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 […]
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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: Eudaemon – Spiritual Anguish (Full album, 2025) | Black metal
https://youtu.be/QInWagjbI9k Band info Band: Eudaemon Album: ‘Spiritual Anguish‘ Released: May 23rd, 2025 Genre: black metal, post-black metal, screamo Location: US Review In a time when queer people are increasingly subjected to constant violence, persecution, erasure, and used as political weapons, expression cannot always take the form of direct confrontation. Sometimes, it is shaped as exposure, […]
Review: Svart Sun – Armageddon’s Valley (EP, 2026) | Black, death metal
https://youtu.be/_gEfbRxdp4w Band info Band: Svart Sun Album: ‘Armageddon’s Valley‘ Released: December 23rd, 2025 Genre: death metal, black metal Location: France Review Life under capitalism is hell. This sentiment is nothing new, and while artists who explore this metaphor run the serious risk of falling into unintentional self-parody, Svart Sun has brilliantly avoided accusations of cliché […]
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. […]
Review: Unmother – State Dependent Memory (Full album, 2026) | Black metal
Band info Band: Unmother Album: ‘State Dependent Memory‘ Released: February 20th, 2026 Genre: black metal, post- black metal Location: UK Review And finally (with a bit of delay!) we are presenting today the album of the London-based post-black metal band Unmother, after the single “My Armor” that we premiered a few weeks ago. It’s not […]
Review: Zalaam – To Resist the Enemies of the Sun (EP, 2026) | Black metal
Band info Band: Zalaam EP: ‘To Resist the Enemies of the Sun‘ Releases: TBC Genre: Black metal Location: Palestine Review Right, let’s get the obvious part out of the way. Yes, Zalaam are is Palestinian. And after everything that has happened, if that alone isn’t enough to make you pay attention, we’re not sure that […]