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This is the fifth album from German black metallers Ultha. So, Ultha, (who are likely the best contemporary black metal band in the world), have only gone and unexpectedly released a monster of a new album in the 74-minute A Light so Dim. This is a record you need to hear if you’re in any way … Continue reading “Ultha – A Light so Dim (Review)”

Decibel Magazine is currently streaming “Enter The Woodland Realm” from transcontinental black metal outfit EVEALE. The track comes off the album of the same name, set for release on May 1st via a joint collaborating between Toronto’s Hypaethral Records and New York’s Fiadh Productions. EVEALE emerged in early 2025 as a black metal project operating at the […]

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It’s often said in many contexts that Finland is a heavy metal country. While that’s certainly true, it’s not quite like Greece, where traditional heavy […]

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On June 19th internationally, Dying Victims Productions will release Invoking Terror, the highly anticipated debut mini-album of Ireland’s Cutthroat, on CD and 12” vinyl formats. And today, Deaf Forever magazine’s website premieres the new track “Morbid Rites.” Hear Cutthroat‘s “Morbid Rites” in its entirety exclusively HERE.  The island of Ireland may not appear often when it comes to underground bands…yet when it does, it strikes hard and […]

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Old Moon blends the power of blackened melodic metal with heart-wrenching lyricism that speaks to the darkest corners of human emotion.  Birthed in the wet grounds and grey skies of the Pacific Northwest, OLD MOON aims to bring a unique new band to tell the tales of life’s sorrows. Depression, grief, loss of self and death […]

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Indonesia’s avant-garde/experimental metal act Kekal has returned with its first new song in four years. Titled “See The Reapers Coming”, the track is already available on Bandcamp as a free download or name-your-price release. A lyric video is also now online. Musically, “See The Reapers Coming” reconnects with the energy of Kekal’s 1998 debut Beyond The […]

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Swiss Death Metal veterans NIHILO, one of the most solid and relentless acts in the European scene since 2003, have joined the roster of Xtreem Music for the release of their fifth studio album, “Abyss”, set to be unleashed in November 3rd, 2026.       After more than two decades of uninterrupted activity, NIHILO have carved their name through sheer persistence, […]

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Progressive Death Metallers, COGNIZANCE, have partnered with No Clean Singing for the video premiere of “The Zone,” the third single from forthcoming album, In Light, No Shape. Click below! nocleansinging.com/2026/04/08/an-ncs-video-premiere-cognizance-the-zone/ Following 2024’s critically acclaimed LP Phantazein, COGNIZANCE return with In Light, No Shape May 1 on Willowtip Records! Four LPs deep and a slew of EPs behind them, COGNIZANCE show no signs of restraining the pace of […]

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Today, Breton black metallers Möhrkvlth premiere the new track “Noz Ar Re Grouget” at the Atmospheric Black Metal Albums YouTube channel. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album, Gwenojennoù An Ankounac’h, set for international release on May 5th via Antiq. Hear Möhrkvlth‘s “Noz Ar Re Grouget” in its entirety exclusively HERE. Formed in 2014, Möhrkvlth is a Breton black metal band located in […]

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