black metal

Watch a new video from rising black metal group Uada.

Hollywood re-spins the black circle and Decibel takes in an early screening of the much-hyped “Lords of Chaos” film.

“Unbound,” the latest from Finland’s Sargeist, is an engrossing and deeply satisfying listen for fans of dark, raw, straightforward black metal.

Sigh get (stay) weird with a new animated video.

Watch a new video from Solfernus‘ latest album.

Belarusian black metal duo Khandra challenge the boundaries of consciousness and reality on their new EP.

Imperial Triumphant’s Kenny Grohowski, Steve Blanco, and Zachary Ezrin list their Top 5 Jazz albums.

Marsh Dweller change up their sound for second album Wanderer.

Wolfheart discuss their new album, Constellation of the Black Light

Ulthar offer savage, inverted black/death metal on “Asymmetrical Warfare.”

Stream a new song from post-/black metal group Myopic.

Ulver have their sights set on the United States in 2019.

Wormed vocalist Phlegeton changes gears to summon eerie black metal in Lifelost.

For black metal fans who like their music epic but not cheesy, dark yet still melodic, Vihamieli is definitely a band to watch.

Archgoat guitarist Ritual Butcherer sheds light on their new album, The Luciferian Crown.

Stream the new album from blackened sludge upstarts Praise the Plague.

Hear the new EP from prolific Italian black metal entity Nott.

According to the editor of “The Black Candle” zine, “Black Metal has to be diabolical – if not in content, then at least in spirit.”

Stream a new track from Karg (featuring J.J. of Harakiri for the Sky) right now.

Germany’s Thron unleash a slab of Swedish-inspired melodic black metal.

Hear a new song from South Florida blackened death dealers Gnosis.

Stream a new song from Archgoat and read a thoughtful (if lengthy) commentary on it from Ritual Butcherer.

Decibel sets our sights on the Americas as we continue to mine for black gold.

Hear a new song from blackgazers Avast.

Stream a new song from raw black metal sect Xalpen.

Pre-Nazxul black metallers Ichor resurrect Slavic triumphs on new track “Noble Ichor.”

The Cumbrian black metal scene’s latest export is a finely crafted storm of melodic riffs and in-your-face distorted vocals, cloaked in an atmosphere that foreshadows the end of summer’s light.

Watch a new video for Upheaval‘s “Eviscerate the Light.”

Reviews of the new Crowhurst/Gnaw Their Tongues, Mantar and Le Kraken from our resident birdbrains.

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