Band info Band: Hagoroth Album: ‘Hagoroth‘ Released: July 31th, 2026. Genre: Blackened death, progressive black metal, depressive black metal Location: Unknown Review Hagoroth is back. After the first album Fabric released in 2025, they come back with a second one, self-title. In light of their first album, they continue to bring this extremely interesting […]
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 […]
Review: Ozuye – Demo I (2026) | Black metal
Band info Band: Ozuye Album: Demo I Genre: black metal Released: May 28, 2026 Location: US Review Over the last few years, we’ve seen a significant rise in extreme music, particularly Black Metal, with its roots in Native North American culture. It totally makes sense if you look at it. The deep connection to nature, […]
Review: Witch Hill – Bury the Soul Within… (Full album, 2026) | Raw black metal
https://youtu.be/fM4erf7Yxqc Band info Band: Witch Hill Album: ‘Bury the Soul Within…‘ Released: June 6th, 2026 Genre: raw black metal Location: US Review Sometimes you don’t want the modern post-metal or some of the same overplayed persiflage of the same old second-wave Darkthrone song. Sometimes you want something easy, straightforward, something dark but also fun. Sometimes […]
Review: Haintgrove – ‘Starless Passage’ (Single, 2026) | Atmospheric meloblack/death metal
Band info Band: Haintgrove Track: Starless Passage Released: June 19th, 2026. Genre: Atmospheric/melodic blackened death metal Location: United States Review This is Haintgrove‘s first single off the upcoming debut album ‘Starless Passage’. Black metal with death influences, some raw influences in the screams, some hints of meloblack, and a neat composition. “Starless Passage” is a […]