Tag: Extreme Metal
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Swedish extreme metal pioneers Meshuggah have marked two major milestones with the release of Destroy Erase Improve: 30th Anniversary Edition and Catch Thirtythree: 20th Anniversary Edition, both available today through Reigning Phoenix Music. The newly remastered editions are available on vinyl, CD digipak and digital formats, pairing refreshed audio with the original album artwork. First…
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US black metal group Ancestral Blood have announced the complete routing for their upcoming live run, titled The Forgotten Horrors Tour. Presented alongside Lord of Horns, the tour brings together two acts rooted in epic, old-world black metal traditions across a 13-date trek throughout August. Drawing stylistic influences from 1990s underground black metal acts such…
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Norwegian black metal act Northern Krig have released their new standalone single, Return Of The Elfking. Following their sophomore full-length album, Worship Files For Anthropophagolagnia Predators, the new track spans six minutes and forty-two seconds and introduces an updated band lineup. The release marks the official recording debut of new member Grenjara (bass/vocals), who joins…
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When I first started the Black Metal Archives, it was with one goal: To shine a light on bands and artists that would otherwise go under the radar. I have always felt a certain kinship to those kinds of artists, and even though the goalposts have changed somewhat due to the site now being approached…
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Extreme Chaos, Nuclear War Now! Productions, and Deathrash Armageddon have revealed Messa Nera, an upcoming split release between Italian black/death/noise duo Vodun and Uruguayan solo project JPI Vio-Lens Kommand. The split is scheduled for release on August 30th. Rooted in a shared interest in voodoo rituals, esoteric practices, and black mass themes (messe nere), the…
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Extreme Metal albums are not supposed to start with an acoustic guitar. Black Metal albums? Sure. Goth Metal albums? Most definitely. But Extreme Metal albums are supposed to jump out of your speakers and grab you by the balls, squeezing hard enough that your eyes bulge out your head. I mean, that’s what most extreme…
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Black metal projects Hessian and YHWH are set to release a collaborative split EP, Rapture and Perversion, arriving on July 24th via Wormholedeath Records. Though the joint project was planned nearly a year ago, both bands paused its production to prioritize individual releases. The resulting split offers a seamless transition between two distinct, uncompromising approaches…
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German black metal outfit Boötes Void have returned with Nihil, the lead single and music video from their upcoming third studio album, Panta Rhei, which is scheduled to arrive on September 4th via Vendetta Records. Named after the ancient Greek philosophical principle of Heraclitus—”everything flows”—the album explores the doctrine of perpetual change and the illusion…
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Italian deathcore heavyweight Drown In Sulphur have officially joined the roster of German extreme metal specialist label Noble Demon. Marking their debut for the label and showcasing a completely revamped lineup, the Milanese outfit has unleashed their ferocious new single, New Moon Rising on Florence. The track offers a definitive glimpse into the band’s raw…
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Disfiguring the Goddess are giving us one last taste of their upcoming album Bloom before it drops on July 31st via Seek & Strike. The new track, Kiss The Dice, serves as the final puzzle piece for the record, intentionally written to tie together the various sonic experiments and heavy-hitting directions explored throughout the project.…