Category: Music
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Polish atmospheric black/doom metal project Divine Sovereign has returned to the spotlight with a brand new lyric video for Pledge. The track serves as a crushing preview of their forthcoming album, Autaxia Chronicles: A House Divided. Continuing the narrative laid down in their debut, Dawn of the New Age, the new record plunges deeper into…
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Following their explosive debut with Hienas y Buitres, Latin American extreme metal duo 85 Segundos para el Fin del Mundo has returned with their second promotional single, Hibakusha. The project unites two veteran powerhouses of the Chilean metal scene: guitarist Cristian Olivares (ex-Lefutray) and vocalist Matรญas Leonicio (Nuclear). Together, the pair continues to expand on…
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Disfiguring the Goddess has unveiled AWOL, the second single from the highly anticipated upcoming album Bloom. Arriving via Seek & Strike on July 31st, the track stands out as one of the record’s most unexpected moments. Mastermind Cameron Argon (better known as Big Chocolate) uses the song to showcase a more melodic and emotionally charged…
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Dark alt-metal visionaries Plague of Angels have officially dropped Pangea, the band’s heavy-hitting fifth single. The track dives deep into the fragmentation of modern human connection, tackling the stark irony of growing further apart in an increasingly hyper-connected digital world. To bring this weighty theme to life, the band opted for a slower, more brooding…
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A.A. Williams has officially released her stunning new studio album, Solstice, out now via Nuclear Blast’s boutique label, RPM (Reigning Phoenix Music). The full-length record marks a creative turning point for the artist, delivering a cinematic and deeply personal collection of songs shaped by extreme dynamics, balancing crushing weight against moments of fragile, quiet vulnerability.…
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Hello, you filthy animals, and welcome to the revamped Black Metal Archives, and have we got a doozy to kick off our new era. Friend of the site Sophia, who runs the Mayhem Facts & Quotes YouTube Channel which I know you’re all going to subscribe to because you’re lovely people, sat down for a…
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Welcome back to this weeks round up of all the new album, EP, and single releases from the past seven days. Oh… and there’s a little, possibly horrific, surprise at the end of this weeks piece. Albums The 38th Division by Iselder “Iselder return with The 38th Division, a new black metal album built around…
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After some much needed rest, for my damn sanity if nothing else, I returned to work this morning with some brand new plans for The Cult Archives. The first one being this what you are now reading what I wrote (to paraphrase the great Ernie Wise). The fact is I receive a metric-fuck-ton (an official…
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Belgian Heavy Metal pioneers Drakkar have returned with Invasion, a fast-paced speed and heavy metal anthem built on a relentless rhythmic foundation. Layered with vivid battlefield imagery, the new single channels the raw chaos and forward momentum of a seaborne raid and its immediate aftermath through sharp guitar riffs, driving percussion, and commanding vocals. Crafted…
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Finnish modern Melodic Metal unit Northern Genocide have released their brand new single Epilogi through Inverse Records, offering a first taste of their upcoming, as-yet-untitled third studio album slated for release later this year. The band says that the track centers heavily on the theme of total renewal, describing it as an aggressive, fiery purging…