Band info Bands: Genital Shame & Lust Hag Album: Split Released: March 7th, 2025 Genre: black metal Location: US Review We’ve said it in the past, and we’ll say that again. Some of the more interesting black metal that comes out these days is created by trans people. And it’s not an argument deriving from […]
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Review: Ashenheart – ‘Tales From Eternal Dusk’ (Full EP, 2025) | Black metal, death metal
Band info Band: Ashenheart Album: ‘Tales From Eternal Dusk‘ Releases: April 18th, 2025 Genre: black metal, death metal Location: UK, US Review Ashenheart is a new band featuring musicians from the UK and the USA. It was founded last year. Spearheaded by Amanda Kauffman, who writes the music and performs most of the instruments, they’ve already […]
Review: Iron Spire – Iron Spire (Demo, 2025) | Black punk
Band info Band: Iron Spire Demo: ‘Iron Spire‘ Released: March 14th, 2025 Genre: Black metal, punk Location: US Review Iron Spire‘s debut self-titled EP of what they call “armored metal” offers delicious metal punk. It’s not the raw atavistic kind you’d expect from the Xerox cover but more a mix of Bathory, classic heavy metal, and crusty […]
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: The Blood Mountain Black Metal Choir – Demo I – “Folklore” (Demo, 2025) | Black metal
Band info Band: The Blood Mountain Black Meal Choir Album: ‘Demo I – “Folklore”‘. Released: January 8, 2025. Genre: black metal Location: US Review The Blood Mountain Black Meal Choir is a one-man band from Appalachia which presents us their first demo, with 5 exceptional tracks. As the band states, “[Appalachia] has a long and […]
Review: Cazvra – Elsewhere (EP, 2024) | Dark ambient
Band info Band: Cazvra Album: ‘Elsewhere‘ Released: October 30th, 2024 Genre: dark ambient Location: US Review Cazvra is a 100 per cent D.I.Y. solo bedroom project. Although the music and accompanying story is completely non-political, the person behind this multi-instrumental and eclectic music project is an anti-authoritarian anti-capitalist who comes from anarchist and queer punk […]
Review: Charisma Rat – ISAR (Full EP, 2024) | Black metal
https://youtu.be/1dD64MmkzN0 Band info Band: Charisma Rat Album: ISAR Released: October 16th, 2024 Genre: raw black metal Location: US Review Charisma Rat is a Baltimore-based project from the so-called United States. It has a very impressive discography for a project formed in 2017 (or at least from this year, which is the first episode). These are […]
Review: Tylo – Of Rot and Rebirth (Full album, 2024) | Doom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxdITiLUYTs Band info Band: Tylo Album: Of Rot and Rebirth Released: October 27th, 2024 Genre: doom, black metal Location: USA Review Tylo, the personal project of Tylo Gardner (also the bassist of Seattle atmospheric/prog black metal band Izthmi) has always been standing at a crossroads between two usually quite different in presentation and aesthetics genres; […]
Review: Mourn The Stars – Saudade… (Full album, 2024) | Melodic black metal
In Portuguese, saudade represents an emotional feeling mixing melancholy, nostalgia and hope. It’s the feeling of a strong longing for something or someone that is loved but also absent. By this title, the US-based band Mourn The Stars gives a taste of their first album Saudade…. If you’ve been following for some time now, you […]
Review: Genital Shame – As Good as a Kiss (EP, 2024) | Avant-garde, experimental
We’re very happy to feature Genital Shame, Erin Dawson‘s one transwoman powerhouse for the second time in ABMN, after the full-length album Chronic Illness Wish at the beginning of 2024 which caught up our attention and introduced her experimental and very unique take on black metal to a wider audience. Erin obviously doesn’t like resting on her laurels […]