Album of the Year
The Infernal Records: Our Staff’s Personal Albums of the Year
The Infernal Records: BMZ Staff’s Personal Albums of the Year. Discover the top 3 picks from our writers, featuring essential 2025 releases. Read more!
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Reviews
Review: Unviâr - Disglaç (2025)
Unviâr’s Disglaç (9/10). This Italian Black Metal debut is a pummelling, deeply evil masterpiece of atmospheric finesse and unique variation. Read more!
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Review: Adorn - Adorn
Adorn - Self-titled (7.5/10). This self-titled release mixes elegant, uplifting black gaze riffs with intricate, lush orchestration, inviting you into a gorgeous 17th-century world. Read the full review!
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Review: Flaming Ouroboros - The Tear
Flaming Ouroboros' The Tear (7.5/10) is a pitch black, unfiltered Black Metal demo with a bitter aftertaste of medieval influences. Read the full review!
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Review: Finistère – Am Grauen Meer
Finistère's Am Grauen Meer (8/10). German Post-Black Metal delivers intense melodic aggression and lush atmosphere. Read the full review!
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Review: Der Weg Einer Freiheit – INNERN
Der Weg Einer Freiheit – Innern (7.5/10). German Post Black Metal returns with stellar riffs and controversial clean vocals. See the full review!
Interviews
Interview: Pestilential Shadows
N.O. catches up with Pestilential Shadows' Balam about their career and what is brewing in the Australian Black Metal underground. See the full interview!
Reviews
Review: Esoctrilihum - Ghostigmatah - Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp Abxulöm
Esoctrilihum’s Ghostigmatah (9/10). This mind-bending, complex Black/Death Metal epic is a spiritual journey into the abyss. Read the full review!
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Review: Dizziness - Abhorrent Flickering Of Obscurity
Dizziness’ Abhorrent Flickering of Obscurity (7/10). This raw, chaotic album delivers pure, lo-fi Second Wave Black Metal worship. Read the full review now!
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Review: Nightwalker - The Eternal Flame of Death
Nightwalker's The Eternal Flame of Death (8/10). A raw, furious debut that delivers traditional Black Metal hatred and Satanic spirit. Read the full review!
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Review: The Great Sea - Noble Art of Desolation
The Great Sea's Noble Art of Desolation (8/10). This epic Atmospheric Black Metal album delivers vast soundscapes with post-metal touches. Read the full review!
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Review: Blood Abscission — II
Blood Abscission's II (8/10). This dissonant Black Metal album features technical, mind-bending compositions and experimental fury. Read the full review!