Review: Valkos – Laiko klausimas (EP, 2025) | Black, punk

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 […]

Review: Light The Pyres / Warcloud (Split album, 2025) | Blackened crust, hardcore

Band info Album: ‘Light The Pyres / Warclouds‘ Released June 20th, 2025 Location: US Band: Light The Pyres Genre: blackened crust, hardcore Band: Warclouds Genre: hardcore punk, blackened crust Review Today, we present to you a split of two projects, the first is the raw d-beat hardcore punk Warclouds, and the second is the blackened […]

Illvilja – “Mental Kollaps” (Official video, 2025) | Blackened crust

Band info Band: Illvilja Song: “Mental Kollaps” Genre: black metal, crust Location: Sweden Review Today, we’re premiering the video of the song “Mental Kollaps” from Illvilja‘s newest album ‘Döden‘, which will be reviewed later this year! Illvilja is a blackened crust band from Sweden producing deep and invasive music, with amazing riffs and a very […]

Review: It Is Dead – Liberate, Upon the Altar of Freedom (Full album, 2025) | Black crust, war

Band info Band: It Is Dead Album: Liberate, Upon the Altar of Freedom Releases: April 11th, 2025 Genre: Black crust, sludge, war metal Location: US Review Once again, we are pleased to present to you It Is Dead. This is a band from the so-called USA midwest, and today we premiere their new album “Liberate, […]

Review: Othismos – ‘Sottrazione’ (Full album, 2024) | Black-crust, post-hardcore

Band info Band: Othismos Album: ‘Sottrazione’ Released: December 16th, 2024 Genre: black-crust, post-hardcore Location: Italy Review Today’s band was introduced to ABMN a few weeks ago with a new single: “Cops Are Not People“. It immediately got our attention, obviously! Then, we found out this Italian trio has been around since 2012 and is back […]

Review: Light The Pyres – Death Of The Megafauna (EP, 2024) | Black metal, crust

Band info Band: Light The Pyres Album: Death Of The Megafauna Released: August 2nd, 2024. Genre: black metal, crust. Location: USA Review Hello there our beloved listeners, would you be able to spare us 10 minutes today? If so, you’re still in time to jump for some groovy and muddy sonic aggression by the hand […]