black metal
EP: Incessant – Perennial Umbra
Irish black metal band Incessant have released their debut EP ‘Perennial Umbra’. It is best to keep in mind that this is a trio whilst listening to this EP. The noise they produce and clever arrangement of the tracks makes this hard to believe in places. As the tracks are well set out as the band have …
News: IMPALED NAZARENE set release date for new OSMOSE album
Today, Osmose Productions announces May 28th as the international release date for Impaled Nazarene‘s highly anticipated 13th album, Eight Headed Serpent, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. Witness the triumphant return of Impaled Nazarene! After seven years, the new studio album Eight Headed Serpent (their 13th) is finally unleashed upon this pathetic world full of wimps, posers, turn-the-other-cheekers, and generally …
News: Behemoth sign new contract with Nuclear Blast
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW STUDIO ALBUM FROM POLISH EXTREME METAL POWERHOUSE DUE THIS AUTUMN BEHEMOTH – arguably the biggest extreme metal band in the world – have extended and expanded their contract with Nuclear Blast, who will now distribute the group’s music worldwide outside of their home country. The group originally signed with Nuclear Blast Europe prior to the release …
See: Valfreya – Warlords
Canada’s Valfreya have released a video for track ‘Warlords’ taken from their album Promised Land. With a mixture of cinematic drama, brutal heaviness and deathly dark vocals, this track sticks out of the crowd. Female and male duets and full band vocals give a huge sense of power from this group. There’s a chance to …
News: Peaceville Records are set to release a limited edition Darkthrone box set – Shadows Of Iconoclasm
Darkthrone are one of Norway’s finest & most celebrated metal acts, and to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their ground-breaking debut opus Soulside Journey. Peaceville records are set to release this extensive vinyl and cassette boxset which contains the full early works of the band, and the band’s early journey towards greatness. This box set has …
News: Norwegian Black Metal band Mork set to release new EP ‘Pesta’ on Black Friday.
Following on from 2019’s ‘Det Svarte Juv’ comes a special release on Black Friday (more commonly known as 27th November) from highly regarded Norwegian outfit, Mork. ‘Pesta’ (plague) is the band’s new 4 track EP, its lead track composed as a reflection of the mood of current times, as well as drawing inspiration from the art …
News: Enslaved announce 2021 tour
Having just released their acclaimed new studio album Utgard little over a week ago, (Read our review here) Norwegian blackened avant-gardists Enslaved have announced a European tour for May 2021. The band achieved some incredible chart positions worldwide including; US #67 Billboard #9 Current Hard Music #3 Top New Artist, Germany #30, UK #17 Indie #8 Rock and Italy …
Meet: Ivar Bjørnson and Iver Sandøy of Enslaved discuss the new album and life in the band
With their fantastic new album Utgard released to the world. Read our review here. We caught up with Ivar Bjørnson and Iver Sandøy from the band to find out about the album and how they have managed to survive and thrive over the 3 decades of making music. You have a new album set to …
Track: Thokkian Vortex – The Wreathing Serpent
Norwegian black metallers Thokkian Vortex, fronted by Lord Kaiaphas, the former vocalist of Norwegian black metal act Ancient, just unveiled the official video for the song ‘The Wreathing Serpent’ taken from their latest album ‘Thy Throne is Mine’ released on February 28th 2020 via Non Serviam Records. The band comments: “‘The Wreathing Serpent’ is a black metal ode to the dark primordial deity of …