black metal

This week Demo:listen encounters unprecedented hostility from a French black metal duo calling themselves Kriegsgraben.

Hear unique and dark handwoven black magic on The Alchemist’s Vision, the sophomore album from Austin-based USBM stronghold Black Vice.

Hear the new EP from international black metal historians Departure Chandelier.

Naglfar remains consistent in the best possible way: they just keep on making great blackened death metal packed with riff after riff.

We have a limited number of advance copies of the May issue of Decibel, featuring an exclusive Cirith Ungol flexi disc, available now. Don’t blow it.

Sicarius don’t sound like they come from California, nor does God of Dead Roots sound like it’s from 2020.

Grecian black metal horde Nox Formulae are about to end their seemingly interminable four-year silence with new LP Drakon Darshan Satan on March 27. Jam another new track from it right here.

Chilean solo project Sign of Evil emerges from the shadows armed with blackened riffs on the debut EP Psychodelic Horror.

Due to a severe shoulder inflammation Mayhem drummer Hellhammer will be replaced by Tony Laureano (Dimmu Borgir, Nile) on the ninth annual Decibel Magazine Tour.

On the eve of the Mayhem-headlined Decibel Magazine Tour, Necropolis’ founder provides an in-depth interview on the greatest black metal comp ever, Nordic Metal: A Tribute To Euronymous.

“Bloem” is a gorgeous bouquet of riffs, howls and experimental treats, and yet still fits comfortably within the framework of black metal.

Watch post-black metal heroes Laster brings their “Obscure Dance Music” to China.

Jump In the Fire with the trio’s new album.

If Anaal Nathrakh was more into D-beat and less into using electronic noises in their material, and you’d be pretty close to what SKAM has to offer.

Indonesian black metal slayers Veneration blast rapacious demonic fury on their debut Thy Infernal. Check it out in full now.

Just one year after their accomplished debut, Swiss atmospheric black metallers Aara prepare another mesmerizing release. Check a new song from it here.

Seasoned heshers go black metal under the cover of NITE.

Dutch duo Dodenbezweerder conjure ritual black ambience on their debut full length.

According to the Mayhem guitarist, “Even though it’s a hassle and insanely costly, this is the tour we always look forward to!”

Hear Icon of Phobos and Katheksis deliver two different looks at the underbelly of black metal on this new split.

Listen to a blackened new song from sludge purveyors Witching.

Icelandic winter demons Nyrst unveil a visually stunning music video filmed in the vast and desolate hinterlands of their home country.

This week’s Demo:listen falls under the spell of American black metal mission Occoquain.

Hear the first song off the new release Also sprach Futura from London’s inimitable avant-garde black/doom outfit Lychgate.

“My only ambition is that the music has the capability to help other people release some of the negativity dominating them.”

Jump back into the steaming coffin of black, death, thrash and crust-fueled glory on “Haunted Graves,” from the upcoming EP from Hot Graves.

This week on Demo:listen we find ourselves in the withering thrall of Canadian black metal plague Bloodline Ascension Temple.

Gaze into the terrifying indifference of the universe with the latest emanation of Switzerland’s Helvetic Underground Committee.

Read an exclusive interview with Don Anderson and watch a video of Anderson performing Agalloch‘s “A Desolation Song” with Panopticon‘s Austin Lunn.

Xenobiotic are getting techy with it.