Reviews
Review: Wruen - Waves (2026)
Wruen’s Waves (8.5/10). This Finnish black metal debut is a wretched exploration of disharmonic shreddery and atmospheric darkness. Read more!
Australian Black Metal
Review: Darklore - The Great Elven War (2026)
Darklore’s The Great Elven War (9.5/10). This Australian Symphonic Black Metal odyssey is a 70-minute, high-fantasy triumph of cinematic storytelling. Read more!
2025
Review: Ulvehyrde - Dødsdømt (2025)
Ulvehyrde’s Dødsdømt (7/10). This Norwegian Black Metal record is a masterclass in the genre's fundamentals, featuring a chilling, dark atmosphere. Read more!
Reviews
Review: Woe Bather - Swallowed by the Chains of Spirit Loss (2025)
Woe Bather’s Swallowed by the Chains of Spirit Loss (9/10). This US Atmospheric Black Metal opus is a punishing, beautiful 70-minute cinematic descent into loneliness.
Reviews
Review: Nordlys - Lichterglanz Finsternis (2026)
Nordlys’ Lichterglanz Finsternis (7.5/10). This German Black Metal release is a defiant return to form, transporting the listener back to the genre's golden era. Read more!
2026
Review: Archvile King (2026)
Archvile King’s Aux Heures Désespérées (9/10). This French Atmospheric Black Metal opus is a majestic exploration of medieval fantasy, decay, and nihilism. Read more!
Reviews
Fordæðuskapr - Hræflóð Markar Fjalla
Fordæðuskapr’s Hræflóð Markar Fjalla (9/10). This Norwegian Atmospheric Black Metal debut delivers a mesmerizing, bass-heavy sound and peak shrieking vocals. Read more!
Reviews
Apophany - Demo
Apophany’s Demo (6/10). This US Black Metal debut is chaotic in all the right ways, straddling the line between melody and unrelenting noise. Read more!
Reviews
Careus - In Aethere
Careus’ In Aethere (8/10). This Mexican Atmospheric Black Metal EP is a haunting, immersive landscape of melodic despair and spectral beauty. Read more!
United States Black Metal
Sindar - Tower of the Sun
Sindar’s Tower of the Sun (9/10). This US Progressive/Black Metal record is a modern masterpiece of Tolkien-inspired epic soundscapes. Read more!
Reviews
From the Vault: Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon (2010)
Gallowbraid’s Ashen Eidolon (10/10). This US Atmospheric Black Metal masterpiece from 2010 remains a peak of the Cascadian style and romanticist longing. Read more!
Reviews
Petrichor "Seduced by Conquering Darkness” (Wolf Mountain Productions, 2026)
Petrichor’s Seduced by Conquering Darkness (8/10). This US Black Metal debut from Blackbraid’s mastermind hits like a snowstorm of pure intensity. Read more!