Black Metal
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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…
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Misanthropy Records: Art, Murder, and the Unlikely Story of a 90s Record Label
Born from the fallout of a murder that shocked the Norwegian music scene, one fan’s unlikely venture from a quiet…
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Panopticon: The Geography of Longing in ‘Songs of Hiraeth’ and ‘Laurentian Blue’
With the dual release of the black metal retrospective ‘Songs of Hiraeth’ and the melancholic folk of ‘Laurentian Blue,’ Panopticon…
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Cacophonous Records: The Devil’s Bargain that Made Metal Weird, and Paid the Price
The story of Cacophonous Records is a parable of art versus commerce. It shows how a label built on anti-establishment…
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Cradle of Filth: After Decades of Provocation, a Revolt Over Flesh and Principle
After three decades of building a brand on rebellion, a bitter dispute between frontman Daniel Davey and departed members Zoe…
