black metal

Stream the split between Bloodmoon and Trapped Within Burning Machinery now.

Blackgaze trio Nullingroots have signed to Prosthetic Records. Hear the first song from their new album.

Watch a new music video from German black metal cult Ctulu.

USBM heavyweights Wolves in the Throne Room are this week’s Best New Noise.

Stream a new song from Scour featuring current and former members of Pantera, Down, Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed and Misery Index!

Stream a new song and read an interview with Samael.

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Despise stars. Loathe planets. Abhor meteors. Detest nebulae. Hate Moon.

Ex-Mayhem vocalist Maniac collaborates with Cult Never Dies’ Dayal Patterson.

Stream a new song from ritualistic black metal cult Occasvs now!

Stream a new song from Chaos Moon now.

Stream the new EP from Swedish/Chilean blackened death dealers Corpsehammer now!

Embark on “The 420th Crusade” with Cannabis Corpse before reading bassist/vocalist LandPhil’s ten favorite albums to smoke pot to.

Stream a new song from Swedish black metal duo Fornhem now!

Stream the new album from epic heavy metal duo Sons of Crom!

Icelandic atmospheric black metal horde Auðn have upped both the aggression and melody on their sophomore record. Listen to the first song now.

Amalie Bruun makes her Decibel cover debut to usher in the release of the much-anticipated second Myrkur album, Mareridt, out via Relapse on September 15.

Check out this exclusive track premiere for just a taste of the unholy scourge that is Diabolical Baptism, the third album from Adelaide’s Nocturnes Mist.

It’s a good time to be a fan of black metal. This week’s label spotlight looks at a few small labels releasing black metal.

Read an interview with extremely extreme author Dean Swinford on his new book, Death Metal Epic: Book II: Goat Song Sacrifice now!

Stream the entirety of psychedelic black metal group Seventh Genocide‘s new album before it hits the streets in September.

Being a progressive band worth listening to brings two challenges. First, the band must be willing to explore and weave different styles together in a compelling way. Second and perhaps most importantly, the sound should still be tethered to some recognizable form that audiences can use to relate to the music. The music can’t just…

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Enjoy a full stream of Chaosborne, the new album from USBM up-and-comers Empyrean Throne now!

Listen to a new song from Zornheym (ex-Dark Funeral) now!

Unhinged blackened hardcore trio Moral Void have an explosive debut record with Deprive. Delve further into the madness.

Go behind the scenes with prolific Russian label Satanath Records.

Stream the new album from experimental doom outfit Dead Woman’s Ditch.

Stream a new track from symphonic black metal group Mist of Misery now.

Stream a new video from US/Finnish black metal band Nihilistinen Barbaarisuus.