Jon Rosenthal
Peaceville Founder Paul “Hammy” Halmshaw Terminally Ill, JustGiving Campaign Launched
March 2, 2021 Jon Rosenthal
Legendary Peaceville founder Hammy diagnosed with hereditary dilated cardiomyopathy. Here’s how you can help.
Album Premiere: Shagor – Sotteklugt
October 28, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Hear Dutch black metal band Shagor‘s Sotteklugt in advance of its Friday release on Babylon Doom Cult Records.
Track Premiere: Yaotl Mictlan – “Tezcatlipoca – Espejo Relumbrante”
October 6, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Yaotl Mictlan‘s latest effort is a mystical example of pre-Christian belief expressed through the black metal vehicle.
Ved Buens Ende – “Written in Waters”
April 24, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Ved Buens Ende‘s progressive black metal game-changer, Written in Waters is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame
Exclusive: A First-Look at Laster’s Chinese Tour Documentary
March 2, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Watch post-black metal heroes Laster brings their “Obscure Dance Music” to China.
Former Agalloch Guitarist Don Anderson on ‘The White’ & ‘The Grey’ Reissues, Repairing His Relationship with John Haughm and a Live Performance Video With Panopticon’s Austin Lunn
January 21, 2020 Jon Rosenthal
Read an exclusive interview with Don Anderson and watch a video of Anderson performing Agalloch‘s “A Desolation Song” with Panopticon‘s Austin Lunn.
Album Review: Haunter – ‘Sacramental Death Qualia’
September 5, 2019 Jon Rosenthal
San Antonio quartet continue their evolution from crust punks to underground metal force.
Album Premiere and Interview: Rainer Landfermann
June 17, 2019 Jon Rosenthal
Former Bethlehem vocalist Rainer Landfermann on his legendary Dictius te Necare vocals and his incendiary performance on his new solo LP, Mein Wort in Deiner Dunkelheit
Album Stream: Dreams of the Drowned’s “Dreams of the Drowned I”
March 20, 2019 Jon Rosenthal
Sleep tight with a new track from avant-garde within black metal’s infinite realm.
Video Premiere: L’Acéphale’s “Sovereignty”
March 6, 2019 Jon Rosenthal
Watch a new video from avant-garde black metal practitioner L’Acéphale and read a lengthy new interview.
Demo Premiere: Aster Wreath – “Some Small Star”
February 18, 2019 Jon Rosenthal
Aster Wreath explores black metal’s delicate side.
Track Premiere: Ifernach’s “Kesik, Dethroned King of the Northeastern Woodlands”
January 30, 2019 Jon Rosenthal
Ifernach‘s latest composition, “Kesik, Dethroned King of the Northeastern Woodlands,” is music for frigid winters.