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Review: Bosse-De-Nage - Hidden Fires Burn Hottest (2026)
Bosse-De-Nage's Hidden Fires Burn Hottest (10/10) American avant-garde black metal legends Bosse-De-Nage return after an 8 year hiatus to bring us their magnum opus. Read more!
At Black Metal Zine (BMZ) we review albums that deserve to be in the spotlight. We do not believe in 1000 word reviews, because in the end you the reader, needs to decide for yourself if an album is good or not. But you can use our opinion as a guide to navigate the vast number of releases each year.
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Bosse-De-Nage's Hidden Fires Burn Hottest (10/10) American avant-garde black metal legends Bosse-De-Nage return after an 8 year hiatus to bring us their magnum opus. Read more!
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Jötunheimar's Ravens of the Heathen Sun (7/10) British symphonic black metal band Jötunheimar embrace Norse mythology to weave a tapestry of harmonic and atmospheric tales. Read more!
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Hädangången's Vädjan (8.5/10) Swedish "Raw Nature Black Metal" in its truest form: a sonic manifestation of the unforgiving Scandinavian landscape. Read more!
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Non Est Deus’s Blessings and Curses (7/10). This German black metal release is well-written and powerful, yet it plays it a bit too safe within its blasphemous sermon. Read more!
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Beleriand's Rituals of Winter (9/10) Norwegian atmospheric black metal Beleriand returns with Rituals of Winter, a cold, purposeful triumph that marks the project’s finest hour. Read more!
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Yoth Iria's Gone with the Devil (7.5/10) Helmed by Hellenic Black Metal legend Jim Mutilator, Yoth Iria release their latest full length album Gone with the Devil. Read more!
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Forlorn Citadel’s An Oath Undone (7.5/10). This Australian Atmospheric Black Metal work is a meditation on collapse, blending high-fantasy misery with dungeon synth roots. Read more!
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Live Reviews
Inferno Metal Festival 2026 was a true blast! Oslo was swarmed by a different kind of bunny: blast beats, Norwegian beer, and black metal. Read more!
Live Reviews
Dark Easter Metal Meeting 2026 was a true blast! Munich traded traditional carols for crushing riffs, occult ceremonies, and elite black metal. Read more!
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Herztod’s III (7.5/10). This Austrian Atmospheric Black Metal release is a primordial trek through forest and meadow with a devotion to terrestrial decay. Read more!
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Blodørn’s Det Finnes Ingen Trone (9/10). This Norwegian Black/Viking Metal release is dark, melodic, and harsh, featuring Windir-inspired guitar work. Read more!