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 […]
Category: Demos
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: Splēne – Desire Path (Demo, 2025) | Post-black
Band info Band: Splēne EP: ‘Desire Path‘ Released: January 15th, 2025 Genre: post-black, shoegaze, avant-garde BM Location: Italy Review Salutations, greetings or even hails (as some folks still use to our sight), dear listeners. We’ve got something particularly fresh today coming from the city of Novara, in Italy. Under the name Splēne, they define themselves as […]
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: Guerrilla Warnoise – Oppressor Exterminator (Demo, 2025) | War metal
https://youtu.be/18sN5ZYI84I Band info Band: Guerrilla Warnoise Album: ‘Oppressor Exterminator‘ Genre: war metal Released May 9th, 2025 Location: Greece Review Sometimes, antifascist black metal is about deconstructing tropes and introducing new elements and aesthetics, and other times it’s about harnessing the strongest and most blunt force imaginable and aiming it as a weapon. In case you […]
Review: Downe Vaine Lights – Downe Vaine Lights (Demo, 2025) | Lofi black metal
Band info Band: Downe Vaine Lights Demo: s/t Released: October 21st, 2025 Genre: lofi black metal Location: US Review Today, we present the demo of a new solo project from the United States, created by Downe Vaine Lights. This self-titled release offers two tracks of lo-fi black metal, built around a contrast that actually works: […]
Review: Poisonous Reflection – Demo III (2025) | Noise, black metal
Band info Band: Poisonous Reflection Album: ‘Demo III‘ Released October 24th, 2025 Genre: Noise, black metal, punk Location: UK Review Poisonous Reflection returns to the network after a two-year hiatus with ‘Demo III‘, their newest work. This demo features four tracks that mix genres as they did, including black metal, noise, and punk. The release is […]
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 […]
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: GIDIM – Demo 2025 | Black metal
Band info Band: GIDIM Album: ‘Demo 2025‘ Released: January 1, 2025 Genre: black metal Location: US Review Jesus Christ, how awesome is it when a black metal band already starts going straight to your throat? At ABMN, we adore our atmos, progs, and posts, but when we have the level of direct aggression GIDIM gives […]