Review: Sedmi Sekretar – Bleiburg (EP, 2026) | Raw black metal

https://youtu.be/qVX2iaE3etY Band info Band: Sedmi Sekretar Album: ‘Bleiburg‘ Released: April 11th, 2026 Genre: raw black metal Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Review Sedmi Sekretar simply do not fuck around. Named after the Seven Secretaries of the League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia who were leading figures in the organization between 1924 and 1931 and were all […]

Review: Vatermord – Worte einer Kindheit (Full album, 2026) | Black, sludge

https://youtu.be/rRHE–MO_r0 Band info Band: Vatermord Album: ‘Worte einer Kindheit‘ Released: February 19th, 2026 Genre: black metal, death metal, sludge Location: Germany Review The notebook. A book about two kids sent out to the countryside during a war. Neglected by their grandmother, they will be left on their own. Hunger, solitude, cold. The depiction of social […]

Review: The Breaching Experiment – Skevheten (Full album, 2026) | Black/death

Band info Band: The Breaching Experiment Album: ‘Skevheten‘ Released February 27th, 2026 Genre: black/death Location: Sweden Review ‘Skevheten‘ is a very interesting word in Swedish. The closest equivalents in English are ‘warp’ or ‘lopsidedness’. As you listen to the album ‘Skevheten‘ by The Breaching Experiment, you get the impression that the music truly warps and […]

Review: Drang – De Doorbraak (Full album, 2026) | Black metal

Band info Band: Drang Album: ‘De Doorbraak‘ Releasing on the 17th of April, 2026 Genre: black metal Location: Netherlands Review Today, the network is excited to premiere the debut album by Drang, titled ‘De Doorbraak‘ (English: The Breakthrough). A dark gem of furious, urgent black metal rooted in anarchist rage. The leftist/antifascist Dutch scene has already […]

Review: Night Vigil – The Hamlet (Full Album, 2026) | Black Metal

https://youtu.be/iNcIo4qjVdg Band info Band: Night Vigil Album: ‘The Hamlet‘ Released: March 26. 2026 Genre: atmospheric black metal/doom metal Location: Greece Review Atmospheric black metal is one of those subgenres that one would think would allow for a wider-than-usual range of interpretation and expression. All-too-often, however, many artists operating within this framework (naming no names, of […]

Review: Splēne – Desire Path (Demo, 2025) | Post-black

Band info Band: Splēne EP: ‘Desire Path‘ Released: January 15th, 2025 Genre: post-black, shoegaze, avant-garde BM Location: Italy Review Salutations, greetings or even hails (as some folks still use to our sight), dear listeners. We’ve got something particularly fresh today coming from the city of Novara, in Italy. Under the name Splēne, they define themselves as […]

Review: Echoes of the Moon – Extract (Full album, 2026) | Black metal

Band info Band: Echoes of the Moon Album: ‘Extract‘ Genre: black metal, post-black metal Released: February 27th, 2026 Location: US Review Experimental metal fans gather, as today we present the 5th album of Echoes of the Moon, a metal band from Chicago, Illinois. No, you won’t be listening to any Sufjan Stevens-style folk strumming from […]

Review: ‘We Love Hating Each Other’ by Asthildr/There is No Light Here (Split, 2026) | Black metal

Band info Bands: Asthildr & There Is No Light Here Album: ‘We Love Hating Each Other‘ Genres: DSBM, black metal, atmospheric black metal Released: January 30th, 2026 Location: US Review Welcome listeners, for today we ride yet again. We are bringing one of the specials from the ever growing US scene, a split between one […]

Review: blaklande – Artemisetum (EP, 2026) | Dub black metal

Band info Band: blaklande Album: ‘Artemisetum‘ Released: January 2nd, 2026 Genre: dub black metal Location: Germany Review There are sometimes some genre combinations that leave you both surprised but also interested. We didn’t know what to expect when we first read about Black Dub Metal, while it is exactly what you would imagine. A mix […]