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: […]
Tag: Antifascist black metal
Review: Vedmaahn – Traces from the Ancient Realms, Part I (EP, 2025) | Atmospheric / fantasy BM
https://youtu.be/oxATuBuIwXg Band info Band: Vedmaahn Album: ‘Traces from the Ancient Realms (Part 1)‘ Released: September 19, 2025 Genre: atmospheric/fantasy black metal Location: Russia Review Hello yet again, dear listeners and stubborn haters, coming back to us. This is ABMN, and we got a spicy submission rolling in this fine Wednesday. Or maybe “spicy” is not […]
Review: Defenestrate – Crash Through the Glass (EP, 2025) | Blackened hardcore
https://youtu.be/t0SbM-pQfTQ Band info Band: Defenestrate Album: ‘Crash Through the Glass‘ Released: September 19th, 2025 Genre: blackened hardcore Location: US Review Defenestrate are not a new band in the channel, and they are back after last year’s ‘Sobek‘ with a nice little treat of black-ish hardcore punk, heavy on the d-beat, no ice, about throwing the oppressors […]
Video: Sodade – “Vale” feat Guilherme Andrade (Official video, 2025)
Band info Band: Sodade Song: “Vale” Genre: post-metal, post-black metal Location: Brazil Review Sodade is a beautiful and powerful word, a creole variant of the Portuguese word saudade, which was made famous by the legendary Cesaria Evora. It means a deep longing for something very loved that is missing. It is therefore no surprise to […]
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: Beach Gore – Never Grow Old, Never Die (EP, 2025) | Blackened synth pop
Band info Band: Beach Gore Album: ‘Never Grow Old, Never Die‘ Released: October 18th, 2025 Genre: blackened post-punk, synth-pop Location: Canada Review OK, this is a weird one, and it’s probably gonna piss off a few black metal purists, which is ironic considering their supposed allegiance to a genre obsessed with triggering folk. Beach Gore only […]
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: Bajo La Sombra de La Intolerancia Anti Fascista (3 ways split, 2025) | Black metal
Band info Band: A//Plague Location: Brazil Band: Arbeiter Und Soldat Location: Argentina Band: Neverchrist Location: Brazil Genres: black metal Review How does one defeat fascism? That question is certainly something all of you have pondered, given the rise of far-right movements worldwide and their policies of shifting the burdens of collapse onto our shoulders. Well, […]
Review: Terzij de Horde – Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone (Full album, 2025) | Black metal, hardcore
Video link Band info Band: Terzij de Horde Album: ‘Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone‘ Released October 10th, 2025 Genre: black metal, hardcore Location: Netherlands Review We have operated the Antifascist Black Metal Network for just a little over four years now, since around the middle of 2021, as an effort to help popularise and […]
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, […]