Review: It Is Dead – Liberate, Upon the Altar of Freedom (Full album, 2025) | Black crust, war

Band info Band: It Is Dead Album: Liberate, Upon the Altar of Freedom Releases: April 11th, 2025 Genre: Black crust, sludge, war metal Location: US Review Once again, we are pleased to present to you It Is Dead. This is a band from the so-called USA midwest, and today we premiere their new album “Liberate, […]

Review: Lunar Cult – The Blade Was Forged to Fit Your Hand (Full album, 2025) | Dungeon synth

Band info Band: Lunar Cult Album: ‘The Blade Was Forged to Fit Your Hand‘ Released: April 4th, 2025 Genre: dungeon synth Location: UK Review For the second time, we welcome Lunar Cult, a dungeon synth project from the UK with a perfectly clear antifascist stance that has already released six albums, the latest of which we […]

Review: Dolorous Gnaw – Gnashing (Full album, 2025) | Ambient

Band info Band: Dolorous Gnaw Album: Gnashing Released: March 7th, 2025 Genre: ambient Location: Australia Review It’s always nice to put an album on and then be actually immersed in the music one way or another. What we mean is that when putting music some people use it to help focus for whatever or others […]

Review: Bruja Ácida – Bruja Ácida (Full album, 2025) | Doom, heavy

https://youtu.be/joFQpfyCluQ Band info Band: Bruja Ácida Album: ‘Bruja Ácida‘ Released: February 22nd, 2025 Genre: doom, heavy, psych Location: Brazil Review The Brazilian project Bruja Ácida we have already had the opportunity to present to you with the ‘Nakba‘ EP. So let us quickly remind you – the release was entirely dedicated to the genocide in Palestine, […]

Review: Black Spine – Akeda (Full album, 2025) | Black metal

Band info Band: Black Spine Album: Akeda Released: February 26th, 2025 Genre: black metal, depressive black metal Location: Sweden Review Hallå and välkommen to a new Friday of gloom and doom to finish off the working week! You might want to know why we are greeting you with half-baked Swedish, and it is because we are […]

Review – Delightful Dekadenss – Ala Maji (Full album, 2023) | Occult metal

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 […]

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 […]