Video link Band info Band: Terzij de Horde Album: ‘Our Breath Is Not Ours Alone‘ Released October 10th, 2025 Genre: black metal, hardcore Location: Netherlands Review We have operated the Antifascist Black Metal Network for just a little over four years now, since around the middle of 2021, as an effort to help popularise and […]
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Review: Spectral Decay – Left Hand Wrath (Full album, 2025) | Black metal, crust
Band info Band: Spectral Decay Album: ‘Left Hand Wrath‘ Released: October 31st Genre: black metal/crust Location: US Review This is not the first time we have covered Spectral Decay, the antifascist act from Albuquerque, New Mexico. They play a well-constructed blend of black metal and crust, with a notable influence from thrash. This blend of […]
Review: Insurrect – Nomadic War Machine (EP, 2025) | War metal
https://youtu.be/ih0fAjzi6a4 Band info Band: Insurrect Album: ‘Nomadic War Machine‘ Released: September 8th, 2025 Genre: war metal Location: UK Review Boasting a cavernous production style, blast beats, cool bass lines, and just good old riffz, we are happy to bring you one of the best EPs put out this year. ‘Nomadic War Machine‘ is a brutal […]
Review: Splintering Lightning Spear – Ice Shatters as Thunderbolts Break the Night Sky (Demo, 2023) | Raw BM
https://youtu.be/FuT6n-K8tVs Band info Band: Splintering Lightning Spear Album: ‘Ice Shatters as Thunderbolts Break the Night Sky‘ Released: December 8th, 2023 Genre: raw black metal Location: Canada Review Sometimes all one desires is just a straightforward black metal demo. That’s why today we present to you the project Splintering Lightning Spear. Cold, aggressive, raw. They present […]
Somatic Anxiety – “A beast, Cornered” (Official video, 2025) | Black metal, punk
https://youtu.be/kpnAFIqfNrI Band info Band: Somatic Anxiety Song: “A beast, Cornered” Genre: black metal, punk Location: Portugal Review Can we get more video clips, please? Not lyric vids, the actual stuff. Low budget, no budget, we don’t care, we love the visual medium, especially when it transfers the band’s energy as good as “A beast, Cornered” […]
Hagoroth – Fabric (Full album, 2025) | Black metal
Band info Band: Hagoroth Album: Fabric Genre: black metal Releases oct. 31st, 2025 Location: unknown Review Hagoroth is an exceptionally interesting project, and we are premiering its new album, ‘Fabric‘, today. Broadly speaking, Hagoroth’s music can be described as experimental or avant-garde black metal. Each song takes a completely unexpected turn at some point, and […]
Review: Aurora Ortus – Against Ourselves (Full album, 2025) | Post-black/doom
Band info Band: Aurora Ortus Album: ‘Against Ourselves’ Genre: post-black/doom Released: 22nd of October, 2025 Location: Brazil Artwork: oil painting by Eduardo Untura Review The Brazilian duo Aurora Ortus returns today with the premiere of their brand-new full-length: ‘Against Ourselves’! As we heard on their previous release ‘Ostrara‘, they blend post-black metal with atmospheric passages […]
Review: The World Sleeps Beneath – You Were Never For Me When I Needed You The Most (EP, 2025) | Meloblack
https://youtu.be/CXFH32sm1Nc Band info Band: The World Sleeps Beneath Album: ‘You Were Never For Me When I Needed You The Most‘ Genre: atmospheric black metal Released: July 25th, 2025 Location: Canada Review From the remnants of a traumatic past experience comes The World Sleeps Beneath, an antifascist queer solo project from Canada that channels grief into […]
Review: Electromancy – Visions Of Utopia (Full album, 2025) | Technical black metal
Band info Band: Electromancy Album: ‘Visions Of Utopia‘ Genre: black metal, death metal, technical Released: September 8th, 2025 Location: US Review Τhree years ago, we uploaded one of the most unique albums both musically and conceptually that we’ve ever had in ABMN. Electromancy‘s debut was centred around an intersection of many topics, from the creative […]
Review: Narrat – Levana (EP, 2025) | Black metal
Band info Band: Narrat Album: ‘Levana‘ Releases October 9th, 2025 Genre: black metal Location: Germany Review Today, we present the premiere EP from Narrat. It is called ‘Levana‘and it consists of four solid tracks featuring excellent black metal. As you’ll hear, these songs are very extensive and complex, yet their sound can be extremely melodic, […]