Review: Darben – Karg (Full album, 2025) | Black metal

Band info Band: Darben Album: ‘Karg‘ Genre: black metal Released: October 1st, 2025 Location: Switzerland Review Today, we present the work of three friends from Switzerland who, driven by their passion for black metal and their shared anti-capitalist and antifascist views, gradually found themselves spending more and more time in the studio. As Darben themselves […]

Review: ΞΟΡΚΙ – ΧΕΙΡΑΨΙΑ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΣΑΤΑΝΑ (Full album, 2025) | Synth punk

Band info Band: ξόρκι (Ksorki) Song: ‘Χειραψία Με Το Σατανά‘ Released November 15th, 2025 Genre: synth punk/wave Location: Greece Review We last visited our friendly basement gremlins ξόρκι about 4 months ago to hear the torrid tale of the “Satanic Panic“, a song from their upcoming album. And, finally, the album is no longer upcoming, […]

Review: Spectral Decay – Left Hand Wrath (Full album, 2025) | Black metal, crust

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Review: Aurora Ortus – Against Ourselves (Full album, 2025) | Post-black/doom

Band info Band: Aurora Ortus Album: ‘Against Ourselves’ Genre: post-black/doom Released: 22nd of October, 2025 Location: Brazil Artwork: oil painting by Eduardo Untura Review The Brazilian duo Aurora Ortus returns today with the premiere of their brand-new full-length: ‘Against Ourselves’! As we heard on their previous release ‘Ostrara‘, they blend post-black metal with atmospheric passages […]

Review: Electromancy – Visions Of Utopia (Full album, 2025) | Technical black metal

Band info Band: Electromancy Album: ‘Visions Of Utopia‘ Genre: black metal, death metal, technical Released: September 8th, 2025 Location: US Review Τhree years ago, we uploaded one of the most unique albums both musically and conceptually that we’ve ever had in ABMN. Electromancy‘s debut was centred around an intersection of many topics, from the creative […]

Review: Chaosdögs – Chaosdögs (Full album, 2025) | Black punk

https://youtu.be/Enkpzpj4wXQ Band info Band: Chaosdögs Album: ‘Chaosdögs‘ Released: May 25th, 2025 Genre: black metal, punk Location: Turkey Review Black crust lovers and eco-anarchists, today you’re in luck! From the depths of Istanbul’s underground rises Chaosdögs, a four-piece outfit devoted to tearing down false gods and the machinery of control. And, this is their second, and […]

Review: Intraether – Vestiges (Full album, 2025) | Atmospheric black metal

  Band info Band: Intraether Album: ‘Vestiges‘ Releases: October 9th, 2025 Genre: atmospheric black metal Location: Spain Review We are thrilled today to announce and share what we believe is one of the most interesting and dedicatedly crafted projects, which, from the start, already shows a point of detail that invokes the thread of personal […]