Black Metal
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Mayhem: Codifying Four Decades of Chaos with ‘Liturgy of Death’
After forty years of a history written in blood and chaos, the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem is facing its…
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Samael: The Swiss Machine Reawakens to Declare ‘Black Matter Manifesto’
Following an eight-year wait, Swiss metal architects Samael have unleashed ‘Black Matter Manifesto.’ The powerful new single bridges their industrial…
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Ildaruni: A Rebirth in Divine Blood on Upcoming ‘Divinum Sanguinem’
Armenian black metal act Ildaruni abandons their national heritage and folk instruments for a profound dive into Hellenic and Persian…
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Ellende: The Art of Disintegration, Collapse and Renewal on ‘Zerfall’
The Austrian atmospheric black metal project confronts destruction and renewal on its sixth full-length album. Mastermind L.G. channels personal tragedy…
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Achathras: Crafting a Modern Hellenic Myth with ‘A Darkness Of The Ancient Past’
The enigmatic black metal entity Achathras arrives with a debut album that serves as a powerful séance for a bygone…
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Ghost Cries: Excavating a Greek Myth for a Modern Plague with ‘Vrykolakas’
The Tokyo-based sextet delves into the folkloric horror of the Vrykolakas, a flesh-eating revenant from Greek lore. Their fourth album…
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Thron: ‘The Serpent’s Path’ Sheds a New Burden of Black Metal’s Past
With their latest single, the German quintet Thron offers more than just a new song. They deliver a potent artistic…
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No Fashion Records: The Chaotic Swedish Label That Unleashed Metal’s Bleakest Classics
While Britain danced to the optimistic sounds of Britpop, a chaotic Swedish record label gave birth to the bleak, melodic…
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Ellereve: New Single and Video, ‘Crawl,’ Ahead of Second Album ‘Umbra’
Austrian artist Ellereve has released ‘Crawl,’ the second single from her forthcoming album, ‘Umbra.’ The track signals a decisive shift…
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Qrixkuor: Nightmares and the Final Overture of ‘The Womb of the World’
United Kingdom-based atmospheric death metal entity Qrixkuor has announced its highly anticipated second full-length album, ‘The Womb of the World,’…
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Heretoir: German Post-Black Metal Band Tackles Environmental Grief on New Single
The German post-black metal group Heretoir has released a video for the song ‘You Are The Night’. The track is…
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Arcturus: When the Circus Came to Hell and the Grand Heresy of ‘La Masquerade Infernale’
In 1997, at the height of Norwegian black metal’s notoriety, the band Arcturus released an album that broke all the…
