Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports
Festival Review: A Night of British Black Metal
Live Review: A Night of British Black Metal. Emma reports on a high-energy show in the intimate vaults of The Banshee Labyrinth. See the photos and full report!
Review: Ofermod - Drakosophia
Ofermod's Drakosophia (8.5/10). This Swedish Orthodox Black Metal opus is a dense, ferocious, occult assault. Read the full review!
Concert Review: Psychonaut 4 - Mourning Over Britannia Tour
Live Review: Psychonaut 4’s Mourning Over Britannia show in Glasgow delivered a beautifully depressive set and raw emotion. See the full report!
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!
Review: Francis Forth - Left to Save
Francis Forth's debut, Left to Save (8/10), is a fiercely traditional Black Metal album, channelling the cold sound of the 90s. Read the full review!
Review: Chovu - Ufalme Wa Mali
Chovu’s Ufalme Wa Mali (9/10). This impressive Kenyan Black Metal album blends folk influences with powerful songwriting. Read the full review!
Review: Outlaw - Opus Mortis
Outlaw’s Opus Mortis (8/10) delivers sharp, furious Chilean Black Metal steeped in occult menace and strong melodies. Read the full review!
Review: Celestial Silence - Silent Calls From The Other Side
Celestial Silence's Silent Calls (7/10). This Symphonic Black Metal album delivers huge orchestral atmospheres and epic scope. Read the full review!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Review: Al Uzza - Throne of the Black Dunes
Al-’Uzzá’s 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!
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!
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!
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!
Review: Noitasade - Demo 2025
Noitasade’s 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!
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!
Review: Aedelgard - Natteglimt
Aedelgard’s Natteglimt (8/10). This impressive release delivers huge epic atmospheres and complex writing in the Symphonic Black Metal style. Read the full review!