England’s Winterfylleth present their first live album, The Siege of Mercia, on Candlelight Records and its success lies in its careful curation as a snapshot of...
Dismal Spells from the Dragonrealm by Finland’s Druadan Forest isn’t black metal, isn’t goth or darkwave, and most definitely isn’t your average ambient mixer - but...
Out September 6th via Iron Bonehead, Transfixion of Spirits, from Portugal’s Black Cilice, is a densely packed, visceral gut punch of longer form black metal soundscaping.
Voice of Opprobrium by Runespell on Iron Bonehead is a shining example of Australia’s burgeoning black metal scene and, while not the most novel album of...
When We Are Forgotten (Napalm Records) represents a honing of Imperium Dekadenz’ craft: atmospheric black metal that marries the emotional response of extreme metal with the...
If UK black metal built around the sparing, yet tasteful application of keyboards over fairly complex guitar passages with occasional clean, operatic vocal passages is your...
Kali Yuga Crown (Werewolf Records), from Australia’s Advent Sorrow, combines misanthropic fury and crushing despair in guitar-led compositions topped off with subtle yet effective keyboard elements...
Russian atmospheric black metal two-piece Grima evoke the Siberian winter at every turn on Will of the Primordial, their latest record on Naturmacht Productions.
While blackcore may not be a thing, American deathcore outfit Carnifex definitely hint at the potential of the genre’s existence on World War X, their latest...
Due via Australis Records, Illvsio Machina, the latest EP from Chilean symphonic black metal outfit Antartandes, is over-the-top, brash and unapologetic in its industrial, post-apocalyptic fury.
Nattarvet, the second full-length from Sweden’s Wormwood, balances multiple styles and influences to deliver what is arguably the best balance of black and folk metal in...
“Sage,” featuring Elijah Badua, is as much a meditative experience as an organic celebration and a welcome addition to the eclectic Beats Antique library of electronic...
Running Out of Time Doing Nothing by The Meads of Asphodel is a deeply personal album, full of opinions with a strong introspective slant and influences...
The second full-length solo project from Norway’s Abbath, Outstrider (Season of Mist), is a shining example of what black ‘n roll should be: a balanced offering...
3Teeth’s Metawar (Century Media) tells of a band grown comfortable in their technical abilities as the they comfortably mesh the traditional industrial themes of politics, S&M...