Music
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Carach Angren: From Dutch Ghosts to Global Myths with ‘The Cult of Kariba’
The Dutch horror-metal band Carach Angren returns with ‘The Cult of Kariba,’ an EP that continues a local ghost story…
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Progeny of Sun: ‘Prophets of the Void,’ a Nightmare Voice from the Finnish Abyss
Finnish blackened death metal quintet Progeny of Sun will release their nightmare-fueled album, ‘Prophets of the Void,’ on September 5.…
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Evoken: Funeral Doom Titans Explore a Crisis of Faith on New Album, ‘Mendacium’
After a seven-year silence, funeral doom pioneers Evoken will release ‘Mendacium’ on October 17. The ambitious concept album, which explores…
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Coroner: After Three Decades of Silence, a ‘Dissonant Theory’ of ‘Renewal’
For 32 years, they were a closed chapter in metal history. Now, the pioneering Swiss band Coroner is back. With…
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Paradise Lost: Confronting Grief’s Loss on New Single ‘Tyrants Serenade’
British gothic metal pioneers Paradise Lost have released ‘Tyrants Serenade,’ a new single from their 17th album, ‘Ascension.’ The track…
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Drofnosura: ‘Ritual of Split Tongues’ Creates a New Language of Despair
For the Canadian band Drofnosura, music is a physical pressure, a sound of immense weight defined by a texture of…
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Elysion: Signs Point to Work Underway on First Album Since ‘Bring Out Your Dead’
Greek gothic metal band Elysion has released two singles from ‘Bring Out Your Dead’ on Bandcamp, prompting speculation about a…
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Hateful Abandon: ‘Threats’ and a Bleak Dispatch From a Broken Britain
After a decade of silence, Bristol duo Hateful Abandon returns with ‘Threat,’ their first album since 2014. The record is…
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Horror Within: ‘Soul Awakening’ Delivers a Brutal Dose of ‘Phobophobia’
On October 3, the French death metal band Horror Within released ‘Soul Awakening,’ a debut album of psychological terror led…
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Centinex: Thirty-Five Years of Swedish Death Metal Reasserted Through ‘With Guts and Glory’
Swedish death metal band Centinex confronts real-world adversity with ‘With Guts and Glory,’ a stripped-down, punk-inflected album shaped by illness,…
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The Royal Ritual: Channeling Britain’s Industrial Soul with the Sound of a Modern Rite
The Royal Ritual’s live album ‘Live at Infest’ captures a pivotal 2024 performance at Bradford’s St George’s Hall. Launching amid…
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Serpent God: Finland’s Death-Doom Metal Apostates Sound the First Horn of ‘Denial’
Finnish death-doom metal act Serpent God announces their debut album ‘Denial,’ due October 10, 2025 via Inverse Records. Drawing from…
