Band info Band: Delightful Dekadenss Album: ‘Ala Maji‘ Released: May 22nd, 2023 Genre: Occult metal Location: Turkey Review A large share of the black metal community is interested in magic(“k”) and the occult, which is not really a surprise; the promises of self-improvement and transcendence make complete sense for a genre that is very much […]
Category: Full albums
Review: Le Desespoir – Ville (Full album, 2024) | Atmospheric black metal
Band info Band: Le Desespoir Album: ‘Ville‘ Released: November 4th, 2024 Genre: atmospheric black metal Location: France Review Hello, dear listeners and dearest haters that still stalk our socials, and welcome to another edition of ABMN’s Gloomy Sunday (just made this up, don’t worry there’s no such thing (unless asked for))! Back to the usual […]
Review: Siberian – Deadly Sins (Full album, 2024) | Black metal
Band info Band: Siberian Album: ‘Deadly Sins‘ Released: January 14th, 2025 Genre: black metal Location: Italy Review There’s a very specific type of black metal that is not precisely atmoblack, yet manages to create an immersive soundscape; it’s not raw black metal, but it manages to go straight to the throat in its speed and […]
Review: Yovel – The Great Silence (Full album, 2024) | Black metal
Band info Band: Yovel Album: ‘The Great Silence‘ Released: December 13th, 2024 Genre: black metal Location: Greece Review January is almost over, and it couldn’t be any better than a Friday on which we have the perfect mood booster. Many might know already about Yovel, the anonymous outspoken Greek project from Attica. Back in December, […]
Review: Touching Grass – NIXONOISE (Full album, 2025) | Noise
Band info Band: Touching Grass Album: ‘NIXONOISE‘ Released: 21st of January, 2025 Genre: noise Location: US Review Today we couldn’t be ending this fuck-ass week more aptly than with today’s feature, Touching Grass, and their new album, ‘NIXONOISE‘. What makes this apt timing is that Touching Grass utilizes field recordings and distorts them while taking […]
Review: Noir Donjon – Ruines (Full album, Premiere, 2025) | Dungeon synth
Band info Band: Noir Donjon Album: ‘Ruines‘ Releases: January 19th, 2025 Genre: dungeon synth, ambient Location: France Review Hey folks, how’s it going? It’s our delight to celebrate today the return of a cherished artist to our realm, as exactly one year ago the French dungeon synth ensemble Noir Donjon left us in a mystical […]
Review: Legendarium – For Eternal Glory (Full length, 2024) | Power metal, death metal
Band info Band: Legendarium Album: ‘For Eternal Glory‘ Released: November 8th, 2024 Genre: power metal, death metal Location: Netherlands Review We return tonight again with the fourth full-length album of Legendarium, a band with two members from the Netherlands and Italy and its original mix of epic power metal and melodic death metal. Yes, you […]
Review: Tower Of Silence – Semelean Revelations (Full album, 2024) | Progressive black metal
Band info Band: Tower Of Silence Album: ‘Semelean Revelations‘ Released: September 21st, 2024 Genre: technical, progressive black metal Location: France Review Even before one starts playing today’s album, ‘Semelean Revelations‘ by French ensemble Tower Of Silence, it already transfixes the viewer from its awe-inspiring cover, made by artist Julie Rebella. The cover does a good […]
Review: Stochastic Reaper – The Wheel (Full album, 2024) | Black metal, experimental
Band info Band: Stochastic Reaper Album: ‘The Wheel‘ Released: December 6th, 2024 Genre: black metal, experimental Location: Czechia Review For the second time on ABMN, we are pleased to present the Stochastic Reaper project to you. This time, it is a full album entitled ‘The Wheel‘ Let’s start by deciphering the name. The word “stochastic” itself is […]
Review: Dicephal Mortus – IICM (Full album, 2024) | Industrial black metal
Band info Band: Dicephal Mortus Album: ‘IICM‘ Released: December 13th, 2024 Genre: industrial black metal Location: Germany Review It’s no accident black metal and industrial music met early in the genre’s evolution, you could say it was fated as early black metal musicians were clearly influenced both musically and aesthetically by the early rivet squad. […]