Category: Music
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Right, cards on the table. I know Sean Decker, the man responsible for the guitars and programming behind -VOX PRO DEI- by MOG. In fact, his other project Lastat were one of the first bands I ever championed, back in the dark days of 2024 when I started doing this. Christ… has it only been…
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Wormholedeath Records and Southern Soundclash Records have released Absolute Fucking Possession, a new split bringing together Brazilian black/death metal veterans Mystifier and Atlanta-based raw black metal project Hessian. The interesting thing about this one is what both sides bring to the table. For the first time in their 37-year history, Mystifier have authorised the commercial…
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Everlasting Spew Records have shared Echoes, the first single from Portuguese atmospheric black metal outfit Chants. Taken from their upcoming self-titled debut, the track is an abrasive blast of overwhelming violence and bleak, melancholic atmosphere. If you’re into Uada, Gaerea, Groza or Blaze Of Perdition, there’s a pretty good chance Chants will be right up…
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There are no words, only a hollow, black rage at the news. Conrad “Cronos” Lant is dead at 63. If you listen to anything faster, heavier, darker or more hostile than traditional heavy metal, you owe this man a debt you can never fucking repay. When Venom spat Welcome to Hell into the world in…
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Make no mistake. Bruul by Bruul is a black metal EP. Except it isn’t. Except when it is. Confused? You will be. In spirit, it is a monstrous black metal EP that wallows in the musical evil of that genre like a pig in a mud bath, but musically it is a mix of genres…
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US black metal duo Stormruler have set December 4th as the release date for their next full-length, Morning Nautical Twilight, which will arrive via Distortion Music Group. The band have also unveiled Chapter II: In The Eye Of Umbria, the first track from the album. If you like your black metal with a hefty dose…
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Portuguese black/death metal outfit Azzaya have released a self-released two-track digital single, Ira / Glory Upon Thee. The first track, Ira, is taken from the band’s upcoming full-length The Apostasy of Michael, offering a taste of where Azzaya are heading with their latest material while keeping the raw aggression of their black/death metal firmly intact.…
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Finnish melodic black metal outfit i Helvete have shared Hiljaisuuteen, the second track taken from their upcoming third album Halla, which arrives on November 6th. The track follows previous single Nälkätalvi, which picked up early attention from Metal Hammer and several underground playlists. According to frontman and guitarist Aleksi Mäkelä, Hiljaisuuteen took considerably longer to…
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For me, black metal begins and ends with two specific high-water marks: Darkthrone’s Transilvanian Hunger and Mayhem’s Freezing Moon. Darkthrone gave us the ultimate hypnotic blizzard, a relentless, lo-fi loop that buries you in three feet of snow and leaves you to freeze. Freezing Moon is a different beast entirely: slow, deliberate, and undeniably evil.…
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Horror-infused black/death metal collective Thy Sanatorium have announced the official video premiere for I Monster, with the video landing on YouTube this Friday, October 2nd. Taken from the band’s self-titled debut LP, I Monster brings together the anonymous, multinational project’s blend of symphonic metal, gothic darkness and straight-up extreme-metal aggression. Speaking about the track, guitarist…