Band info Band: Valkos Album: ‘Laiko klausimas‘ Released: July 1st, 2025 Genre: black, punk, crust Location: Lithuania Review Valkos is a Lithuanian project that combines black metal with punk in a uniquely and unconventionally innovative way. Well, the band definitely goes beyond the general boundaries of black metal and punk, in a way that makes […]
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Review: Deep Recess – Gates of Submission (Full album, 2025) | Blackened death
Band info Band: Deep Recess Album: ‘Gates of Submission‘ Released: July 7th, 2025 Genre: blackened death Location: US Review It’s probably rather obvious for everyone who follows ABMN that music is not necessarily meant to “please” exactly; black metal is one of the most abrasive genres of music out there, and we love it not […]
Review: Lykofos – Lykofos (Full album, 2025) | Blackened crust
Band info Band: Lykofos Album: ‘Lykofos‘ Genre: blackened crust Released: June 25th, 2025 Location: Greece Review Coming from Corinth (Greece), our company today brings the bittersweet taste of the worn-out, saddened but hopeful spirit or blackened crust to the table. Lykofos released this brilliant self-titled debut album on June 25, and we couldn’t celebrate this entrance more than […]
Review: GIDIM – Demo 2025 | Black metal
Band info Band: GIDIM Album: ‘Demo 2025‘ Released: January 1, 2025 Genre: black metal Location: US Review Jesus Christ, how awesome is it when a black metal band already starts going straight to your throat? At ABMN, we adore our atmos, progs, and posts, but when we have the level of direct aggression GIDIM gives […]
Review: Sword Breaker – Bloody Pikes (Full album, 2025) | Blackened punk
https://youtu.be/c19A2sisfOQ Band info Band: Sword Breaker Album: ‘Bloody Spikes‘ Released: April 24th, 2025 Genre: black punk Location: Netherlands Review Our beloved blackened punks are back, and this time not only are they breaking swords but they are also singing the praises of bloody polearms, making us love them even more, big pointy stick gang unite! […]
Review: Xaytarak – Pogh Chka (EP, 2025) | Crust
Band info Band: Xaytarak Album: ‘Pogh Chka‘ Released: May 14th, 2025 Genre: crust Location: Armenia Review Ever felt like your music library and list of cool artists are missing names from Armenia? Worry no more, we’ve got you covered today. Released back in May this year, Xaytarak make today’s feature for the songs to wake […]
Review: Torkage / Clones Of Sirius – ‘Follow The Wings Aflame’ (Split, 2025) | Black metal
Band info Split album: ‘Follow The Wings Aflame‘ Genre: black metal Released: June 23, 2025 Band: Torkage Band: Clones Of Sirius Location: UK Review Clones Of Sirius has returned to our channel, bringing their blackened death goodness, now with a split with fellow Brits Torkage! CoS has been featured at ABMN with two previous releases, […]
Video: Hypomanic Daydream – “Dissociative” (Official video, 2025) | Avant-garde, experimental
Band info Band: Hypomanic Daydream Song: “Dissociative” extracted from ‘The Yearning‘ Released: July 16th, 2025 Genre: experimental, avant-garde Location: US Review We’ve something particularly special today, as we’re welcoming a long-time friend back to the Network, and she’s bringing with her tons of new and exciting work. Releasing in a couple of days, ‘The Yearning‘ […]
Review: Poise – Poise (EP, 2025) | D-beat, punk
Band info Band: Poise EP: ‘Poise‘ Released January 24th, 2025 Genre: d-beat, punk Location: US Review Drifting away for a little break from our most usual styles under the extreme metal umbrella, we are visiting today one of our other dearly favorite sonic frame within heavy music: no less than a taste of old school […]
Review: Pyrocee Death Cult – ‘The Pyrocene Extinction, Part I’ (EP, 2025) |
Band info Band: Pyrocene Death Cult EP: ‘The Pyrocene Extinction, Part I‘ Released May 31st, 2025 Genre: post black metal, DSBM, blackened doom Location: Tio’tia:ke, Canada Review Pyrocene is a word coined in 2015 to name the geological age since humans invented fire. So you can imagine from the name Pyrocene Death Cult that this […]