Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports
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!
Review: Dizziness - Abhorrent Flickering Of Obscurity
Dizziness’ Abhorrent Flickering of Obscurity (7/10). This raw, chaotic album delivers pure, lo-fi Second Wave Black Metal worship. Read the full review now!
Review: Gaahl's Wyrd - Braiding the Stories
Gaahls Wyrd’s Braiding the Stories (8.5/10). Gaahl delivers experimental Black Metal blending Gothic Rock energy and controversial clean vocals. Read the full review!
Festival Review: Sick Midsummer 2025
Our team covers the intimate German Sick Midsummer 2025 festival with great atmosphere and a packed lineup. See the photos and full report!
Review: Gyves - My Death Sentiment
Gyves’ My Death Sentiment (8.5/10). This classic DSBM release delves into depression and isolation with raw, profound emotionality. Read the full review!
Festival Review: Hole in the Sun
Experience this truly underground Hole in the Sun festival in rural Germany—lots of beer, bands, and overall good vibes. See the full report!
Review: Nightwalker - The Eternal Flame of Death
Nightwalker's The Eternal Flame of Death (8/10). A raw, furious debut that delivers traditional Black Metal hatred and Satanic spirit. Read the full review!