Italy

Brass-kicking Italian trio Ottone Pessante return with a new full-length of horn-heavy metal on Scrolls of War.

Hop on the back of Italian heavy psych stoners Black Elephantfor a trippy, fuzzed out ride into the metal cosmos on their new single “The Fall of the Gods.”

Dig Mercyful Fate? If you are here, the chances are almost certainly yes. If that is the case, check out Demon Spell‘s new EP, Evil Nights.

Italian rock/post-hardcore band Feldspar are preparing to release their debut album later this year via TTK Records. To grease those wheels, we’ve got the single and video for “Cobblestones.” 

Check out the melodic retro doom of Italian trio Bottomless on their debut full-length, The Banishing.

Italian melodic death maulers Ontborg invite you onto the “Steps of Damnation” in their latest video.

Goblin composer and keyboardist Claudio Simonetti talks about the timeless magic of the Suspiria score and how his band brings it to life 45 years after its release.

Italian progressive death thrashers Miscreance are growing a whole lotta riffs in “The Garden.”

Italian/Estonian death-doom metal savages Ferum premiere new track “The Undead Truth,” featuring Cianide mainstay Mike Perun.

Italy’s Red Rot offer a 90-second (mental) breakdown, from two ex-Ephel Duath members

Italy-based epic black metal soloists Nubivagant premiere ghostly new track “Into Eternal Night” at Decibel.

Check out the new video from SYK, Italian practitioners of avant-garde extreme metal, a blend of clean vocals and deathy grooves.

Stream the brand-new skull-cleaving split release between mongo-brutal Strayans Vile Apparition and aggro-prog Italian deathbringers Miscreance.

Italian progressive metal outfit Oceana (featuring Novembre members) reveal new track “Atlantidea Suite Pt. 1” off new album, The Pattern.

Rescued from obscurity by a Russian archivist, check out the recently unearthed complete recordings of Italy’s Enslaved, a death/thrash band from the late ‘80s.

Check out this full stream of the deep time-inspired debut album from bass-centric Roman black/death duo Thecodontion, plus a brief Q&A for a more thorough understanding of Supercontinent.

The true spirit of metal is alive and well in the heart of Italy’s one-woman old school black/doom metal band Marthe. Hear her demo Sisters of Darkness in all its awesome glory right now.

Join us for the exclusive unveiling of the forthcoming debut album from international black metal consortium The Rite.

Italian emigre Marco S. finds home in Sweden, birthing first-wave black metal beast Flamekeeper. Check out new track “Nomads of the World Beyond” from debut mini-CD We Who Light the Fire

Italian doom metal quartet Bretus unveil and stream new album, “Aion Tetra,” at Decibel. Fans of Candlemass, Isole, and Crypt Sermon take note!

Italy’s Barbarian are back with album #4 of their signature style of blasphemous and arcane old school metal. Check out To No God Shall I Kneel now!

Italy-based throwback doom masters conjure up fuzzed-out terrors on new track, “Aeons Has Fallen,” from full-length, Astrological Warfare.

Is it possible to double down on a lousy style and make it better? Decibel tries Birra Flea‘s Bastola.

Stream the new album from black metal group Kyterion now.

Italian post-metal outfit unveil a stunning new video.

Stream a new track from Hellish God right now!

Hideous Divinity talk new album, technical death metal and Immolation in new interview.

Psychedelic doom overlords Ufomammut will flatten you as they blow your mind. Listen to a new song now.

Stream the challenging new release from Italian black metal group Sangue Nero. 

Stream a new song from Italian death metallers Helslave, their first release with new vocalist Diego Laino.