whispe ...
The song is called "Die himmlische Revolution" and is the sixth track from their upcoming album, "Weltende".
German Black Metal act Porta Nigra are gearing up for the release of what will be their fourth studio album, "Weltende", due for release on the 28th of July through Dutch label Soulseller Records. Meanwhile, the album's sixth track, "Die himmlische Revolution", is now streaming online:
The label commented on the song's themes:
“Die himmlische Revolution” (“The heavenly revolution”) is the second single of the upcoming PORTA NIGRA album “Weltende” and marks a further displacement from the known Black Metal formula showcasing a massive Thrash and Death Metal foundation with typical Porta ...
The album will be titled "Memento Mori", and is scheduled for release on the 1st of September through Century Media Records, marking the band's 15th studio album.
Swedish Black Metal pioneers Marduk have just revealed the details for their next album, which is to be titled "Memento Mori" and is due for release on the 1st of September via Century Media Records. One of the tracks from the album is already available for streaming, check out "Blood of the Funeral":
"Memento Mori" will mark the band's 15th full-length studio album in a career spanning 33 years. The label commented:
The renowned Swedish black metal band Marduk is back with a new release entitled “Memento Mori”. Today, the band proudly presents their latest single "Blood ...
The new album will be titled "Crux Simplex", and is scheduled for release on the 22nd of September.
On the 22nd of September, Connecticut-based Black/Death Metal veterans Profanatica will be releasing a brand new album, titled "Crux Simplex", marking their sixth studio album in a career spanning four decades. The album will be released through Season of Mist, and the album's second track, "Take Up the Cross", is now available for listening via the label's channel:
Complete tracklist for the new album is as follows:
Condemned to Unholy Death
Take Up the Cross
The First Fall
Meeting of a Whore
Compelled by Romans
Wipe the Fucking Face of Jesus
The Second Fall
Cunts of ...
The song is taken from their upcoming album "Ancient Glacial Resurgence", which is due for release on the 1st of September.
Maryland-based Black Metal act Imperial Crystalline Entombment are gearing up for the release of their sophomore album, "Ancient Glacial Resurgence", which is scheduled for the 1st of September via Debemur Morti Productions. While we wait, the album's opening track, "Into a Frigid Bleak Infinity", is now available for listening:
The new album marks their first release in almost 20 years, reuniting earlier this year after the lengthy hiatus that followed their 2004 debut, "Apocalyptic End in White".
The label commented:
Emerging from their Arctic hibernation since 2004's infamous ...
"Carry the Beast" was released today via Dark Essence Records, marking the band's seventh studio album.
Norwegian Black Metal thrashers Nocturnal Breed have just released "Carry the Beast", their seventh studio album, and first to be released through famed Norwegian label Dark Essence Records. To celebrate the release, the entire album is also streaming online over at the label's channel:
Dark Essence Records commented:
All hail the kings of denim! Since the mid-90s, Norway’s Nocturnal Breed has spread terror and destruction through the metal scene with their extreme take on blackened thrash metal, and they still do with their 7th album, “Carry the Beast”.
Nocturnal Breed is now a trio ...
The album was released last Friday via Hammerheart Records, marking the band's seventh full-length release.
Last week, Dutch Black Metal act Sammath unleashed what is their seventh studio album, titled "Grebbeberg". The album was released on the 16th of June via Hammerheart Records, and to celebrate the occasion, the entire album is now streaming in full over at the label's channel:
"Grebbeberg" features a total of eight new tracks:
Grebbeberg
Reichswald
Murderous Artillery
Last Gasp of the Dying
Crushed, Shattered and Destroyed
Tot de Laatste Granaat
Decimated
Stahl und Feuer
The label described the album's themes:
The upcoming 7th album, once again set in the horror of ...
The album will be titled "Et Hav av Avstand", and will be released on the 1st of September via Dark Essence Records.
Legendary Norwegian Black Metal act Taake have recently revealed the details for the band's next album, which will be titled "Et Hav av Avstand" ("An Ocean of Distance") and is scheduled for release on the 1st of September through long-time partner Dark Essence Records.
"Et Hav av Avstand" will mark Taake's eighth studio album in a career spanning over 30 years. While we wait, the album's fourth and final track, "Et Uhyre av en Kniv", is now available for listening:
Complete tracklist as follows:
Denne Forblaaste Ruin av en Bro
Utarmede Gruver
Gid Sprakk Vi
Et Uhyre av en Kniv ...
The album will be titled "Disharmonium - Nahab", and is scheduled for release on the 25th of August via Debemur Morti Productions.
French Black Metal veterans Blut Aus Nord have been busy working on the next chapter in their Lovecraftian-inspiried "Disharmonium Cycle", which is titled "Disharmonium - Nahab", and is due for release via long-term collaboratos Debemur Morti Productions on the 25th of August. Meanwhile, the album's third track, "The Endless Multitude", is scheduled to premiere later today via the label's channel:
The label commented:
"Nahab" – the second part of the Disharmonium cycle - finds BLUT AUS NORD returning, as if by compulsion, to the Weird nightmarish otherworlds of H.P. ...
The song is titled "Retraversing the Void", and is the first glimpse at the band's new album, "Crepuscule Natura", due for release in September via Eisenwald.
Portland-based Black Metal act Uada are gearing up for the release of what will be their fourth studio album, titled "Crepuscule Natura", on the 8th of September via Eisenwald. While we wait, the album's fourth track, "Retraversing the Void", is now available for listening in lyric video format:
The album features cover art designed by legendary Dutch artist Kris Verwimp, who also created the artwork for all the band's previous albums:
More info here: https://uada.bandcamp.com
The album, titled "Mountain of Malevolence" features a total of seven tracks, and is released through Dark Adversary Productions.
Australian Black Metal solo act Drowning the Light has just released a new split album with Ghosts of Oceania, which is in reality a side project of the man behind Drowning the Light, Azgorh. This also happens to be the person who runs the project's label, Dark Adversary Productions, so despite being a split album, it is entirely one man's vision. The album, titled "Mountain of Malevolence", is now streaming in full at the label's channel:
Azgorh elaborated:
This split album may seem like a strange pairing, but it couldn't be more fitting! Both entity's tracks are based around the ...
Their latest album, "Ruins", was released last Friday via Transcending Obscurity Records, marking the band's fifth full-length studio release.
Greek Black / Death Metal act Burial Hordes have just released "Ruins", their fifth studio album in a career spanning over 20 years. The album was released through Transcending Obscurity Records on the 9th of June, and is now streaming in full over at the label's channel:
The label commented:
Emerging after a gap of five years, Greece's best kept secret Burial Hordes bring forth an outstanding slab of blackened death metal that harnesses both chaos and atmosphere in equal parts.
A fearsome album right off the bat, it sees the band slipping into different dimensions only to come back with ...
The song is titled "Mirrors of the Dead", and is taken from the upcoming full-length, "Shores of Naströnd", expected later this year.
Australian Black Metal act Runespell have just unveiled a new track, titled "Mirrors of the Dead", which is taken from their upcoming studio album "Shores of Naströnd", expected for release later this year via Iron Bonehead Productions:
Stay tuned for more info.
The song is the fourth track from the band's upcoming debut "Time Held Me Grey And Dying", due for release on the 30th of June.
Welsh Black Metal newcomers Ofnus have just revealed one of the tracks from their upcoming debut album, "Time Held Me Grey And Dying", which is due for release on the 30th of June via Naturmacht Productions. The song is titled "Grains of Sand" and is presented in the form of a music video:
More info here: https://ofnusnp.bandcamp.com/album/time-held-me-grey-and-dying
The song is the second track from their upcoming album, "Boarisch Grattlig", which releases on the 23rd of June via Folter Records.
Bavarian Black Metallers Valosta Varjoon are getting ready to release what will be their third studio album, "Boarisch Grattlig", on the 23rd of June via Folter Records. While we wait, the album's second track, "BMATW", is now available for listening:
More info here: https://folter666shop.de/de/CD/CD-4/valosta-varjoon-ger-boarisch-grattlig-digicd.html
The demo is titled "Memories of Humanity", and was released on the 12th of May via Amor Fati Productions.
French Black Metal act Lure have recently put out a second demo, titled "Memories of Humanity", which was released on the 12th of May and is now streaming in full via the Amor Fati Productions channel, check it out:
More info here:
https://lureband.bandcamp.com
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The video is for the song "Black Cloud Worship", taken from their upcoming second album, "Night Sky Revelations".
Australian Black Metal duo Dusk Cult will be releasing a brand new album on the 1st of July, titled "Night Sky Revelations". While we wait, a music video for one of the tracks, "Black Cloud Worship", was recently made available on the band's YouTube channel, check it out:
More info here:
https://duskcult.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DuskCultMusic/
https://www.instagram.com/dusk.cult/
The self-titled EP features two tracks, and was released on the 19th of May via Nordvis.
Swedish Black Metal act Gråande is a new project from Nachtzeit, perhaps better known as the mastermind behind his main project, Lustre. The debut Gråande self-titled EP was released on the 19th of May via Nordvis, and is now available for streaming in full:
The label elaborated on the project's origins and Nachtzeit's goals:
Gråande is a new project by Nachtzeit from Lustre – the Swedish icon of ambient black metal - who’s teamed up with vocalist and lyricist Nichil. The EP offers two dirges richly textured by droning riffs and dreamlike minimalism. The keyboards and melodies bear all of ...
The EP, titled "Abyss Vanguard", will mark the band's first new material of any kind in 20 years.
Following their 2021 reunion, Mexican Black / Death Metal act Demonized are putting the finishing touches on a brand new EP, titled "Abyss Vanguard", which will mark the band's first release of new material in 20 years. The EP will be released on June 30th via Osmose Productions. Meanwhile, check out the EP's second track, "Unleash the Devil's Bane":
The label commented:
The Demons of the Unlight returns in anger! After a 20 years of Rebel hiatus, DEMONIZED returns with "Abyss Vanguard", a 21 min MCD/MLP of Pure Death Black Chaos, enlightened with supreme Arts of Jenglot Hitam, Flux Of ...
The song is titled "Into the Gloom" and is the first track from the band's upcoming third album, "Wandering Through Time".
Swiss Black / Doom Metal act Ashtar have just unveiled the opening track from their upcoming third studio album, "Wandering Through Time", which is due out on the 28th of July via Eisenwald. The song is titled "Into the Gloom", check it out:
More info here: https://ffm.bio/ashtar
The song is the third track from their upcoming album, "Carry the Beast", due for release next month via Dark Essence Records.
Norwegian Black / Thrash Metal maniacs Nocturnal Breed are gearing up for the release of what will be their seventh studio album, "Carry the Beast", which is due on the 23rd of June via Dark Essence Records. While we wait, a lyric video for the album's third track, "Knights of Denim", was uploaded to the label's channel, check it out:
The label commented:
All hail the kings of denim! Since the mid-90s, Norway’s Nocturnal Breed has spread terror and destruction through the metal scene with their extreme take on blackened thrash metal, and they still do with their 7th album, “Carry the ...
The song is the fifth track from "Monuments to Absence", the band's seventh album, due for release on July 7th.
London-based Post-Black Metal veterans Fen have just unveiled one of the tracks from their upcoming album, "Monuments to Absence", due for release on July 7th via Prophecy Productions. The song is titled "Truth is Futility", check it out below:
More info here: http://lnk.spkr.media/fen-monuments
The new album, titled "Полярна Зоря" ("Polaris"), is due for release on the 26th of May via Naturmacht Productions.
German Black Metal act Burnt Offering are getting ready to release what will be their second studio album, titled "Полярна Зоря" ("Polaris"), which is due to drop on the 26th of May via Naturmacht Productions. While we wait, the album's opening track "Коли зірки завершать коло" ("When the Stars Had Come Round Again") has been made available for streaming at the label's channel:
The label described the album briefly:
Polaris is the second full-lenght album by Burnt Offering, a Germany-based Black Metal outfit. Influenced by OLD Ukrainian scene this album represents an ominous ...
The song is titled "Of Bloodlust & Nightside Sorceries", and is the third track from their upcoming debut full-length album, "Woven Dark Paths".
Finnish Black Metal newcomers Sarvekas have recently revealed one of the songs from their upcoming debut full-length album, "Woven Dark Paths", which is due for release on the 26th of May via Soulseller Records. The song is titled "Of Bloodlust & Nightside Sorceries", and you can check it out here:
Described by the label as:
A song about the ancient rites of sacrifice. Feeling the inner beast within oneself. A song for the warriors gathering themselves for their bloody path that few dare to take.
Complete tracklist for the album is as follows:
Rite of Transcendence
The Scryer of ...
The song is titled "Der Teufel hat's gesandt", and also includes the album's intro track "Anrufung".
On the 21st of March, German Black Metal underground act Eisenkult released "Vulgäre, deutsche Hassmusik", their third studio album, via Purity Through Fire records. Yesterday, the label made the album's first two tracks available for streaming. Check out "Der Teufel hat's gesandt", together with the album's intro track "Anrufung":
More info here:
https://www.purity-through-fire.com
The song is the opening track from taken from the album "Helvegr", which will be released on the 23rd of June.
Norwegian Black Metal ancients Tsjuder are gearing up for the release of "Helvegr", scheduled to drop on the 23rd of June via long time collaborators Season of Mist, and marking the band's sixth studio album in a career spanning three decades. While we wait, the album's opener "Iron Beast" has now been made available for streaming:
Season of Mist commented:
TSJUDER is emerging with a brand-new full-length opus for the first time since 2015! Featuring a renewed line-up with drum master Jon “The Charn” Rice holding down the throne, "Helvegr" is an authentic display of the true Norwegian ...
"Dwaallicht" is the name of the band's debut full-length album, which was released via Babylon Doom Cult Records on the 14th of April.
Dutch Black Metal underground act Witte Wieven have just released their debut full-length studio album, which is titled "Dwaallicht" and went live on the 14th of April through Babylon Doom Cult Records. To celebrate the released the whole thing is now streaming online at the label's channel:
The label commented:
Both a summation and extension of their prior short-lengths, the six-song/42-minute Dwaallicht lays bare a stark-yet-sumptuous canvas of shimmering black metal and delirious doom, threaded together with the subtly unfolding dynamics of the best post-rock. It’s at once an incredibly ...
The compilation album, simply titled "20 Jahre", will feature seven rerecorded tracks and is limited to 1000 copies.
German Black Metal veteran Horn will be putting out a compilation album next month to celebrate the project's 20th anniversary featuring rerecorded and rearranged tracks from throughout Horn's lengthy discography. The album will be titled simply "20 Jahre", and features the following tracklist:
Höhen
Das Jahr geht mit eisiger Faust
The Fading Landscape's Glory
Hornstoß Westfalen
The Grandest of all Blades
Spätherbst
Fahrwasser
"20 Jahre" will be released through Northern Silence Productions on the 5th of May in digital, CD and 12" vinyl formats. One of the new tracks, "The ...
The song is titled "Reichswald", and is the second track from their upcoming album, "Grebbeberg", due for release in June.
Dutch Black Metal veterans Sammath are gearing up for the release of what will be their seventh studio album, titled "Grebbeberg", which is due for release on the 16th of June via Hammerheart Records. The album's second track, "Reichswald", is now available for listening:
The album will feature a total of eight new tracks:
Grebbeberg
Reichswald
Murderous Artillery
Last Gasp of the Dying
Crushed, Shattered and Destroyed
Tot de Laatste Granaat
Decimated
Stahl und Feuer
More info here:
https://sammath.lnk.to/grebbeberg
The project's debut is titled "Frankincense & Vitriol", and is now streaming online in full.
Irish atmospheric Black Metal act Verzauber have just released their debut studio album, titled "Frankincense & Vitriol". The album was released independently, and is now streaming online in full at the Atmospheric Black Metal Albums channel, check it out:
The album clocks in at just under 80 minutes in length, with complete tracklist as follows:
The Citadel Awakens to the Gaze of an Incensed God
Red Spells of Scheherazade
Opulence Drowned in Amber (The Dawning Waters of Impermanence)
Manafires over Antioch
To Call the Stars by Name and Render the Heavens Ablaze
Cloaked in the ...
The album is titled "II", and goes live on the 7th of April, courtesy of Debemur Morti Productions.
On Friday the 7th of April, French Atmospheric Black Metal act Bacchus will be releasing "II", their latest studio album, via Debemur Morti Productions. Leading up to the release, the label is now streaming the entire album over at their channel, check it out:
More info here:
http://www.debemur-morti.com/
https://debemurmorti.aisamerch.com/
The band's new album went live on the 31st of March, released through AOP Records and marking their third full-length effort.
Brazilian Black Metal act Outlaw have just released a brand new album, titled "Reaching Beyond Assiah", on the 31st of March via AOP Records. The entire thing is now being streamed at the label's channel:
More info here: https://shop.aoprecords.de/gb/
The album, titled "Flesh, Blood & Cosmic Storms", is the band's third full-length effort.
Swiss Black Metal underground act Malphas have just released their third studio album, titled "Flesh, Blood & Cosmic Storms", which went live on the 31st of March via Folter Records. To celebrate the release, the entire thing is now being streamed over at the BMP channel:
More info here:
https://malphas-ch.bandcamp.com/
New SearchTokens feature
A couple of small changes to how users interact with the site, for a greener, sustainable future.
Moving forward, taking into consideration the dismal economic climate that looms on the horizon, along with the abrasive nature that repeated searches have on the site's infrastructure and maintenance costs, and factoring in the site's carbon footprint, Lycanthropia.net will be adopting a new fee-based system for using the site's search engine.
Everyone will be allowed to use the search function 10 times free of charge per day (aka SearchTokens), but anything beyond that will carry a small fee of $0.02 USD per search (or $0.05 USD if no results were found). Advanced searches, ...
"War Against All" will be released on the 26th of May via Nuclear Blast Records, marking the band's 10th studio album.
On the 26th of May, Norwegian Black Metal legends Immortal will unleash what is to be their 10th studio record. The album is titled "War Against All", and will be released through long-time partners Nuclear Blast Records. Last week, the album's title-track was made available for listening, check it out:
Pre-orders and more info here: https://immortal.bfan.link/waalp.yde
"Sutwyke" will be released tomorrow via Soulseller Records, marking the band's eighth album in a career spanning over 20 years.
London Black Metal act Old Forest will be putting out a brand new album, titled "Sutwyke", tomorrow 31st of March via Soulseller Records. It will be the band's eighth studio album in a career spanning over two decades. To celebrate the release, the album is being streamed in its entirety:
More info here:
World: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com
Americas: http://soulsellerrecords.aisamerch.com
Digital: https://orcd.co/y1r4nn1
"Saturnian Bloodstorm" will be the band's third studio album, and is scheduled for release tomorrow via Argento Records.
Tomorrow morning, Californian Black Metal act Lamp of Murmuur will be releasing "Saturnian Bloodstorm", their third studio album. The release will be handled by Dutch label Argento Records, and to celebrate the occasion, the entire thing is now available for streaming over at the BMP channel:
More info here:
https://lampofmurmuur.bandcamp.com/album/saturnian-bloodstorm
The song is titled "Infinite Sea of Nothingness", the fifth track from the new album, "Ruins", due for release in June.
Athenian Black / Death Metal act Burial Hordes will be releasing a brand new album, titled "Ruins", on the 9th of June via Transcending Obscurity Records. Meanwhile, a couple of songs from the album have been made available for listening, the most recent of which, "Infinite Sea of Nothingness" was revealed earlier today:
The label commented:
Emerging after a gap of five years, Greece's best kept secret Burial Hordes bring forth an outstanding slab of blackened death metal that harnesses both chaos and atmosphere in equal parts. A fearsome album right off the bat, it sees the band ...
The album will be released on the 14th of April, marking the band's sixth studio album, and first release in over eight years.
Norwegian Black Metal experimentalists Dødheimsgard are gearing up for the release of what will be their sixth full-length album, "Black Medium Current", which is scheduled to drop on the 14th of April via industry veterans Peaceville Records. The album will be the band's first release of any kind since 2015's "A Umbra Omega". While we wait, the album's eight and longest track, "Abyss Perihelion Transit", is now available for listening:
The label commented:
Dødheimsgard return with their exceptional first single ‘Abyss Perihelion Transit’ taken from the forthcoming album “Black Medium ...
The new song is titled "Wings Of Psychomachia" and is the first glimpse at the project's debut album, "The Ravening".
Symphonic Black Metal solo act Argenthorns will be releasing the project's debut studio album, "The Ravening", next month via label Avantgarde Music. Meanwhile, the album's sixth track, "Wings of Psychomachia", is now available for listening:
More info here:
https://avantgardemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-ravening
The new EP is titled "De Kronieken van het Verdwenen Kasteel - I: Harslo", and was released today via Eisenwald.
Earlier today, Dutch Post-Black Metal duo Fluisteraars released a brand new EP featuring two songs. The EP is titled "De Kronieken van het Verdwenen Kasteel - I: Harslo" ("The Chronicles of the Vanished Castle - I: Harslo") and was released through long-time partners Eisenwald, who are now streaming the entire EP over at their channel:
The band commented on the themes and concepts behind what will eventually be a trilogy of EPs:
"De Kronieken van het Verdwenen Kasteel" (The Chronicles of Vanished Castle) will include three ep's that will be immortalized as 10" series. Made in the deep ...
"Feuerwalze" will be the name of the band's fourth full-length album, scheduled for release later this week.
This Friday 10th of March, Californians Minenwerfer will be releasing their fourth studio album, "Feuerwalze", via Osmose Productions. Meanwhile, the entire album has now premiered over at the BMP channel:
Osmose Productions commented on the album's themes:
A campaign started on 1 July 1916. A campaign of muddy, rat infested trenches, endless artillery barrages, and cracks of rifles in the distance. A campaign of unsettling night raids, close quarters combat, and suffocating fumes of chlorine gas.
The sound of the treads of the first tanks grinding the bones of those long dead on the ...
The song is titled "Zodiac of War" and is taken from the band's upcoming eighth studio album, "Sutwyke".
London-based Black Metal trio Old Forest are scheduled to put out a brand new studio album at the end of this month. "Sutwyke" will be released on the 31st of March via Soulseller Records, marking the band's eighth album in a career spanning over 20 years. While we wait, the track "Zodiac of War" is now available for listening:
The label described the song's meaning briefly:
This track explores the occult roots of astronomy; the time when Astrology was the science of the heavens. The ascendency of Mars was always the sign of war and destruction...
More info here:
World: ...
The band has just revealed the song "Præcidistis", from their upcoming album "Præcidistis Regeneratio".
New arrivals from the Chilean Black / Death Metal underground, Putrifier have just put out one of the songs from their upcoming debut album, "Præcidistis Regeneratio", which is due to be released in the coming months via Iron Bonehead productions:
Stay tuned for more info.
The video is for the song "Nel Vento", the third track from the band's upcoming album, "Vultus Fati".
On the 31st of March, Italian Atmospheric Black Metal act Blaze of Sorrow will be releasing a brand new studio album, titled "Vultus Fati". The album will be released by Eisenwald, marking the band's seventh studio album in a career spanning over 15 years. While we wait, a music video for the album's third track, "Nel Vento", was uploaded to the label's channel yesterday, check it out:
"Vultus Fati" will feature eight tracks in total:
Furor
Flammae
Nel vento
Eretica
Waldgänger
Aion
Ombre
Aura
The album's cover art was designed by prolific American artist Adam ...
The song is titled "Angel's Trumpet", and is the fifth track from the project's upcoming album, "VIII: Selenotrope", due for release in May.
Californian Post-Black Metal nature lovers Botanist are getting ready to release what will be their eighth studio album, "VIII: Selenotrope", on the 19th of May via Prophecy Productions. While we wait, the album's fifth song, "Angel's Trumpet", was made available for streaming on the label's website:
The label took the opportunity to comment on the album's themes and the project's distinctive musical approach:
The title "VIII: Selenotrope" refers to plants that flower nocturnal in the moonlight. BOTANIST's characteristic sound of the hammered dulcimer combines perfectly with now ...
The band's first album is titled "Extra Æcclesiam", and was released on the 23rd of February.
Belgian Blackened Death Metal act Spectral Damnation recently released their debut studio album, "Extra Æcclesiam". The album went live on the 23rd of February via Belgian label Necktwister, and also premiered on the BMP channel, check it out:
Leading up to the album's release, a music video was made for the track "Serpent on a Cross":
More info here:
https://www.necktwister.com/product/nt023-spectral-damnation-extra-aecclesiam-preorder/
Ahead of the release of their upcoming second studio album, "Anti-Spiritual Void Devotion", the band is premiering one song each Friday.
Finnish Black / Death Metal act Dark Elite are getting ready to release what will be their second full-length album, titled "Anti-Spiritual Void Devotion". Leading up to the album's release, the band is premiering each one of the songs from the album on a weekly basis, with a new song being revealed each Friday. The latest of these, "Crown For the Dying King", went live a few hours ago, check it out:
You can check the previous week's songs here:
https://www.youtube.com/@DarkEliteOfficial/videos
More info here:
https://thedarkelite.bandcamp.com/
The song is the first track from the band's debut studio album, titled "At Midnight, by Torch Light" and due for release on the 14th of April.
U.S. Black Metal act Sever have just premiered the opening track from the project's upcoming debut album, "At Midnight, by Torch Light", which is due out on the 14th of April via Iron Bonehead Productions. The song is titled "Abyssonaut", check it out:
Complete tracklist as follows:
Abyssonaut
Lunar Sacrifice
Sunset in the West
Hammer of Vengeance
At Midnight, by Torch Light
Eastern Boar
More info here: https://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/
The album will mark the band's sixth studio album, and is due for release on the 24th of March via Peaceville Records.
Norwegian Black Metal project Mork is scheduled to release a brand new album, titled "Dypet" ("The Deep"), on the 24th of March through long time partner Peaceville Records. While we wait, the album's sixth track, "Bortgang" ("Demise"), has been made available for listening in lyric video format, check it out:
The label commented on the song:
Written whilst Mork's mainman Thomas Eriksen was on a road trip, ‘Bortgang’ Norwegian for ‘demise’ , was inspired by the beautiful Nordic countryside. Thematically the song explores the idea of legacy and it’s various interpretations from both the ...
The new song is titled "Seraphim Falls", and is the second track to be made available from the band's upcoming debut album, "The Malign Covenant".
New Irish Black Metal formation Verminous Serpent are preparing to release what will be their debut studio album, titled "The Malign Covenant", on the 17th of March through Amor Fati Productions. So far, two of the songs from the album have been made available for listening, the most recent of which is the opening track, "Seraphim Falls":
Previously the song "Transcendent Pyre" was also made available:
While Verminous Serpent is a new formation, it counts with experienced members, including Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of Primordial fame handling bass and vocal duties. The label commented ...
The album marks the band's seventh studio record in a career spanning three decades
Norwegian Black Metal veterans Tulus have just released "Fandens Kall", marking their seventh studio album in a career spanning three decades. The album was released earlier today via Soulseller Records, and to celebrate, the entire thing is now available for listening on the BMP channel:
As commented briefly by the label:
"Fandens Kall" captures 3 decades of true TULUS metal and shows the band’s real spirit: aggressive, atmospheric, groovy and honest! Diverse and timeless!
Complete tracklist as follows:
Fandens Kall
Lek
Slagmark
Allstøtt
Isråk ...
Marking the project's fourth studio album, "Path" was independently released on the 10th of February.
On the 10th of February, Hungarian Post/Folk Black Metal act Vvilderness released "Path", the project's fourth studio album. To celebrate the release, the entire album premiered on the BMP channel, check it out:
More info here:
https://vvilderness.bandcamp.com/album/path
The video is for the song "Return...", the second track from the band's upcoming album, "Dust", due for release at the end of March.
German Black / Death Metal band Thron are scheduled to release a brand new album on the 31st of March, titled "Dust", which will mark the band's fourth full-length record. The release will be handled by Listenable Records, who yesterday uploaded the music video for the album's second track. Check out "Return...":
The cover art for the new album was created by Serbian artist Stefan "Atterigner" Todorović, perhaps better known as the current vocalist for Gorgoroth, and who also provided cover art for the band's previous album, "Pilgrim":
More info ...
The album will mark the band's fourth studio album, and is scheduled for release on the 10th of March.
Californian Black Metal act Minenwerfer are ramping up for the release of what will be their fourth studio album, "Feuerwalze", due on the 10th of March via Osmose Productions. While we wait, the album's title track is now up for streaming on the label's channel, check it out:
The label commented on the album's themes:
A campaign started on 1 July 1916. A campaign of muddy, rat infested trenches, endless artillery barrages, and cracks of rifles in the distance. A campaign of unsettling night raids, close quarters combat, and suffocating fumes of chlorine gas.
The sound of the treads of ...
The band's first offering is a three-track demo titled "Llave a las Profundidades..." which was released in April 2022.
In April of last year, Chilean Experimental Black Metal act Kexelür put out their debut demo, titled "Llave a las Profundidades..." ("Key to the Depths"). Now in February 2023, the demo is being given a CD release via Romanian label Sun & Moon Records, who are also streaming the entire thing in full on their channel:
In the words of the label:
In the darkness of oblivion, where the screams of despair and the arcane coexist in disharmony, lies Kexelür, the forbidden spell whose invocation allows fusion with hidden energy and thus explores the fatality of the human race.
Avant-garde and ...
The album will mark the band's second studio record, and is scheduled for release on the 24th of February via Naturmacht Productions.
Italian Atmospheric Black Metal act Morwinyon have recently premiered "Devouring Flames", the opening track from what will be their second studio album, "Wastelands", which will see a release on the 24th of February via Naturmacht Productions. Check it out:
As described by the label:
"Wastelands" draws a picture of the suffering mankind inflicts to nature, with an Atmospheric Black Metal that contrasts evocative melodies and orchestral sounds with more aggressive and raw sections that evolve through the songs. It is inspired by images of fire and drought, and the annihilation of the ...
The album will mark the project's fifth studio album, and is scheduled for release on the 10th of March.
On the 10th of March, Canadian Black Metal / Folk act Burden of Ymir will be releasing "Heorot", the project's fifth studio album. While we wait, the entire album premiered yesterday on the BMP channel, check it out:
The album will be released through Italian label Flowing Downward, who commented briefly on the release:
Burden of Ymir brings his unique blackened folk metal to Flowing Downward, with his fifth full-length album "Heorot".
With "Heorot", mastermind and sole member Joe Caswell (also active as olim, Drowstorm and member of Vintertodt) takes a departure from the Norse mythology ...
The song, simply titled "II.I", is taken from the band's upcoming album "II", due out on April 7th via Debemur Morti Productions.
French Atmospheric Black Metal act Bacchus have just put out the opening track from their upcoming album, "II", check it out:
The album will be released on the 7th of April via Debemur Morti Productions, with pre-orders going live tomorrow:
http://www.debemur-morti.com/
https://debemurmorti.aisamerch.com/
Stay tuned for more info.
The project's sophomore album, "Drei Dezennien", was independently released on the 27th of January.
German Black Metal solo act Hâl has just released a brand new studio album, titled "Drei Dezennien" ("three decades"), marking the project's second full-length record. To celebrate the release, the entire thing is being streamed over at the BMP channel, check it out:
"Drei Dezennien" is inspired by the Thirty Years War, with cover art taken from the painting "Nachtelijk gevecht" (1623) by Dutch painter Esaias van de Velde.
More info here:
https://haalbm.bandcamp.com/album/drei-dezennien
The album, which is titled "Meanders", was released today through Avantgarde Music, marking the band's third studio record.
Swiss Technical Black / Death Metal veterans Anachronism have today unleashed their third full-length studio record, "Meanders". The album was released through Avantgarde Music, or more specifically, their sub-label Unorthodox Emanations, who specialize in all things Death Metal. To celebrate the release, the entire thing is being streamed online:
The label commented:
Following the self-released Orogeny from 2018 (and the Reflecting the Inside EP before that), Meanders is a work of heavy contrasts: pure blasts of violence intertwine with ambient, intimate parts or groovy drum & bass duos. ...
The album will be the third and final chapter in their "Triade" trilogy, and is due for release on the 31st of March.
On the 31st of March, Swiss Atmospheric Black Metal act Aara will be dropping the third and final chapter in their "Triade" trilogy of albums, "Triade III: Nyx". The album will be released through Debemur Morti Productions, who have just uploaded one of the songs from the album. Check out "Emphase der Seelenpein":
Pre-orders are scheduled to begin on February 3rd:
EU: http://www.debemur-morti.com/
NA: https://debemurmorti.aisamerch.com/
The video is for the song "Forest Dweller", taken from their upcoming album, "Heimdal", due for release at the beginning of March.
Norwegian Prog / Black Metal vikings Enslaved have put out another track from their upcoming "Heimdal" album, this time in the form of a music video for the album's third track, "Forest Dweller", check it out:
The album will be released on the 3rd of March via Nuclear Blast Records, more info available here:
https://enslaved.bfan.link/heimdal.yde
The album, titled "As in Gardens, So in Tombs" will be released this Friday 27th of January, marking the band's sixth studio album in a career spanning three decades.
This Friday 27th of January, Finnish Symphonic Black Metal veterans ...and Oceans will be releasing their sixth studio album, "'As in Gardens, So in Tombs". The album will be released through Season of Mist, and while we wait, the entire album is now streaming over at the label's channel:
The album features 10 tracks in total, and clocks in at just over 50 minutes in length:
As in Gardens, So in Tombs
The Collector and His Construct
Within Fire and Crystal
Carried on Lead Wings
Likt Törnen Genom Kött
Cloud Heads
Wine into Water
Inverse Magnification ...
"Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags" will be the name of the project's third studio album, due for release on the 17th of February.
Aberdeen-based Speed/Black Metal act Hellripper is getting ready to put out what will be the project's third full-length album, titled "Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags", on the 17th of February via industry veterans Peaceville Records. Meanwhile, the album's title track is now up for listening, check it out:
As described by the label:
‘Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags’ - Hellripper’s third studio album - establishes a new threshold of excellence and raises the bar further over ‘The Affair of the Poisons’, with an opus standing at the crossroads between ...
The song, titled "Transcendent Pyre", is taken from the band's upcoming debut studio album, "The Malign Covenant", due for release in March.
Irish Black Metal act Verminous Serpent are preparing to unleash their debut full-length album, which is titled "The Malign Covenant" and due for release via Amor Fati Productions on the 17th of March, also known in Ireland and elsewhere as Saint Patrick's Day. While we wait, one of the tracks from the album is now available for listening. Check out "Transcendent Pyre":
Verminous Serpent is a new formation, but features experienced members, including Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill of Primordial fame handling bass and vocal duties. The label commented further:
Verminous Serpent are a brand-new ...
The song is titled "Res Ad Triarios Rediit", and is the second track from the band's upcoming "Marching Towards Humanicide" album, due out next month.
German Black Metal act Total Hate are getting ready to launch their fifth studio album, titled "Marching Towards Humanicide", on the 24th of February via Eisenwald. While we wait, two tracks have been made available for listening, the most recent of which, "Res Ad Triarios Rediit", went live yesterday:
At the end of December, the track "Immersed in Hellfire" was revealed:
The album will feature 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 ...
The track is titled "Purgation", and is the first glimpse of the band's upcoming studio album, titled "Ruins".
Greek Black Metal veterans Burial Hordes have just premiered a brand new track, titled "Purgation", which is the first taste of the band's upcoming studio album, titled "Ruins", due for release later this year via Transcending Obscurity Records. Check it out:
Stay tuned for more info.
The song is titled "Conqueror Beyond the Frenzied Fog", and is the opening track from the project's upcoming album, "Saturnian Bloodstorm".
Californian Black Metal project Lamp of Murmuur have just put out a brand new song, titled "Conqueror Beyond the Frenzied Fog", which is the opening track from the upcoming album, "Saturnian Bloodstorm", due for release on the 26th of March via Dutch label Argento Records. The song premiered yesterday on the BMP channel, check it out:
More info here:
https://lampofmurmuur.bandcamp.com/album/saturnian-bloodstorm
"Liber Lvcifer II - Mahapralaya" is the band's third studio album, and their first record in over eight years.
Earlier today, Greek Black Metal act Thy Darkened Shade released "Liber Lvcifer II - Mahapralaya" via W.T.C. Productions, marking the band's first studio record in over eight years, and their third full-length album overall. To celebrate the release the entire thing is being streamed in full:
The cover art was designed by Greek artist Vamperess Imperium, who also provided the cover art for Thy Darkened Shade's previous two albums:
The album is available in digibook CD and double LP formats ...
Barely two weeks into the new year, the project is streaming a brand new album and two new EPs in full.
Prolific Australian Black Metal solo project Drowning the Light has recently released a brand new studio album, titled "Haunter of the Deep", and also two brand new EPs, titled "The Ghost of the Flea" and "Lurker of the Void". All three releases are now streaming in full over at the Dark Adversary Productions channel:
"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 ...
"The Neophyte" will be the eighth track from the band's upcoming fourth studio album, "Antimony", due for release later this month.
Californian Black / Death Metallers California have recently premiered another single from their upcoming fourth studio album, which is titled "Antimony", and is expected to be released on the 27th of January via Transcending Obscurity Records:
The label commented on the album's themes and style:
What started off as a one-man band, Ashen Horde now boast of a lineup that has the vocalist of Inferi and Equipoise, the drummer of Norse and the bassist of Abhoria. They've expanded upon their sound like never before and it now showcases a terrific and fairly unique blend of black and death metal ...
The video is for the song "Death Is Life Eternal", taken from their upcoming album "Evil Summons Evil", which will be their first record in over a decade.
Greek Black Metal act Deviser have just put out a brand new music video for one of the tracks from their upcoming album, "Evil Summons Evil", which will mark their first full-length record since 2011. The song is titled "Death is Life Eternal", and is the album's opening track, check it out:
"Evil Summons Evil" will be released by Hammerheart Records on the 10th of February. The label commented:
After 12 years this is the triumphant return of Hellenic darkness!
Followers of Deviser all over the world who still concider their early releases as hidden gems of their collections, are in a ...
The new song is titled "Isråk", and is the fifth track from the band's upcoming album, "Fandens Kall", due for release on the 17th of February.
Norwegian Black Metal veterans Tulus are gearing up to release what will be their seventh studio album, titled "Fandens Kall", on the 17th of February via Soulseller Records. Meanwhile, the album's fifth track, "Isråk", is now available for listening:
Pre-orders are available here:
World: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com
Americas: http://soulsellerrecords.aisamerch.com
The video is for the song "Trails of Destiny", taken from their upcoming album, "White Frost and Elder Blood".
British Epic Black Metal act Firienholt have just revealed a music video for the opening track of their upcoming album, "White Frost and Elder Blood", which is due for release on the 27th of January via Naturmacht Productions. The song is titled "Trails of Destiny", check it out:
The label comments:
Following the success of their debut album "By the Waters of Awakening", Firienholt return with another full-length record of majestic epic black metal. With their sound now truly established, "White Frost and Elder Blood" brings forth Firienholt's most anthemic choruses and soaring ...
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"Vampiric Wrath Unleashed" was released at the end of December via Purity Through Fire, marking the band's fourth album.
At the end of December, Finnish Black Metal vampires Order of Nosferat released their latest studio album, titled "Vampiric Wrath Unleashed", their second album this year, and fourth full-length overall. To celebrate the release the entire album is streaming over at the BMP channel:
The complete tracklist for "Vampiric Wrath Unleashed" is as follows:
Shadows over Wisborg
A Howl from the Forbidden Tower
Vampiric Wrath Unleashed
Fog Hide the Secrets of the Forlorn Kingdom
...of Treachery and Bloodshed
The Lone Lord
The Abyss of Thousand Nights
Whispers from the Master's Tomb ...
The track is titled "Immersed In Hellfire", and is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Marching Towards Humanicide", due for release next month.
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
Pre-order the album ...
The split album is titled "Black Feudal Savagery", due for release on the 23rd of January via Signal Rex.
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.
"Innermost" was recorded in December 2021, and released two weeks ago, marking the band's sixth studio album.
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
You can order the album ...
The new album, titled "Með Hamri", was released today through Norma Evangelium Diaboli, and marks the band's third studio album.
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 so ...
The cover is released in the form of a lyric video, and celebrates the 30th anniversary of an album which the band considers key in the evolution of darker genres of music.
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 ...
The project's latest offering is a five-track EP titled "Dette Stedet Kjenner Bare Kulden", released independently at the end of November.
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:
You can buy the EP in digital format here: ...
The song is titled "As Death Creeps Closer with the Tide" and is taken from the upcoming album "Haunter of the Deep", due for release next year.
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 ...
The band's second album was released independently on Friday the 9th of December.
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
The video is for the track "Midt I Stormen", which is taken from the project's upcoming second album, "Den Tapte Krigen".
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 ...
The video is for the song "Augur the Age of Darkness", which forms part of their upcoming debut album, "Lucius".
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 ...
The song is titled "Death Euphoria" and is taken from the band's upcoming second album, "Totenpass".
U.S. Black Metal undergrounders Häxanu have just revealed one of the tracks from their next album. The song is titled "Death Euphoria", and the album is named "Totenpass", with a release date scheduled for February 7th via Amor Fati Productions. Check it out:
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The new album will be their fourth full-length effort, and is scheduled for release on the 16th of December via Debemur Morti Productions.
Norwegian Black Metal band Dødsengel are now streaming their fourth studio album, "Bab Al On", in its entirety. The album will be released through Debemur Morti Productions on the 16th of December:
The complete tracklist is as follows:
Ad Babalonis Amorem Do Dedico Omnia Nihilo
In the Beginning
Annihilation Mantra
Waters of Unravelling
Bursting as Boils on the Backs of Slaves
The Lamb Speaks
Agnus Dei
Hour of Contempt
In the Heart of the World
Dies Irae
Abomination Gate
The cover art was provided by the talented Mitchell Nolte:
"Bab Al On" can be ordered via the ...
The song is taken from the band's upcoming studio album, "Bestiary of Immortal Hunger", scheduled for release on the 30th of December.
Louisiana Black / Death Metal act Abysmal Lord have just put out a new track from their upcoming third album, "Bestiary of Immortal Hunger". The song is titled "Ultra Expulser", and is available for listening over at the Hell's Headbangers channel, who will be handling the album's release on the 30th of December on CD, tape and digital formats, with an LP edition expected in 2023:
The label commented on the album's style and influences:
On first glance, ABYSMAL LORD's third album retains all the red-eyed and rabid elements of yore - OTT explosion and forward propulsion ...
"VLBRNR" is the title of the band's sixth studio album, which was released today through Transcending Obscurity Records.
Pennsylvanian Black Metal act Veilburner have just released "VLBRNR" through Indian label Transcending Obscurity Records, marking their sixth studio album. The entire album is now available for streaming:
Complete tracklist for the album is as follows:
VI (Vulgar Incantations)
Envexomous Hex
Interim Oblivion
Lo! Heirs to the Serpent
Burning the Veil
Unorthodoxagon
Repulsed by the Light
None so Hideous
Exhibitionism in Limbo
Ruin
The cover art for "VLBRNR" was created by Veilburner's very own vocalist, Chris Sheppard:
"VLBRNR" is available in a variety of formats, ...
The new album was released today through Season of Mist, marking the band's sixth record in a career spanning 28 years.
Australian Black Metal Thrash legends Deströyer 666 have just released "Never Surrender" via long-time partners Season of Mist, marking their sixth studio album in a career spanning three decades. To celebrate the release, the label is now streaming the whole thing over at their channel, check it out:
The label summarized the release:
DESTRÖYER 666 continue to do what they are best at: kicking ass and hammering out heavy metal that is slamming straight into the face. No compromise, no sell out, no bullshit!
The album features a total of nine tracks:
Never Surrender
Andraste ...
"Gales of November" is the project's fourth album, and first release of any kind in almost a decade.
On the 21st of November, Canadian Viking Black Metal veteran Bloodaxe released the project's fourth studio album, titled "Gales of November". The entire album is available for streaming online via Bandcamp:
"Gales of November" was mixed and mastered by Tore Stjerna at the legendary Necromorbus Studios in Sweden, comes after 2013's "For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down", making it the first release of any kind in almost 10 years, and the fourth Bloodaxe studio album overall.
Complete tracklist as follows:
I, Destroyer
Waking the Fates
Born to the Horns
Sails of My Father ...
The band's debut album, titled "Soul Furnace", was released on the 25th of November via Season of Mist.
Last week, Australian Black / Death Metal act Black Lava released their debut studio album, which is titled "Soul Furnace". Industry veterans Season of Mist handled the album's release, and the entire thing is now up for listening over at the label's channel:
Season of Mist commented on the band's origins and influences:
During the turbulent and uncertain years of 2020-2021, perhaps none were plunged deeper into darkness than those from down under. However, through solitude and desolation, some of the greatest art is created, as is the case with BLACK LAVA, the emerging ...
The video is for the song "Beneath the Fleeting Light", the title-track of the band's latest album which released last month.
Last month, Canadian Atmospheric Black Metal project Nordicwinter put out their sixth studio album, "Beneath the Fleeting Light", released through Chinese label Pest Productions. A few days ago, the title track was made available for listening on the label's channel in lyric video format, check it out:
The song's concepts are described as follows:
About a decrepit and desperate traveler and his last quest unto what truly lies underneath Nature's supposedly harmonious essence, but the only answer (or calling) he managed to find amidst that vast wilderness of the North was his own knell of ...
The band's third studio album, titled "Spirito d'Autunno", was released on the 25th of November via Naturmacht Productions.
Italian Black Metal traditionalists À Répit have just released "Spirito d'Autunno", marking their third studio album in a career spanning 10 years. The album dropped on the 25th of November via Naturmacht Productions, and to mark the occasion the entire thing can now be streamed online over at the label's channel, check it out:
Pick up the album here:
https://shop.naturmacht.com/a-repit-merch
https://arepitnp.bandcamp.com/album/spirito-dautunno