https://youtu.be/Jjoy624RfpA Band info Band: Vikshipt EP: ‘Seeds‘ Released: June 19th, 2026 Genre: dark folk, atmospheric black metal Location: India Review No. The coldness, gloom, and ice of atmospheric black metal do not belong exclusively to the European North. While the genre’s sonic foundations were undeniably forged in Scandinavia, desolate mountain landscapes and biting frost are […]
Tag: Atmospheric black metal
Review: Haintgrove – ‘Starless Passage’ (Single, 2026) | Atmospheric meloblack/death metal
Band info Band: Haintgrove Track: Starless Passage Released: June 19th, 2026. Genre: Atmospheric/melodic blackened death metal Location: United States Review This is Haintgrove‘s first single off the upcoming debut album ‘Starless Passage’. Black metal with death influences, some raw influences in the screams, some hints of meloblack, and a neat composition. “Starless Passage” is a […]
Review: Escaping Aghartha – ‘Lurkers of Languid Waters’ (Full length, 2026) | Atmospheric black/doom metal
Band info Band: Escaping Aghartha Album: Lurkers of Languid Waters Released: May 22nd, 2026 Genre: Atmospheric blackened doom metal Location: Hillsborough, North Carolina, US Review ABMN here, back with an album we are sure will land in many people’s top-tier 10 lists. Make sure you have your diving equipment, because we’re going for a deep […]
Review: Kakorrhaph – ‘Chasing Shadows’ | Black metal, DSBM
Band info Band: Kakorrhaph Album: Chasing Shadows Released: May 17th, 2026 Genre: Atmospheric / Depressive Black Metal Location: Victoria, Australia Review Kakorrhaph is a one-person project from so-called Australia that plays depressive and atmospheric black metal. The material was created over the course of six years and is a deeply personal expression of experiences […]
Review: Nirensimt & Scoured – Ceaseless Majesty, Endless Malice | Black metal
Band info Bands: Nirensimt, Scoured Album: Ceaseless Majesty, Endless Malice Released: May 29th, 2026 Genre: black, atmospheric black, post-black, blackened doom, death/doom metal Location: US (Chicago, Philadelphia) Review Split albums are always a treat, allowing bands to reach each other’s audience, forging scene bonds, giving the listeners more than just 2 separate EPs (and cheaper […]
Review: Kaatayra – Caminhos de Água (Full album, 2026) | Black metal
Band info Band: Kaatayra Album: ‘Caminhos de Água‘ Released: April 24th, 2026 Genre: atmospheric, folk, black metal Location: Brazil Review We’re happy to welcome back Kaatayra, the one-man project of Caio Lemos from Brazil that has already released quite a lot of albums (either with this name or with other projects) that have since become […]
Review: Strunkiin – ‘A Past That Never Was’ & ‘Kingdom of Frost’ (Full album, 2026) | Black metal
https://youtu.be/nUfhOUYeSWQ https://youtu.be/i_PMJYb30Q8 Band info Band: Strunkiin Album: ‘A Past That Never Was‘ & ‘Kingdom of Frost‘ Released: January 28th, 2026 Genre: Symphonic black metal Location: Finland Review Diptychs in art are the union of individual pieces conjoined in aesthetic dialectics. ‘A Past That Never Was’ and ‘Kingdom of Frost’ by Strunkiin – the duo from […]
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: 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: Tre Pistoni – Lasciando i pensieri umani (Full album, 2025) | Atmospheric black metal
Band info Band: Tre Pistoni Album: ‘Lasciando i pensieri umani‘ Re-released January 16th, 2026 Genre: atmospheric black metal Location: Italy Review If you have to use one phrase to describe Tre Pistoni’s debut album then it should be “weaponized nostalgia”. Cause that’s what their raw atmospheric black metal makes you feel, sadness, anger, reminiscence, sometimes […]