Review: Clones Of Sirius – ‘Grandeur’ (EP, 2024) | Black metal, death metal

Band info Band: Clones Of Sirius  Album: Grandeur Released: October 22nd, 2024. Genre: black metal, death metal. Location: United Kingdom   Review After their very exciting EP debut last year, Clones of Sirius is back again with another EP, Grandeur. This time around, though, Clones of Sirius really lean hard into blackened death over blackened thrash compared […]

Review: The Shade of Crow – Capítulo II: Oceano (EP, 2024) | Black metal

Band info Band: Shade Of Crow Album: Capítulo II: Oceano Released: September 20th, 2024 Genre: black metal Location: Brazil Review Has anyone else noticed how many different variations of black metal exist? You got your black/- hybrids, your blackened’s, your various adjectives like “raw” or “depressive” or “bestial” or add-ons like post- or -gaze. Isn’t […]

Review: Netansatan – ‘Hell Manifest’ (EP, 2024) | Black metal

Band info Band: Netan Satan Album: Hell Manifest Released: October 15th, 2024. Genre:  RABM. Location: Netherlands Review Hi! Today we have another round of “fuck off genocide apologists, this page supports the Palestinian people” directly from one of our favourite scenes, that of the Netherlands, in the form of the not very subtly named NETANSATAN, […]

Review: Urlik – MMXXIV (EP, 2024) | Hardcore, crust

  Band info Band: Urlik Album: MMXXIV Genre: hardcore, crust, black metal, math metal. Release date: September 25th, 2024. Country: Euskal Herria (Basque Country, Spain).   Review Urlik is a two-man project from the Basque Country, combining black metal with hardcore, but also math rock or grindcore. The lyrics are shouted in the Euskera language […]

Okwaho – “The Mermaid” (Lyric video, 2024) | Doom, sludge metal

Band info Band: Okwaho Album: The Usurper Regime Released: May 1st, 2023. Genre: Sludge, doom, post-metal. Location: Greece Review You should be already familiar with the antifascist blackened post-sludge trio of Okwaho from Athens if you’re actively following our channel, since we’ve uploaded both of their albums, including last year’s very strong contender The Ursuper […]

Review: Mourn The Stars – Saudade… (Full album, 2024) | Melodic black metal

In Portuguese, saudade represents an emotional feeling mixing melancholy, nostalgia and hope. It’s the feeling of a strong longing for something or someone that is loved but also absent. By this title, the US-based band Mourn The Stars gives a taste of their first album Saudade…. If you’ve been following for some time now, you […]

ה​ר​ש​י​מ​ה ה​ש​ח​ו​ר​ה | The Black List | ا​ل​ق​ا​ئ​م​ة ا​ل​س​و​د​ا​ء (Compilation, 2024)

Of COURSE, we’d do a post on October 7th about the colonialist war Israel is leading in the Middle East against the Palestinians, the Lebanese, and basically everyone who’s not white and fascist, what did you expect? We’re ANTIFASCIST, being anti-Zionist is part of that for anyone who’s serious – and that’s really just a […]

Review: Mater Infecta – Di estetica, epifanie e tormenti (EP, 2024) | Black/death

It is with our greatest pleasure to present to you, dear listener (or hate-stalker), what is without a doubt another incredibly mindblowing release this year has to offer. Mater Infecta, the three-piece band coming from Italy, will most probably hook their sharp claws on you if you’re down for a proper black/death blend, with so […]

Review; Mordran – One​-​and​-​Ninety Years of Darkness (EP, 2024) | Black metal

At this point, Sweden’s Mordran is probably already quite well-known for anyone who follows our channel, this being something like the 5th time they have been featured (it helps that they’re very productive). Their new EP, One-and-Ninety Years of Darkness, continues to explore atmosphere and ambience through black metal, this time with some added dungeon […]

Review: Genital Shame – As Good as a Kiss (EP, 2024) | Avant-garde, experimental

We’re very happy to feature Genital Shame, Erin Dawson‘s one transwoman powerhouse for the second time in ABMN, after the full-length album Chronic Illness Wish at the beginning of 2024 which caught up our attention and introduced her experimental and very unique take on black metal to a wider audience. Erin obviously doesn’t like resting on her laurels […]