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Review: Slagmaur – Hulders Ritual

We are thrilled to have Daniel Vrangsinn review the highly anticipated new Slagmaur album due out in November. Daniel got exclusive early access to the album so make sure to read this one!

Review: Aedelgard – Natteglimt

Strider gets caught in a transcontinental whirlwind that is the american and russian atmospheric black metal duo Aedelgard. Read about his thoughts of their debut here.

Review: Dizziness – Abhorrent Flickering Of Obscur…

N.O. has been digging for those deep Greek cuts and found this gem of an album. Read his take on Dizziness’

Review: Gaahl’s Wyrd – Braiding the Stories…

Gaahl’s Wyrd takes Kilian on an epic journey while he is enjoying a fine glass of wine in his most comfy

Festival Review: Sick Midsummer 2025

Wyrdsom ventured into the Austrian outback to take part of this most awesome of festivals, check his report here.

Reviews

Review: Fiende – Snart er Alt Glemt

Watch out! Fiende is here and they are coming for us all! Hide behind the couch with Boenna as we try to survive their first assault.

Review: Autrest – Follow the Cold Path

Autrest is a one-man black metal project from Brasil, created by Matheus Vidor.

Review: Occult Blood – The Room in the Ground

Occult Blood from the USA released their first EP “The Room in the Ground”. You can read our thoughts about it

Review: Imperial Demonic – Beneath the Crimson Eclipse

A review for the debut EP from Imperial Demonic titled Beneath the Crimson Eclipse.

Review: Nahasheol – Serpens Abyssi

We reviewed the new album by Nahasheol titled Serpens Abyssi. Prepare to ascend of this mortal plane into a great Luciferian

Live Reviews

Concert Review: Fires of Alba MMXXV

Emma engulfed herself in the fires of Glasgow at this one day festival featuring Thy Light, Necronautical and Black Metal Zine favourite Blood Countess, among others.

Karmøygeddon 2024 – Blackened hordes under the blazing Norwegian sun!

We went to the great Karmøygeddon Metal Festival to indulge in its music, beer and sun! Join us for our recap of the festival here! Do you agree with our highlights?

Concert Review: Ultha / Ante-Inferno / Wolvesrot

Our latest team-member, Emma had a blast experiencing Ultha, Ante-Inferno and Wolvesrot. Read all about her impressions here.

Concert Review: Aquilus & Suldusk (European Tour Sendoff)

NO reports from the land down under. Read all about his experience as they sent off some of their greatest folk/black

Festival Review: Fortress Festival

Fortress is one of UK’s premier black metal festivals, hosted at a seaside resort in the sleepy town of Scarborough. Does

Interviews

Interview: Prognan

We had an interview with Kob from the Croatian genre bending band Prognan! We discuss war, metal, and film music. Grab a coffee and check it out!

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Interview: Widertod (GER)

Recently, I was flabbergasted by the debut EP from Widertod and had to write a short review for it, but now it’s time to ask some questions. Read more in this interview.

Interview: Erymanthon of APOCALYPSE

“Extreme Metal is meant to be extreme. It’s meant to be rebellious and provocative. It is meant to sound and appear

Interview: Thy Darkened Shade – Devotion through Art

An interview with Thy Darkened Shade, and their devotion through the black arts.

Interview: Melan Selas – A mystical journey towards the truth

Much like the attainment of Ascension, one must walk the path of perdition. We have had the opportunity to interview Melan

Digging Deeper

Digging Deeper: African subcontinent

The African subcontinent isn’t particular famous for its black metal scene. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t black metal bans around, of course. One of the members of the Black Metal Promotion discord channel started digging for some hidden African gems and had a few recommendations. Some bands I did know, but others I didn’t.