https://youtu.be/jEroZcWhXRQ Band info Band: Shrinewitch Album: ‘Black Sacrist‘ Released: October 31st, 2025 Genre: raw black/doom, acoustic bm Location: US Review Across many cultures, the end of the year is near, which usually comes with a sense of renewal; a self-analytic look at where we stand, what we wish to improve, or what we hope to […]
Tag: Antifascist black metal
Review: A///Plague – An Exit In Darkness (EP, 2025) | Black metal, crust
https://youtu.be/FRVo2h3dld0 Band info Band: A///Plague Album: ‘An Exit In Darkness‘ Released: November 21st, 2025 Genre: black metal, crust Location: Brazil Review The hyperprolific A///Plague of Brazil is back with a brand new EP titled An Exit in Darkness! This is an EP of a rough, dark, doomy black metal tour de force that keeps all […]
Review: DEATHFUCKINGWOUND – VOID MMXXV (Full album, 2025) | death, black, grind
Band info Band: DEATHFUCKINGWOUND Album: ‘Void MMXXV‘ Released: October 7th, 2025 Genre: black, death, grind Location: Finland Review War metal is a complicated genre. Every time we receive a submission that includes the word “war” – unless it is preceded by the noun “class” – our eyebrows go up in suspicion. The genre has long […]
Review: Downe Vaine Lights – Downe Vaine Lights (Demo, 2025) | Lofi black metal
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: […]
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 […]