Tag: Heavy Metal
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Kalamazoo, Michigan-based four-piece Aspen Sanctum will release their debut full-length album, To Withhold the Need to Conquer, on August 7th, 2026. The independent digital launch will be accompanied by a physical cassette edition released via Fiadh Productions. Formed by Jared Koons, Jeremy Cronk, Tim Wicklund, and Bryan Neterer, the group intersects atmospheric black metal with…
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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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Italian alternative progressive metal outfit Red Code have signed with label Epictronic. To mark the new partnership, the group has released their new single and official music video, Quarantine, which serves as the lead preview from their debut EP, Traces of Unease and Discomfort (Episode 1), scheduled for release this September. Quarantine forms one installment…
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Finnish progressive folk/black metal group Jotungrav have announced their debut full-length album, Elegi, set for release on August 20th, 2026 via Inverse Records. Ahead of the album’s launch, the band has released its sole advance single, Återfödd. Running over eight minutes, Återfödd (Swedish for “reborn”) marks a stylistic shift for the group. The track sets…
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Chris Cornell tribute project King Ultramega has released a new reimagining of the Soundgarden deep cut Birth Ritual. Originally featured on the 1992 Singles movie soundtrack, the new rendition features original Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron alongside bassist and producer Mark Menghi, accompanied by Halestorm vocalist Lzzy Hale and guitarist Joe Hottinger. The track marks the…
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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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Heavy power metal project Ristridi has released the new single Silver and Steel, featuring vocalists Anti and Ax. The track serves as the initial preview from the upcoming studio album, Ride the Storm, which is scheduled for release on August 21st. The project is helmed by multi-instrumentalist and composer Ristridi—known for his work with Dark…
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based experimental rock project Unteachers have announced their sophomore studio album, Under Bright Sadness, set for release on October 16th via Rottweiler Records. The album marks the band’s first full-length release since their 2014 debut, A Human Comedy. Formed by multi-instrumentalist Stephen Mark Sarro following the end of his previous project, Tantrum Of The…
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Following their recent single Narrows, heavy rock band Spirit Mother have released Stranger, You Are. The track is the second single from their upcoming third studio album, Thistle, which is scheduled for release on September 4th via Sound Of Liberation Records. In support of the new album, Spirit Mother have also announced a European tour…
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Bogotá-based heavy quartet Poison The Preacher have released their new crossover EP, Things I Want, via Seek and Strike. The release is accompanied by a music video for the new single Ran Out Of Options, a track that explores the psychological weight of ambition and the pursuit of demanding personal goals. Emerging from the Colombian…