Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports
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.
Review: Yr — Maanelyst
Norwegian debutants Yr makes their presence known with one hell of an EP. Read our impressions here.
Review: Rotting Christ — Pro Xristou
Rotting Christ released their 14th live album, Pro Xristou. Do they still deliver, or is it time for them to switch it up? Read more in our review.
Review: Limbonic Art — Opus Daemoniacal
Limbonic Art is back! It has been 7 years since their last album, they now released Opus Daemoniacal, and we are ready to share our thoughts in this review.
Review: Akhlys - House of the Black Geminus (2024)
Akhlys created a new abyssal terror named House of the Black Geminus. We dove into the darkness and emerged ready to share our thoughts in this review.
Review: Ernte — Weltenzerstörer
Weltenzerstörer or in English, the destroyer of worlds, is the second album by Swiss black metal band Ernte. Read our thoughts in this review.
Review: Codex Mortis — Tales of Woe
Codex Mortis a Dutch black metal band, is back with their second offering. We reviewed Tales of Woe, read our thoughts in this review.