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 […]
Tag: Antifascist black metal
Review: The Blood Mountain Black Metal Choir – Demo I – “Folklore” (Demo, 2025) | Black metal
Band info Band: The Blood Mountain Black Meal Choir Album: ‘Demo I – “Folklore”‘. Released: January 8, 2025. Genre: black metal Location: US Review The Blood Mountain Black Meal Choir is a one-man band from Appalachia which presents us their first demo, with 5 exceptional tracks. As the band states, “[Appalachia] has a long and […]
Review: SKOJ – Zora Sivog Sokola (Double-single, 2024) | Black metal
https://youtu.be/KvWIxDMsp-o Band info Band: SKOJ Single: ‘Zora Sivog Sokola‘ Released: January 9th, 2025 Genre: black metal Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Review Very often the projects we promote in some subversive way oppose the traditional black metal narrative appropriated by nationalists. For example, the history of World War II. How many bands playing the so-called “war […]
Review: Tower Of Silence – Semelean Revelations (Full album, 2024) | Progressive black metal
Band info Band: Tower Of Silence Album: ‘Semelean Revelations‘ Released: September 21st, 2024 Genre: technical, progressive black metal Location: France Review Even before one starts playing today’s album, ‘Semelean Revelations‘ by French ensemble Tower Of Silence, it already transfixes the viewer from its awe-inspiring cover, made by artist Julie Rebella. The cover does a good […]
Mirthless – “Scorn” (Single, 2024) | Blackgaze
https://youtu.be/gTT4Jqya2jo Band info Band: Mirthless Single: “Scorn” Released: December 21st, 2024. Genre: blackgaze Location: Malaysia Review Another voice of antifascism from a place where every voice will count! Mirthless, a 5 piece blackgaze band from Malaysia, have just put out their debut single “Scorn“. We have had a few uploads from this part of the world […]
Review: Stochastic Reaper – The Wheel (Full album, 2024) | Black metal, experimental
Band info Band: Stochastic Reaper Album: ‘The Wheel‘ Released: December 6th, 2024 Genre: black metal, experimental Location: Czechia Review For the second time on ABMN, we are pleased to present the Stochastic Reaper project to you. This time, it is a full album entitled ‘The Wheel‘ Let’s start by deciphering the name. The word “stochastic” itself is […]
Review: Dicephal Mortus – IICM (Full album, 2024) | Industrial black metal
Band info Band: Dicephal Mortus Album: ‘IICM‘ Released: December 13th, 2024 Genre: industrial black metal Location: Germany Review It’s no accident black metal and industrial music met early in the genre’s evolution, you could say it was fated as early black metal musicians were clearly influenced both musically and aesthetically by the early rivet squad. […]
Review: Carving Void – “Fragments Under The Black Sun” (Single, 2024) | Death metal
Band info Band: Carving Void Single: “Fragments Under The Black Sun” Released December 6th, 2024 Genre: death metal Location: Germany Review Good first Friday of the year, dear listeners! Have you made any New Year’s resolutions already? Yeah, we haven’t either, don’t worry. BUT, coming from Dresden / Leipzig, Carving Void does have and left […]
Review: Dibikad – 1960 (Full album, 2024) | Black metal
Band info Band: Dibikad Album: ‘1960‘ Released: December 25, 2024 Genre: black metal Location: Canada Review We have been graced, in these short years since we started ABMN, to be able to talk about many important issues through the bands we have partnered with. The genocide in Palestine, the effects of climate collapse, the strikes […]
Review: Festral Yong – Haunted Suites (EP, 2024) | Raw blackened dungeon synth
https://youtu.be/BTMRRdwijNc Band info Band: Festral Yong Album: ‘Haunted Suits‘ Released: November 12th, 2024 Genre: raw blackened dungeon synth Location: Toronto, Canada. Review What do you get when mixing black metal’s oldest punk roots with 80’s drum machine samples? It results in today’s oddball feature on the antifascist black metal network! This Qlaglaga-associated project brings us […]