Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports
Review: Mordran — One-and-Ninety Years of Darkness
Mordran released a new EP with the name One-and-Ninety Years of Darkness. We dove into the abyss and are ready to share our thoughts.
Review: Silhouette — Les Dires de L'âme
Silhouette, a French Black Metal band, just released their first full album titled Les dires de l'âme. Here are our thoughts.
Kristailer - In the Hearts of the Brave
Medieval atmosphere and melodic riffs is the great gift from Kristailer, join us in our review of their album In the Hearts of the Brave!
Review: 1349 — The Wolf & The King
The Norwegian black metal band 1349 is back with their 8th full album, The Wolf & The King. Here is our review!
Review: Trelldom — ...by the shadows...
Kilian ventures into the forest while listening to the new Trelldom. Will he find his way back or have Gaahl & Co. gone too far and made Kilian loose his mind this time?
Review: Modern Rites - Endless
Kili made sure to get himself into the right frame of mind before digging into this excellent album by Modern Rites.
Review: Black Birch - Black Birch
Swedish duo Black Birch comes forth with their full length debut. Lxw takes a closer listen to the enigmatic duos aural escapades here.
Review: Keys To The Astral Gates And Mystic Doors - The Endless Black and Melancholy Triumphant
Talvi is brave enough to try to find the correct keys for all these doors in his review of this demo compilation from Keys To The Astral Gates and Mystic Doors.
Review: Kvaen - The Formless Fires
Furious guitar work, a nasty stew of melodic death and black metal, Kili really got a full meal with this one, read his impressions of Kvaens third album here.
Review: Spectral Wound — Songs of Blood and Mire
Spectral Wound, the black metal outfit from Canada, is back with their latest work Songs of Blood and Mire, we reviewed it, and you can read our thoughts here.
Digging Deeper: Colombia
Digging Deeper: Colombia. We called in an expert to explore the history of Colombian black metal, highlighting key bands like Utuk-Xul, Mysteriis (Medieval/Greek-inspired), Nebiros (Satanic), and Guerra Total (Thrashy). Read more. (
Review: Calderum - Desecration of the Bastille
Spanish project Caldreum is back with a new EP. Lxw gave this a thorough review, so join us in the discovery.
Beyond the Gates '24 - A Tribute to the Gods of Old!
Beyond the Gates '24 (Bergen, 2024). The festival delivered a black metal dream team with a flawless Bathory tribute set and Mayhem's 40th anniversary show. Read the full story!
Digging Deeper: Ireland Pt.1
Digging Deeper: Ireland Pt. 1. Roberto investigates the rich Irish Black Metal scene, uncovering rough diamonds like Gaoth (Atmospheric/DSBM), the raw sound of SODB, Geasa’s 1999 Celtic Black Metal debut, and the Norwegian-style ferocity of Kingdom. Discover these hidden gems. Read more.
Review: Depressive Witches — Lost, Forgotten and Heartbroken
Depressive Witches are back! They released a third album called Lost, Forgotten and Heartbroken, and we ready to share our thoughts on it in this review.
Vault Review: Covenant — Nexus Polaris
Time to dive into the black metal vault, and share our thoughts on Nexus Polaris by Norwegian black metal band Covenant (The Kovenant)
Review: Seth — La France des Maudits
Seth, the black metal outfit from France, is back with a new album titled La France des Maudits. We gave the album a try and are ready for our review.
Review: Blodørn — Dødsjakt
Norwegian Vikings Blodørn are back with their second full album. This new work is called Dødsjakt, read our thoughts on it in this review.
Review: Nether — The Blood of Rats
Belgian black metal band Nether is back with a vendetta, with their new album The Blood of Rats, released on the 25th of July. Read our insights in this review.
Review: Hulder — Verses in Oath
Hulder released their second album on the 9th of February, we are a bit late to the party with a review, but here are our thoughts on this album.