Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports
Review: Gravplåga - Veneration of Chaos (2026)
Gravplåga - Veneration of Chaos (7.5/10). Swedish solo project kneeling before the second wave with cold, raw, unhurried conviction. Read more!
The Infernal Records: Week 35
The Infernal Records: Week 35 is out! Have a look at our curated list of essential Black Metal releases from the past week. See the full list!
South American Fire
South America's 80s scene forged something far more savage than Europe. From Sarcófago to Parabellum, an essential chapter. Read more!
Tolkien and Black Metal: (Part 4)
Tolkien and Black Metal Part 4: Summoning's golden age, from Stronghold to With Doom We Come, and the bands they inspired. Read more!
Review: Aspen Sanctum - To Withhold the Need to Conquer (2026)
Aspen Sanctum - To Withhold the Need to Conquer (7/10). US atmospheric black metal with blackgaze leanings, for Deafheaven/Møl fans. Read more!
Review: Ultratvmba - Night Worship (2026)
Ultratvmba - Night Worship (7.5/10). Mexican duo's debut EP blends thrash and black metal with a first-wave feel and bilingual lyrics.
Interview: Abghül (Ghül/Imladris)
Interview with Abghül (Ghül/Imladris) on Tolkien's legendarium, Summoning worship, and the UK black metal scene. Read more...
The Infernal Records: Week 34
The Infernal Records: Week 34 is out! Have a look at our curated list of essential Black Metal releases from the past week. See the full list!
Review: Lumen Ad Mortem - A Grave Ascent (2026)
Lumen Ad Mortem - A Grave Ascent (8.5/10). South Australian sophomore LP drenches 90s-era symphonic black metal in dense, punishing atmosphere.
Review: Immortuus - Shadow over Wisborg (2026)
In the shadows where vampiric lore and Black Metal form a sanguine union, Immortuus' debut album Shadow over Wisborg (10/10) unleashes blood-curdling cutting edge riff's from the fangs of Orlok!
Tolkien and Black Metal: (Part 3)
Tolkien and Black Metal (Part 3) examines how Summoning became the single most important Tolkien-themed black metal entity.
Review: Fire Magic - Memories of Fire (2026)
Fire Magic - Memories of Fire (9.5/10). Richmond USBM duo delivers a sophomore album that raises the bar for modern underground black metal. Read More!
Interview: Oakenthrone
Interview with UK black metal act Oakenthrone on the upcoming album Ad Silvam, transitioning from solo project to full band, and folklore roots.
Interview: Niveous
Interview with Niveous from the United States on debut Cult of the Void Star, crafting cosmic sci-fi lore, USBM, and second-wave black metal influences.
The Infernal Records: Week 33
The Infernal Records: Week 33 is out! Have a look at our curated list of essential Black Metal releases from the past week. See the full list!
Maria of Copper Mountains - Interview
Interview with Maria of Copper Mountains on the debut album "Into the Black Whirlpools", Ural folklore origins, and mixing folk vocals with black metal.
Review: Hanternoz - A Hed an Noz, a Noz, a Noz (2026)
Hanternoz - A Hed an Noz, a Noz, a Noz (9/10) Black Metal from France. A haunting, folk-infused concept album rooted in Breton folklore.
Review: Hulder - Verbolgen (2026)
Hulder - Verbolgen (8.5/10) Atmospheric Black Metal from the US. A wrathful, medieval-infused third album blending tremolo fury with old-world dread.
Interview: Namu
Interview with Namu on debut album Wretched Spawns of Iniquitous Orders, cosmic sci-fi influences, and progressive black metal creation.
Tolkien and Black Metal: (Part 2)
Tolkien and Black Metal (Part 2) examines how 90s second-wave Norwegian bands like Burzum, Gorgoroth, and Isengard mined Middle-earth lore.