‘The Shit ov God,’ out via Nuclear Blast, is the latest fist raised in the face of religion from Poland's blackened death powerhouse, Behemoth.
Simply put, the sixth full-length from Ghost, ‘Skeletá,’ out now via Loma Vista Recordings, is Tobias Forge's love letter to the 1980s.
Authenticity and respect for tradition make ‘Birna’ a guaranteed hit with an audience that ranges from leftovers from Wardruna’s ‘metal’ days right through to cultural afficionados.
Author and journalist Dayal Patterson talks about the revised and expanded release of his Black Metal encyclopedia, ‘Evolution of the Cult.’
Trap-rap meets blackened deathcore (yes, you read that right) on Danish duo Gradience’s first single, “This Abyss.”
“Cellar Door,” off Spiritbox's newest EP, ‘The Fear of Fear,’ is both a metalcore banger and a philosophy lesson.
‘Stone’ is a departure from form for Baroness, but a valid post-Covid art-metal statement and powerful expression of creativity.
Oxbow's latest record, ‘Love's Holiday’ (Ipecac Recordings), shows off a band brimming with energy, eclecticism and a marvellous sense of the unexpected.
The 69 Eyes’ latest record, ‘Death of Darkness,’ is a decent slice of goth ‘n roll, but it really does need a bit more death and...
‘Catharsis,’ by Covet, is a whimsical, glowing take on the post-rock/math-rock genre and a showcase of Yvette Young’s musical virtuosity.
Where so many artists merely imitate, Spotlights truly stand on the shoulders of giants and take their music to new heights. ‘Alchemy For The Dead is...
‘The Serpent and the Pentagram (Pagan Records) is no formulaic “metalhead journey” biography but rather a personal and intimate view of Necromantia’s career.
The revival of a more rock-oriented expression of goth is well overdue in a post-darkwave era; and Die Oberherren may just be an essential aspect of...
Puscifer's 'Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired (Alchemy Recordings, BMG) is definitely one of the better remix albums of recent years. The additional effort pays off in a more...
What needs celebrating is how Striborg takes the same machine sounds any number of electronic and industrial producers have employed and makes them feel organic, cerebral...
Hilning's latest album ‘Råtijinn’ (Suicide Records), conjures up as much shamanistic fervour as it does berserker rage: all in all, an excellent offering and an artist...
On Dark Funeral's ‘We Are The Apocalypse’ (Century Media), it is, sadly, only Grá frontman Heljarmadr's contribution that feels like authentic black metal fury.
Draven's self-released ‘Abyssal Arcana’ is a really strong introduction to horrorsynth. Strap on your chainsaws, pack your Ouija boards and dive right in.
The self-titled debut from Final Light should really be celebrated for reminding us all of the importance of music, art and creativity in addressing the many...
Agnes Vein’s ‘Deathcall’ is a rare breed, with cross-genre appeal for death, doom and black metal listeners in its sludge-fuelled songwriting.
‘The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain’ is the dingiest, most elaborate and most ambitious expression of darkness yet from Swedish stalwarts Watain.
In preparation for Carpenter Brut’s latest record, ‘Leather Terror,’ we have only one piece of advice: prepare a palm-sized, flat area of flesh to be assaulted,...
‘Fehunðyrdauðr,’ the sophomore full-length from Chilean black metal act Gryftigaen, is a strong demonstration of artistic growth and maturity.
The spirit of one-man-metal lives on in the form of ‘Tomb Emanations,’ the latest release from prolific Portuguese artist Black Cilice.
Old Castles deliver ‘Sarcophagical Lament of the Past’ via Inferna Profundus Records; raw black metal the way it should be – straight out of the early ’90s.
Vampirism, pretentiousness and grim black metal. Vampirska's Apparitions Frozen in Chimera Twilight is a glorious combination of all three.
