https://youtu.be/_7Lml8uXrpw Band info Band: Carnivalia Album: ‘A construção da identidade punk‘ Genre: Crust punk, hardcore Released: August 12th, 2026 Location: Brazil Review Crust punk is the original antifascist black metal: coming from anarcho-punk bands of the 80’s that listened to the heaviest metal bands of the time (such as black metal progenitors Hellhammer/Celtic Frost and […]
Review: Flesh Libido – Flesh Libido (Full album, 2026) | Industrial BM
Band info Band: Flesh Libido Album: ‘Flesh Libido‘ Genre: Industrial black metal Released: April 30th, 2026 Location: France Review Industrial black metal by way of France is not something unusual (or France and libidinous art in general), but what is uncommon is when said industrial black metal isn’t just reactionary conservatism masquerading as nihilistic hedonism, […]
Review: Dysthymia – The Morning Darkness (Full album, 2026) | DSBM
Band info Band: Dysthymia Album: ‘The Morning Darkness’ Releases: 21st of August, 2026 Genre: Depressive black metal Location: US Review We’re honoured to be part of this premiere in collaboration with Hypnotic Dirge Records, and what better way to celebrate the end of the work week with some new depressive black metal? Dysthymia are back […]
Review: Hagoroth – ‘Hagoroth’ (Full album, 2026) | Black metal
Band info Band: Hagoroth Album: ‘Hagoroth‘ Released: July 31st, 2026. Genre: Blackened death, progressive black metal, depressive black metal Location: Unknown Review Hagoroth is back. After their first album, ‘Fabric‘, released in 2025, they return with a self-titled second album. Building on their debut, they continue to deliver extremely interesting experimental black metal, with […]
Review: Dolorous Gnaw – Cosmically Forlorn Soul (Full album, 2026) | Noise, experimental
Band info Band: Dolorous Gnaw Album: ‘Cosmically Forlorn Soul‘ Genre: noise, experimental Released December 11th, 205 Location: Australia Review Is there anything more radical in its concept than noise? Not noise rock or these noisy ambient tunes, but straight-up noise? The newest release of Dolorous Gnaw, a project which we featured before, provides us with […]
Review: Black Spine – ‘Reverdie’ (EP, 2026) | Depressive Black Metal
Band info Band: Black Spine Album: ‘Reverdie’ [EP] Released: April 13, 2026 Genre: Depressive black metal, blackgaze Location: Sweden Review The anonymous, innovative depressive ensemble from somewhere in Sweden, Black Spine, are back with us for yet another feature! Last time we visited which was their second full album throughout their discography, spanning from 3 […]
Review: Lammoth – Onward (Full album, 2026) | Blackgaze
Band info Band: Lammoth Album: ‘Onward‘ Releases: August 7th, 2026 Genre: blackgaze, black metal Location: US Review We’re delighted to have Lammoth back, the one and only hobbit antifascist one-man black metal band from Asheville, North Carolina. After 2024’s “Tales of Treachery” ep which combined epic badass black metal with wholesome blackgaze atmospherics and […]
Review: Ensorcelless – Demo 2026 | Black metal
Band info Band: Ensorcelless Album: ‘Demo 2026‘ Genre: black metal Released: May 1st, 2026 Location: US Review Hailing from grim and frostbitten LA (their words but we stand by them) Enscorcelles are the solo black metal project of Luna from Putrescine and Calamitous Skies and describe themselves as stripped back, thrashy black metal but […]
Review: Woodsguard – Fortitude (EP, 2026) | Metal, death/black
Band info Band: Woodsguard EP: ‘Fortitude‘ Genre: black metal, death metal, metal Released: June 20th, 2026 Location: US Review Woodsguard is a black metal project from the Appalachians, specifically from West Virginia. The band is deeply rooted in the region, its natural environment, and above all, its people and political initiatives. The album ‘Fortitude‘ features […]
Review: Vikshipt – ‘Seeds’ (EP, 2026) | Dark folk, atmospheric BM
https://youtu.be/Jjoy624RfpA Band info Band: Vikshipt EP: ‘Seeds‘ Released: June 19th, 2026 Genre: dark folk, atmospheric black metal Location: India Review No. The coldness, gloom, and ice of atmospheric black metal do not belong exclusively to the European North. While the genre’s sonic foundations were undeniably forged in Scandinavia, desolate mountain landscapes and biting frost are […]