Tag: Black Metal
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Norwegian black metal outfit Mannkvern are preparing to release their debut full-length, The Harlotโs Wake. Masterminded by Orkana V (Man Gremmes Kan, Nattsol, ex-Ragnarok live), the project took six years to materialise following his move from Norway to Poland, turning what started as a solo studio effort into a proper studio-bound group. Spanning seven tracks…
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If youโve been paying attention to the German underground over the last decade and a half, youโll know Hamburg trio Shakhtyor don’t do things in a hurry. Formed back in 2009, theyโve spent the best part of sixteen years systematically ignoring the unwritten rules of instrumental doom, throwing black metal outbursts, spacey synth textures, and…
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Dallas atmospheric black metal quartet Wyrm Chasm will release their self-titled debut album on October 23, bringing a decade of work together on their first full-length. Formed in 2015 by guitarist Eric Carrasco and bassist and vocalist Stephen Jeter, the band have spent the past ten years developing a sound built around raw, desolate atmospheres,…
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Italian black metal outfit Canticum Diaboli will release their new full-length album Compendium Horribilis on November 11 via Ad Noctem Records. The title translates as horrible collection, which seems fitting for an eight-track assortment of macabre tales from Italian history and folklore. The subject matter ranges from the execution of Giordano Bruno and the 1527…
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Italian black metal outfit Amthrya return on October 11 with their new album Onnen. Fronted by Kasumi Onryล and working with a revised lineup, the band mix dissonant black metal with Japanese folklore. The record takes its title from the concept of Onnen (a persistent, deep-seated rancour) and treats hatred as an active physical force…
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Extreme metal unit YHWH have released Heavenly Blasphemies, the third single taken from their upcoming EP Baghavat. Where the previous two singles leaned heavily on speed and direct confrontation, Heavenly Blasphemies takes a slower, more ceremonial approach. The emphasis shifts from outright aggression to a suffocating, liturgical atmosphere, with savage riffs giving way to heavier,…
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If your idea of a good time involves painting your face, wandering into the woods, and plucking an ancient stringed instrument while screaming about Druids, Fir Bolg have you covered. The band are set to unleash their new album, Triskelion, on November 27 via Schwarzdorn Production. The thirteen-track album draws on Celtic mythology, pagan rituals…
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There are questions in life that demand answers. Why are we here? Is there a God? What would a nuclear explosion sound like if it was localised in your living room? And where I have always been able to answer those first two questions (beer and no, in case you were wondering) I have never…
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Stockholm melodic black/death metal outfit Hyperion have announced their long-awaited second album, Elysia, which is set for release on November 6 via Willowtip Records. Arriving a full decade after their 2016 debut Seraphical Euphony, the album sees the Swedish group returning with a sound built around classic Scandinavian black metal and Swedish melodeath, with dense…
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Finnish solo project Wooden Shadow have released their new single Blackened Roses Fall, the latest track from their upcoming second album Silverlake, which arrives on November 19, 2026 via Inverse Records. Based in Ylรถjรคrvi since 2020, Wooden Shadow is the work of Jeremia Ponto, who handles the writing and instrumentation himself. The project combines atmospheric…