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: Secret Sorcery – The Nine Kingdoms of the Undying (Full album, 2026) | Dark dungeon synth

Band info Band: Secret Sorcery Album: ‘The Nine Kingdoms of the Undying‘ Released: February 13th, 2026 Genre: Dark dungeon synth, dark ambient, black metal Location: New Zealand Review Many consider Dungeon Synth music as something supplementary or derivative of Metal. The truth is that Dungeon Synth is not only conjoined with Metal, but it is […]

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: Datura – Southeastern Sadism (EP, 2025) | Hardcore, death/black

https://youtu.be/SgqVx95mfvY Band info Band: Datura EP: ‘Southeastern Sadism‘ Released: December 7th, 2025 Genre: Hardcore, death, black metal Location: US Review Tennessee’s Datura are a newer band but they sound much older, their sound wrapped around a main core of crushing dark hardcore, starting from classic influences like Earth Crisis and Strife before moving on to […]

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 […]

Review: Kréen – Aurora (EP, 2025) | Black metal, doom

Band info Band: Kréen EP: ‘Aurora‘ Released: December 27th, 2025 Genre: atmospheric black/doom Location: Chile Review Αs we mentioned in previous uploads as well, we’re very happy to see so many new antifascist metal bands lately coming from the global south and challenging both narratives that metal is a European business and an apolitical culture. […]