Video link Band info Band: Maridia Single: “Tumulus” Released: February 21st, 2025 Genre: post-harcore Location: Sweden Review Coming back with renovated energy and the strength of a hurricane, we are seriously glad and happy to present back to y’all dear listeners to Maridia, the ‘grim post-hardcore’ (blackened post-metallic hardcore with plenty of out-of-the-frame features if […]
Review – Delightful Dekadenss – Ala Maji (Full album, 2023) | Occult metal
Band info Band: Delightful Dekadenss Album: ‘Ala Maji‘ Released: May 22nd, 2023 Genre: Occult metal Location: Turkey Review A large share of the black metal community is interested in magic(“k”) and the occult, which is not really a surprise; the promises of self-improvement and transcendence make complete sense for a genre that is very much […]
Review: Le Desespoir – Ville (Full album, 2024) | Atmospheric black metal
Band info Band: Le Desespoir Album: ‘Ville‘ Released: November 4th, 2024 Genre: atmospheric black metal Location: France Review Hello, dear listeners and dearest haters that still stalk our socials, and welcome to another edition of ABMN’s Gloomy Sunday (just made this up, don’t worry there’s no such thing (unless asked for))! Back to the usual […]
Prescription McGovernment’s Apsûrd (Absu)
By now, almost all of us have heard of the most famous example of a transphobic/transmisogynistic incident in the metal scene, when Russ… sorry, “Proscriptor McGovern” (insert spooky sound here), the leader of Absu, fired from the band Melissa Moore (now of Sonja) as soon as she came out to him as a trans woman, […]
Review: Rotten Filthy – “The Path of Mercury” (Single, 2025) | Thrash death
Band info Band: Rotten Filthy Single: “The Path of Mercury” Released: January 20th, 2025 Genre: thrash metal, death metal Location: Brazil Review For today’s feature, we bring you an intriguing four-minute taste of blackened trash coming from the Brasil-based Rotten Filthy. In the tradition of so many classical trash metal groups “The Path of Mercury” […]
Review: DYBUK – Pożoga (Full album, 2023) | Black punk
https://youtu.be/9NacHUnxaCE Band info Band: DYBUK Album: ‘Pożoga‘ Released: May 30th, 2023 Genre: black punk Location: Poland Review DYBUK is a Polish project that plays black metal with hardcore punk. When it comes to punk, the vocalist has much to scream, as he is the vocalist and guitarist in the well-known street punk band Analogs, which […]
Review: Siberian – Deadly Sins (Full album, 2024) | Black metal
Band info Band: Siberian Album: ‘Deadly Sins‘ Released: January 14th, 2025 Genre: black metal Location: Italy Review There’s a very specific type of black metal that is not precisely atmoblack, yet manages to create an immersive soundscape; it’s not raw black metal, but it manages to go straight to the throat in its speed and […]
Review: Black Market Fossil – Pathways To The Occult (EP, 2024) | Black metal, doom
Band info Band: Black Market Fossil Album: ‘Pathways To The Occult‘ Released: October 31st, 2024. Genre: black metal, doom Location: Canada Review Black Market Fossil of Canada has brought us a very unique twist to the blackened doom genre. Combining the rawness of black metal with the classic sounds of late 80s/ early 90s doom. […]
Review: Yovel – The Great Silence (Full album, 2024) | Black metal
Band info Band: Yovel Album: ‘The Great Silence‘ Released: December 13th, 2024 Genre: black metal Location: Greece Review January is almost over, and it couldn’t be any better than a Friday on which we have the perfect mood booster. Many might know already about Yovel, the anonymous outspoken Greek project from Attica. Back in December, […]
Review: Touching Grass – NIXONOISE (Full album, 2025) | Noise
Band info Band: Touching Grass Album: ‘NIXONOISE‘ Released: 21st of January, 2025 Genre: noise Location: US Review Today we couldn’t be ending this fuck-ass week more aptly than with today’s feature, Touching Grass, and their new album, ‘NIXONOISE‘. What makes this apt timing is that Touching Grass utilizes field recordings and distorts them while taking […]