Review: Secret Sorcery – The Nine Kingdoms of the Undying (Full album, 2026) | Dark dungeon synth

Band info Band: Secret Sorcery Album: ‘The Nine Kingdoms of the Undying‘ Released: February 13th, 2026 Genre: Dark dungeon synth, dark ambient, black metal Location: New Zealand Review Many consider Dungeon Synth music as something supplementary or derivative of Metal. The truth is that Dungeon Synth is not only conjoined with Metal, but it is […]

Review: Splēne – Desire Path (Demo, 2025) | Post-black

Band info Band: Splēne EP: ‘Desire Path‘ Released: January 15th, 2025 Genre: post-black, shoegaze, avant-garde BM Location: Italy Review Salutations, greetings or even hails (as some folks still use to our sight), dear listeners. We’ve got something particularly fresh today coming from the city of Novara, in Italy. Under the name Splēne, they define themselves as […]

Review: Echoes of the Moon – Extract (Full album, 2026) | Black metal

Band info Band: Echoes of the Moon Album: ‘Extract‘ Genre: black metal, post-black metal Released: February 27th, 2026 Location: US Review Experimental metal fans gather, as today we present the 5th album of Echoes of the Moon, a metal band from Chicago, Illinois. No, you won’t be listening to any Sufjan Stevens-style folk strumming from […]

Statement in support of The Community of Squatted Prosfygika

The community of Squatted Prosfygika in Athens, one of the biggest squats in Europe with over 400 people living in 8 squatted buildings, is being threatened with destruction again. In summer 2025, the local government secretly initiated a contract for the plan of eviction and “renovation” of four buildings of the community, driving forward the […]

Review: Negative Agent – Terminal Days (Full alubm, 2026) | Industrial metal

Band info Band: Negative Agent Album: ‘Terminal Days‘ Genre: Industrial metal Relesed April 4th, 2026 Location: US Review Negative Agent is a one-man project from New York that plays furious industrial metal with a strong political message. The debut album is titled ‘Terminal Days‘ and features 9 tracks, numerous guest appearances, including “Fascist Beatdown” with […]

Review: Our Wits – Let Me Join You (Full album, 2026) | Post-screamo

https://youtu.be/yzV-T67T328 Band info Band: Our Wits Album: ‘Let Me Join You‘ Released: February 27th, 2026 Genre: post-hardcore, shoegaze, post-rock… Location: US Review Described by the band as an “exploration of grief and bereavement”, today’s upload is going to be an emotional hard-hitting one. Let Me Join You by Our Wits is full of grief, sadness […]

Review: Datura – Southeastern Sadism (EP, 2025) | Hardcore, death/black

https://youtu.be/SgqVx95mfvY Band info Band: Datura EP: ‘Southeastern Sadism‘ Released: December 7th, 2025 Genre: Hardcore, death, black metal Location: US Review Tennessee’s Datura are a newer band but they sound much older, their sound wrapped around a main core of crushing dark hardcore, starting from classic influences like Earth Crisis and Strife before moving on to […]

Review: Donjon des Quiétudes – Le Val Paisible (Full album, 2026) | Dungeon synth

Band info Band: Donjon des Quiétudes Album: ‘Le Val Paisible‘ Released: February 1st, 2026 Genre: dungeon synth Location: France Review Ιt’s quite an alluring concept for artists to explore a very different, even opposite side of themselves sometimes. It was even an occurrence in the black metal scene, where dungeon synth proto-experiments often took on […]