Review: Maridia – The Overlook Sessions (EP, 2026) | Post-hardcore

Band info Band: Maridia EP: ‘The Overlook Sessions‘ Released: January 30th, 2026 Genre: glim post-hardcore Location: Sweden Review Välkommen alla en annan dag, or welcome everyone for another day bringing you some thoughts and music that could break you apart into small pieces just to violently put you all together immediately like an earthquake. And […]

Review: Dungavenhooter – Promo 2026 (Demo, 2026) | Death metal, grindcore

Band info Band: Dungavenhooter Demo: ‘Promo 2026‘ Genre: death metal, grindcore Released: January 16, 2026 Location: US Review This nifty little release might be a promo with just 4 songs, but it packs the punch of many a longer album. A fresh project comprised by alumni of several more well known bands (that we won’t […]

Review: ‘We Love Hating Each Other’ by Asthildr/There is No Light Here (Split, 2026) | Black metal

Band info Bands: Asthildr & There Is No Light Here Album: ‘We Love Hating Each Other‘ Genres: DSBM, black metal, atmospheric black metal Released: January 30th, 2026 Location: US Review Welcome listeners, for today we ride yet again. We are bringing one of the specials from the ever growing US scene, a split between one […]

Review: Culto del Ratto – Provincia distorta (Full album, 2025) | Techno punk

Band info Band: Culto del Ratto Album: ‘Provincia distorta‘ Released: January 1st, 2025 Genre: techno, raw punk Location: Italy Review Culto del Ratto is an Italian project playing experimental technopunk. The music can be described as raw, even minimalist, but above all brutal. This brutality manifests itself both in the compositions themselves, where ears unfamiliar […]

Review: blaklande – Artemisetum (EP, 2026) | Dub black metal

Band info Band: blaklande Album: ‘Artemisetum‘ Released: January 2nd, 2026 Genre: dub black metal Location: Germany Review There are sometimes some genre combinations that leave you both surprised but also interested. We didn’t know what to expect when we first read about Black Dub Metal, while it is exactly what you would imagine. A mix […]

Review: Zalaam – To Resist the Enemies of the Sun (EP, 2026) | Black metal

Band info Band: Zalaam EP: ‘To Resist the Enemies of the Sun‘ Releases: TBC Genre: Black metal Location: Palestine Review Right, let’s get the obvious part out of the way. Yes, Zalaam are is Palestinian. And after everything that has happened, if that alone isn’t enough to make you pay attention, we’re not sure that […]

Review: Damhnait – Keeper of the Dead (Full album, 2025) | Black metal

Band info Band: Damhnait Album: ‘Keeper of the Dead‘ Released: December 26th, 2025 Genre: black metal Location: US Review “Plant myself in undead soil Make matter of all this toil” These are the opening lines of the song  “You Entered the Dwelling Place of Dead Tenderness Alive”. Rarely have we heard such laconic yet deeply meaningful […]

Review: Karhunvartijan Tyhjiö – The Shameful Light (Full album, 2025) | Black metal

  Band info Band: Karhunvartijan Tyhjiö Album: ‘The Shameful Light‘ Released: December 4th, 2025 Genre: raw black metal Location: Finland Review Hello, hello. This is ABMN in what we are already calling a Shameful Light Friday honoring today’s submission. Starring for a third time the Finns KARHUNVARTIJAN TYHJIÖ, which this time bring us which is […]

Review: Aovum – Abandon (Full album, 2025) | Avant-garde

https://youtu.be/ucoFBdtKnP4 Band info Band: Aovum Album: ‘Abandon‘ Released: December 12th, 2025 Genre: avant-garde black metal Location: Finland Review Antti Mikonmäki, responsible for, among other things, the Kartano project, which we presented to you a few years ago, returns with a new album from his other project, Aovum. The album is titled ‘Abandon‘, and as always […]