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Review: All Stars Are Dead - Solace In Surrender
All Stars Are Dead - Solace in Surrender (7.5/10). This debut is raw, traditional Black Metal with dissonant riffs. Read the full review!
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Review: Der Weg Einer Freiheit β INNERN
Der Weg Einer Freiheit β Innern (7.5/10). German Post Black Metal returns with stellar riffs and controversial clean vocals. See the full review!
Live Reviews
Festival Review: Rockwave 2025
Our reporter covers the massive Greek Rockwave 2025 event: sun, music, great atmosphere, and the year's hottest acts. See the full report!
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Review: Pagan Ulver - Obsidian Flame of Thy Offering
Pagan Ulver's Obsidian Flame (9/10). This raw, aggressive Black Metal album captures the crushing spirit of 90s Norwegian sound. Read 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!
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Review: Al Uzza - Throne of the Black Dunes
Al-βUzzΓ‘βs Throne of the Black Dunes (8.5/10). Discover this mystical, atmospheric Saudi Arabian Black Metal album steeped in desert lore. Read the full review!
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Review: Ethereal Wound - Defile/Demise
Ethereal Wound's Defile Demise (7.5/10). This is a ferocious, uncompromising blend of old school Blackened Death Metal that shreds. Read the full review!
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Review: Esoctrilihum - Ghostigmatah - Spiritual Rites of the Psychopomp AbxulΓΆm
Esoctrilihumβs 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: Withering Emptiness - The Fall of Yggdrasil
Withering Emptiness' The Fall of Yggdrasil (8/10). This traditional Melodic Black Metal album captures the strong Scandinavian sound. Read the full review!
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Review: Noitasade - Demo 2025
Noitasadeβs Demo 2025 (7.5/10). Experience raw, stripped-back Finnish Black Metal that captures the punishing spirit of 90s lo-fi sound. Read the full review!
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Review: Slagmaur - Hulders Ritual
Slagmaur's Hulders Ritual (8/10). This Norwegian Black Metal opus delivers ritualistic dread, huge atmosphere, and avant-garde orchestration. Read the full review!
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Review: Aedelgard - Natteglimt
Aedelgardβs Natteglimt (8/10). This impressive release delivers huge epic atmospheres and complex writing in the Symphonic Black Metal style. Read the full review!