Black Metal
Reviews of black metal releases.
Review: Gravplåga - Maliferous Portents (2025)
Gravplåga's debut EP, Maliferous Portents (6.5/10), is a solid return to traditional, raw Swedish Black Metal with melodic riffs. Read the full review!
Review: GraveRipper - From Welkin to Tundra (2025)
GraveRipper - From Welkin to Tundra (9/10). This Blackened Thrash/Speed Metal album hits like a merciless sprint: fast, caustic, and vicious, delivering pure forward motion. Read the full review!
Review: 1349 - Winter Mass (2025)
1349's Winter Mass (8.5/10) is a ferocious live album, capturing the Norwegian Black Metal band's uncompromising aural hellfire. Read the full review!
Review: Adorn - Adorn
Adorn - Self-titled (7.5/10). This self-titled release mixes elegant, uplifting black gaze riffs with intricate, lush orchestration, inviting you into a gorgeous 17th-century world. Read the full review!
Review: Lamp of Murmuur - The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy
Lamp of Murmuur's The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy (8.5/10) is a symphonic, melodic opus of clean vocals and fallen gods. Experience the whirlwind! Read more.
Review: Suffering Hour – Impelling Rebirth
Suffering Hour's Impelling Rebirth (9/10) is a dissonant BM EP driven by neoclassical melody and jarring tech-thrash. Read the full story!
Review: Heimland - Der Torv Moeter Hav
Heimland's Der Torv Moeter Hav (8/10) marks a strong shift in Norwegian Black Metal, embracing sorrow and longing with new vocalist Fanden. Read the full review!
Review: Nøkk - Heartless
Nøkk's debut, Heartless (7/10), is a riff-driven US Black Metal album merging aggression with emotional scope and internal bleakness. Read the full review!
Review: HÄXÄR - Teufelskvlt
HÄXÄR’s Teufelskvlt (7.5/10). Swiss Black Metal delivers a consistent, raw assault with hateful vocals and blasting drums. Read the full review!
Review: Afsky - Fællesskab
Afsky's Fællesskab (8/10) is deeply melancholic Danish Atmospheric Black Metal, conveying powerful emotions and majesty. Read the full review!
Review: Flaming Ouroboros - The Tear
Flaming Ouroboros' The Tear (7.5/10) is a pitch black, unfiltered Black Metal demo with a bitter aftertaste of medieval influences. Read the full review!
Review: Demon Sluice - Dancers Beneath Shores of Fire
Demon Sluice's Dancers Beneath Shores of Fire (8/10) blends crushing Death Metal grit with black metal ferocity. Read the full review!
From the Vault: Isengard - Høstmørke
Isengard's Høstmørke. Fenriz’s solo project is a unique, atmospheric blend of Folk and Black Metal. Read the full review!
Review: Versatile — Les Litanies du Vide
Versatile's Les Litanies Du Vide (8,5/10). This raw, lo-fi album is a primitive blast of Second Wave Black Metal worship. Read the full review!
Review: Asgrauw — Oorsprong
Asgrauw takes Kili on a dark and mysterious journey. Read his thoughts on their latest album here.
Review: Deus Mortem — Thanatos
Polish black metal band Dues Mortem is back with their third album, Thanatos. We are back from his domain and are ready to share our thoughts.
Review: Kreyl — Obscure Rise of Ancient Eulogy
Kreyl, a new black metal band from Spain, released Obscure Rise of Ancient Eulogy onto the world. We reviewed it and here are our thoughts.
Review: Gravenoire — Devant la Porte des Étoiles
The French black metal scene spawned a new band into existence. It bares the name Gravenoire, and just released a debut EP titled Devant la porte des étoiles.
Review: Ars Veneficium — The Lurking Shadows of Death
The Belgian black metal scene, delivers once again. This time it's the new album The Lurking Shadows of Death by Ars Veneficium. We reviewed it and here are our thoughts on it.
Review: Fiende - Snart er Alt Glemt
Watch out! Fiende is here and they are coming for us all! Hide behind the couch with Boenna as we try to survive their first assault.