https://youtu.be/zhaLR_VbLnI Band info Band: Massa Nera Album: ‘The Emptiness of All Things‘ Genre: screamo, hardcore punk Released: October 31st, 2025 Location: US Review Today, ABMN presents a little treat for all who enjoy post-metal from the likes of Ashenspire, Laster and co. This may particularly connect the lyrical hyperrealism of the former with this strange, […]
Tag: Sludge
Review: Fumus / Zerg – ‘Mad Medicine’ (Split album, 2025) | Hardcore punk
https://youtu.be/8H2ZrtnIcfo Band info Album: ‘Mad Medicine‘ Released April 10th, 2025 Band: Fumus Band: Zerg Location: Indonesia Genre: hardcore punk Review Not sure about mad, but some raw metallic punk is always good medicine. And while technically Fumus and Zerg (RUSH! Sorry, couldn’t resist) are not black metal bands, they definitely exude the same essence that […]
Review: Paranormal Arson – Noxious (Full album, 2025) | Death metal
Band info Name: Paranormal Arson Album: ‘Noxious‘ Released April 4, 2025 Genre: death metal, industrial, sludge Location: Canada Review For today, be prepared to receive some sludgy, deathly industrial metal from Antigonish, Canada. ‘Noxious‘ is the first full-length album of the anticapitalistic band Paranormal Arson. At the very least, I can say that this album […]
Review: So.Wa.Des – Gnathosonics (EP, 2025) | Experimental black noise
Band info Band: So.Wa.Des Album: ‘Gnathosonics‘ Released April 12th, 2025 Genre: experimental black metal, noise Location: Greece Review So.Wa.Des is a project from Greece that fuses black metal with sludge, drone, noise and electronics. The result is genuinely great, and while the band already has several EPs on their account, today we present the […]
Review: Crawl Below – Democracy Is So Last Season (EP, 2025) | Blackened sludge punk
Band info Band: Crawl Below Album: ‘Democracy Is So Last Season‘ Released: April 30th, 2025 Genre: blackened sludge punk Location: US Review Remember Crawl Below? Well, forget what you knew from the last time we featured them, this release is different, cause apparently the band also loves genre hopping, and you know what, it works. […]
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: Las Llagas – Cuanto tiempo nos queda para oler los eucaliptos? (EP, 2025) | Neocrust
Band info Band: Las Llagas Album: ‘Cuanto tiempo nos queda para oler los eucaliptos?‘ Released: March 5th, 2025. Genre: neocrust, blackened hardcore, sludge Location: Uruguay Review This is the first EP from Las Llagas, a crusty blackened hardcore band from Uruguay. In their own words, they initially started wanting to do a post-punk band which […]
Review: Black Market Fossil – Pathways To The Occult (EP, 2024) | Black metal, doom
Band info Band: Black Market Fossil Album: ‘Pathways To The Occult‘ Released: October 31st, 2024. Genre: black metal, doom Location: Canada Review Black Market Fossil of Canada has brought us a very unique twist to the blackened doom genre. Combining the rawness of black metal with the classic sounds of late 80s/ early 90s doom. […]
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: Bibex Necrobex – Quantum Echoes (Full album, 2024) | Black metal
Band info Band: Bibex Necrobex Album: Quantum Echoes Released: October 9, 2024 Genre: black metal Location: Canada Review We don’t know about you, but whenever we at ABMN see or hear the words “eat the rich”, we get a big smile on our faces and a whole lot of curiosity about those behind them. And […]