https://blackmetalzine.com Explore Black Metal Zine, for album reviews, band interviews, and live coverage from the black metal underground. Uncovering hidden gems since 2022. en https://blackmetalzine.com/review-autumn-strife-romance-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/review-autumn-strife-romance-2026/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:00:30 +0200 Autumn Strife - Romance (9/10). Black Metal from the US. Ragtime-era Midwestern black metal you can waltz to. Evil Midwestern glory. Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/review-garota-straceni-w-ciemnosc-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/review-garota-straceni-w-ciemnosc-2026/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:37 +0200 GAROTA - Strąceni w ciemność (7.5/10). Atmospheric Black Metal from Poland. Brutal f*ck-you black metal straight to the jugular. Don't snooze. Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/the-infernal-records-week-40/ https://blackmetalzine.com/the-infernal-records-week-40/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:09:20 +0200 The Infernal Records: Week 40 is out! Have a look at our curated list of essential Black Metal releases from the past week. See the full list! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/review-imlad-morgul-star-of-glamdring-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/review-imlad-morgul-star-of-glamdring-2026/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:00:43 +0200 Imlad Morgul - Star of Glamdring (7.5/10) Tolkienian black metal from the United States. Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/tolkien-and-blackmetal-part-7/ https://blackmetalzine.com/tolkien-and-blackmetal-part-7/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:00:39 +0200 Tolkien and Black Metal, Part 7: No band ever reached for the Shire — until dungeon synth did. From Mortiis his trolls to Hole Dweller's hobbit. Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/review-bootes-void-panta-rhei-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/review-bootes-void-panta-rhei-2026/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:00:46 +0200 Boötes Void - Panta Rhei (7.5/10) Black metal from Germany. Back with their third full-length album, Boötes Void breaks their silence after three years of no releases, with melodies, ambiences, aggression, and a far more refined sound. Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/tolkien-and-black-metal-part-6/ https://blackmetalzine.com/tolkien-and-black-metal-part-6/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:00:30 +0200 Tolkien and Black Metal, Part 6: Black metal wanted Sauron's vocabulary, not Bilbo's. On irony, Satanism and corruption. Read more in Part 7 Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/the-infernal-records-week-39/ https://blackmetalzine.com/the-infernal-records-week-39/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:41 +0200 The Infernal Records: Week 39 is out! Have a look at our curated list of essential Black Metal releases from the past week. See the full list! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/review-warmoon-lord-deofol-craeft-ep-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/review-warmoon-lord-deofol-craeft-ep-2026/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:00:17 +0200 Warmoon Lord - Deófol-Cræft EP (8/10). Black Metal from Finland. Vrajitor strips the grandeur for something darker, dirtier and more immediate. Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/review-stellar-rot-where-the-formless-ones-dwell-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/review-stellar-rot-where-the-formless-ones-dwell-2026/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:00:57 +0200 Stellar Rot - Where the Formless Ones Dwell (9.5/10). Atmospheric Black Metal from the US. A Grimdark debut that pulls you in and blows you away. Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/interview-witcher/ https://blackmetalzine.com/interview-witcher/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:00:08 +0200 Interview with WitcheR on atmospheric BM, classical adaptations, Schubert covers, and the three-year making of Öröklét. Read more! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/the-infernal-records-week-38/ https://blackmetalzine.com/the-infernal-records-week-38/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:05 +0200 The Infernal Records: Week 38 is out! Have a look at our curated list of essential Black Metal releases from the past week. See the full list! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/rehornblower-the-last-trumpeter/ https://blackmetalzine.com/rehornblower-the-last-trumpeter/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:00:25 +0200 Hornblower - The Last Trumpeter (7.5/10). Canadian medieval BM in the vein of Godkiller, with raw 90s guitars and bombastic synth. Read more! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/review-sigh-goh-ka-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/review-sigh-goh-ka-2026/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:48 +0200 Sigh - Goh-Ka (9.5/10). A theatrical Japanese black metal epic blending folk, prog, and symphonic chaos with extraordinary control. Read more! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/live-review-tynebound-festival-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/live-review-tynebound-festival-2026/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:00:31 +0200 Live Review: Tynebound Festival (2026). Reaper Agency's third fest of 2026 at Anarchy Brewery, Newcastle. Two days, stellar line up. Read more! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/review-wizards-alter-delusions-in-fire-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/review-wizards-alter-delusions-in-fire-2026/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:00:16 +0200 Wizards Alter - Delusions in Fire (6/10). US solo raw BM with real riffs and tight writing, undercut by a distractingly thin mix. Read more! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/the-infernal-records-week-37/ https://blackmetalzine.com/the-infernal-records-week-37/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:00:10 +0200 The Infernal Records: Week 37 is out! Have a look at our curated list of essential Black Metal releases from the past week. See the full list! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/review-skuggor-the-expanse-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/review-skuggor-the-expanse-2026/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:00:04 +0200 Skuggor - The Expanse (8.5/10). Australian solo atmospheric BM with strings, ambience, and Summoning-like contemplation. Read more! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/interview-bagoth/ https://blackmetalzine.com/interview-bagoth/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:00:48 +0200 Interview with Bagoth on Martyrs Duplessis, the Duplessis regime's dark legacy in Quebec, and historical black metal as political art. Read more! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

]]> https://blackmetalzine.com/live-review-cloak-and-profanatica-2026/ https://blackmetalzine.com/live-review-cloak-and-profanatica-2026/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:24 +0200 Live Review: Cloak and Profanatica (2026). Profanatica sounded massive for a three-piece. Brutal, relentless, louder than imagined. Read more! Read the full review at Black Metal Zine - Album Reviews, Interviews & Live Reports

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