Band info Band: Spectral Decay Album: ‘Left Hand Wrath‘ Released: October 31st Genre: black metal/crust Location: US Review This is not the first time we have covered Spectral Decay, the antifascist act from Albuquerque, New Mexico. They play a well-constructed blend of black metal and crust, with a notable influence from thrash. This blend of […]
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Review: Greet – I Know How To Die (Full album, 2025) | Dark folk
https://youtu.be/eSklfGoaneo Band info Band: Greet Album: ‘I Know How To Die‘ Released: October 17th, 2025 Genre: dark folk Location: UK Review If you’re looking for the perfect album for a wet and windy Friday, this is it: Greet‘s debut full-length album, ‘I Know How To Die’. Much like their previous releases, this is yet another […]
Review: 1984 – Anastasis The Arsonist insignia (EP, 2025) | Blackened crust
Band info Band: 1984 Album: ‘Anastasis The Arsonist insignia‘ Genre: crust Released: October 16th, 2025 Location: Indonesia Review Welcome all, dear listeners and haters, checking on us on this fine day. We’ve got some powerful distortion to cheer up any day going downhill with some energy drums and tasty riffs; if this is what you […]
Review: Insurrect – Nomadic War Machine (EP, 2025) | War metal
https://youtu.be/ih0fAjzi6a4 Band info Band: Insurrect Album: ‘Nomadic War Machine‘ Released: September 8th, 2025 Genre: war metal Location: UK Review Boasting a cavernous production style, blast beats, cool bass lines, and just good old riffz, we are happy to bring you one of the best EPs put out this year. ‘Nomadic War Machine‘ is a brutal […]
Review: Splintering Lightning Spear – Ice Shatters as Thunderbolts Break the Night Sky (Demo, 2023) | Raw BM
https://youtu.be/FuT6n-K8tVs Band info Band: Splintering Lightning Spear Album: ‘Ice Shatters as Thunderbolts Break the Night Sky‘ Released: December 8th, 2023 Genre: raw black metal Location: Canada Review Sometimes all one desires is just a straightforward black metal demo. That’s why today we present to you the project Splintering Lightning Spear. Cold, aggressive, raw. They present […]
Review: MASSA NERA – The Emptiness of All Things (Full album, 2025) | Screamo
https://youtu.be/zhaLR_VbLnI Band info Band: Massa Nera Album: ‘The Emptiness of All Things‘ Genre: screamo, hardcore punk Released: October 31st, 2025 Location: US Review Today, ABMN presents a little treat for all who enjoy post-metal from the likes of Ashenspire, Laster and co. This may particularly connect the lyrical hyperrealism of the former with this strange, […]
Somatic Anxiety – “A beast, Cornered” (Official video, 2025) | Black metal, punk
https://youtu.be/kpnAFIqfNrI Band info Band: Somatic Anxiety Song: “A beast, Cornered” Genre: black metal, punk Location: Portugal Review Can we get more video clips, please? Not lyric vids, the actual stuff. Low budget, no budget, we don’t care, we love the visual medium, especially when it transfers the band’s energy as good as “A beast, Cornered” […]
Hagoroth – Fabric (Full album, 2025) | Black metal
Band info Band: Hagoroth Album: Fabric Genre: black metal Releases oct. 31st, 2025 Location: unknown Review Hagoroth is an exceptionally interesting project, and we are premiering its new album, ‘Fabric‘, today. Broadly speaking, Hagoroth’s music can be described as experimental or avant-garde black metal. Each song takes a completely unexpected turn at some point, and […]
gāſt – gāſt (Demo, 2025) | DSBM, funeral doom
Band info Band: gāſt Demo: ‘gāſt‘ Genre: DSBM, doom, post-black Released: August 24th, 2025 Location: US Review Hailing from New York, today’s band is gāſt, or Gāst, pronounced with a regular short “s” sound instead of a long one from the main from, but both interchangeably valid, which could be roughly from different roots as […]
Review: Armored Manticore – Armored Manticore (Full album, 2025) | Industrial synth
Band info Band: Armoured Manticore Album: ‘Armored Manticore‘ Genre: industrial synth Released Augsut 21st, 2025 Location: US Review We’re used to a lot of dungeon synth sounding like music we can spend a calm evening with, relaxing, reading, drinking our wine, you get it. Then, there’s some dungeon synth like Armoured Manticore‘s debut, which can […]