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 […]

Antifascist Solidarity Compilation | Metal Sem Facho, 2024

Antifascist Black Metal Network today presents the Antifascist Solidarity Compilation, composed of Brazilian antifascist bands and put together by the collective Metal Sem Facho. It aims to raise money for MLB and CSP-Conlutas, organisations involved in the relief effort during the disastrous floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2024. Releasing officially on the […]

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 […]

Review: Urlik – MMXXIV (EP, 2024) | Hardcore, crust

  Band info Band: Urlik Album: MMXXIV Genre: hardcore, crust, black metal, math metal. Release date: September 25th, 2024. Country: Euskal Herria (Basque Country, Spain).   Review Urlik is a two-man project from the Basque Country, combining black metal with hardcore, but also math rock or grindcore. The lyrics are shouted in the Euskera language […]

ה​ר​ש​י​מ​ה ה​ש​ח​ו​ר​ה | The Black List | ا​ل​ق​ا​ئ​م​ة ا​ل​س​و​د​ا​ء (Compilation, 2024)

Of COURSE, we’d do a post on October 7th about the colonialist war Israel is leading in the Middle East against the Palestinians, the Lebanese, and basically everyone who’s not white and fascist, what did you expect? We’re ANTIFASCIST, being anti-Zionist is part of that for anyone who’s serious – and that’s really just a […]

Review: Goblin Soap – Goblin Offensive (Full album, 2024) | Blackened punk

At times, there are bands which present you with such a complex mix of genres that you don’t really know what to expect. Goblin Soap is one of them! A mix of blackened hardcore, d-beat, and synth coming straight from a dungeon synth album, distorted screams, what do you say? With three instrumental tracks, synths for […]

Review: Cipo Fogo – “Distopia” (single, 2024) | Crossover

Peeking at what is just a small bite to taste their late and sixth full work, we are happy at the Network to share CIPÓ FOGO‘s “Dystopia” single from Born Enslaved, one of a kind breed of heavy riffs within a thrashcore/crossover frame (mainly, but certainly not only). Coming from Brazil and Uruguay, Marcelo Cabral, […]

Review: Defenestrate – Sobek (Full EP, 2024) | Blackened punk

It’s blackened punk Sunday y’all! And to properly celebrate, we got the last work by one of the (less rare than what many people might think) young four-piece NY band Defenestrate, which presents themselves as students from the Suny Purchase College. They show to be staunchly antifascist so we can only be joyful to see […]