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# The Infernal Records: Week 52 & 01
- URL: https://blackmetalzine.com/the-infernal-records-week-52-01/
- Published: 2026-01-16T10:00:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-16T17:15:58.000Z
- Description: The Infernal Records: Week 52 & 01 is out! Kick off the new year with our curated list of essential Black Metal releases. See the full list!
- Author: Fractal
- Tags: The Infernal Records

It's a new year, and we start that off with a new The Infernal Records. We got a week left from the year that we left behind and the first week of the new year. We from BMZ hope you all had a great time and that the new year may be filled with awesome black metal releases.

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## Releases

Band: Absolutum  
Album: Carne d'angelo  
Country: Italy  
Genre: Dissonant/Raw Black Metal  
Date: January 1, 2026

[Carne d’angelo, by Absolutum8 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1533348556_3.jpg)Absolutum![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1533348556_5.jpg)](https://absolutumofficial.bandcamp.com/album/carne-dangelo?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Aesthete  
Album: A Ritual for Demons Lost in the Forest (EP)  
Country: El Salvador / Germany  
Genre: Symphonic Black Metal  
Date: December 28, 2025

[A Ritual for Demons Lost in The Forest, by Aesthete5 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0552331532_3.jpg)AestheteBandcamp New & Notable Jan 5, 2022![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0552331532_5.jpg)](https://aesthetebm.bandcamp.com/album/a-ritual-for-demons-lost-in-the-forest?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Actum Inferni  
Album: Insygnia diabelskiej władzy  
Country: Poland  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: December 24, 2025

[Insygnia diabelskiej władzy, by Actum Inferni4 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2476079930_3.jpg)Actum InferniDavid Fischer![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2476079930_5.jpg)](https://actuminferni.bandcamp.com/album/insygnia-diabelskiej-w-adzy?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Arcane Frost  
Album: Night's Cavalry  
Country: Germany  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: January 3, 2026

[Night’s Cavalry, by Arcane Frost7 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1848687588_3.jpg)Bleeding Heart Nihilist ProductionsBandcamp Album of the Day Jan 14, 2026![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1848687588_5.jpg)](https://bhnproductions.bandcamp.com/album/nights-cavalry?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Ascalapha / Ithilrå  
Album: Shadow Under a Ravens Wing (Split)  
Country: USA  
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal  
Date: January 2, 2026

[Shadow Under a Ravens Wing, by Ithilrå4 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1062782011_3.jpg)Ithilråbmurator![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1062782011_5.jpg)](https://ithilra.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-under-a-ravens-wing?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Beholder  
Album: Prisonniers de l'Abîme  
Country: Canada  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: December 22nd, 2025

[Prisonniers de l’Abîme, by Beholder7 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2644676707_3.jpg)Beholderlarsfor09![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2644676707_5.jpg)](https://beholderqc.bandcamp.com/album/prisonniers-de-lab-me?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Black Autumn  
Album: Rauhnacht MMXXV - Dusk Iterations (EP)  
Country: Germany  
Genre: Ambient Black/Doom (Instrumental)  
Date: December 26th, 2025

[Rauhnacht MMXXV - Dusk Iterations, by Black Autumn3 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1928793173_3.jpg)Black AutumnAlice M.![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1928793173_5.jpg)](https://blackautumn.bandcamp.com/album/rauhnacht-mmxxv-dusk-iterations?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Consanguine  
Album: Worlds Hidden Behind Vision, Rituals Hidden Behind Dream  
Country: USA  
Genre: Progressive Black Metal  
Date: December 26, 2025

[Worlds Hidden Behind Vision, Rituals Hidden Behind Dream, by Consanguine4 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2363655092_3.jpg)ConsanguineIvoryReverb![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2363655092_5.jpg)](https://consanguine.bandcamp.com/album/worlds-hidden-behind-vision-rituals-hidden-behind-dream?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Dhanthalion  
Album: Above The Cross (Demo)  
Country: Brazil  
Genre: Atmospheric Raw Black Metal/Ambient  
Date: December 24, 2025

[Above The Cross (Demo), by Dhanthalion8 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a3318076139_3.jpg)DhanthalionBandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2020![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a3318076139_5.jpg)](https://dhanthalion.bandcamp.com/album/above-the-cross-demo?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Ellende  
Album: Zerfall  
Country: Austria  
Genre: Post-Black Metal  
Date: January 2nd, 2026

[Zerfall, by Ellende9 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a3766998842_3.jpg)EllendeHernando![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a3766998842_5.jpg)](https://ellende.bandcamp.com/album/zerfall?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Enfant Tombé  
Album: Memories Of A Poisoned Past  
Country: Unknown (Europe)  
Genre: Black Metal/DSBM  
Date: December 29, 2025

[Memories Of A Poisoned Past, by ENFANT TOMBE’4 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1368015268_3.jpg)BLACKREACH Productions![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1368015268_5.jpg)](https://blackreachprod.bandcamp.com/album/memories-of-a-poisoned-past?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Erancnoir  
Album: Staxvan (EP)  
Country: Iran  
Genre: Epic/Raw Black Metal/Ambient  
Date: January 4, 2026

[Staxvan, by Erancnoir2 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a3286219109_3.jpg)ErancnoirErancnoir![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a3286219109_5.jpg)](https://erancnoir.bandcamp.com/album/staxvan?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Fauth  
Album: III  
Country: UK  
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal  
Date: January 2nd, 2026

[III, by Fuath4 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2963318046_3.jpg)FuathRicardo Cristof![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2963318046_5.jpg)](https://fuath.bandcamp.com/album/iii?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Frostbiten  
Album: Kronologi XXV  
Country: Sweden  
Genre: Black/Doom Metal with Punk influences  
Date: December 28, 2025

[Kronologi XXV, by Frostbiten7 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0958326253_3.jpg)FrostbitenBandcamp New & Notable Mar 23, 2025![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0958326253_5.jpg)](https://frostbiten.bandcamp.com/album/kronologi-xxv?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Gormoth  
Album: Winterfall  
Country: Hungary  
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal/Ambient  
Date: December 24th, 2025

[Winterfall, by Gormoth4 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a3096440320_3.jpg)GormothGormoth![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a3096440320_5.jpg)](https://gormoth1219.bandcamp.com/album/winterfall?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Hunger  
Album: Only For The Eyes Of The Pack (Demo)  
Country: Germany  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: December 27th, 2025

[Only For The Eyes Of The Pack (Demo), by Hunger3 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1875465639_3.jpg)HungerBandcamp New & Notable Nov 6, 2023![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1875465639_5.jpg)](https://hunger666.bandcamp.com/album/only-for-the-eyes-of-the-pack-demo?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Kamanch'aca  
Album: Fuerzas Abismales  
Country: Chile  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: December 29, 2025

[Fuerzas Abismales, by Kamanch’aca5 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2598023576_3.jpg)Kamanch'acaBandcamp New & Notable Jan 14, 2026![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2598023576_5.jpg)](https://kamanchaca.bandcamp.com/album/fuerzas-abismales?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Karévana  
Album: 夜明けの空へ – To The Dawn Sky  
Country: Japan  
Genre: Raw Black Metal  
Date: December 25th, 2025

[夜明けの空へ – To The Dawn Sky, by KARÉVANA11 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a3554818817_3.jpg)KARÉVANARyan![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a3554818817_5.jpg)](https://karevana.bandcamp.com/album/to-the-dawn-sky?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Kréen  
Album: Aurora (EP)  
Country: Chile  
Genre: Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal  
Date: December 27, 2025

[Aurora, by Kréen3 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a4148210630_3.jpg)KréenDavid Fischer![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a4148210630_5.jpg)](https://kreenbdm.bandcamp.com/album/aurora?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Likno  
Album: Summit and Trench  
Country: Greece  
Genre: Atmospheric Raw Black Metal  
Date: December 31st, 2025

[Summit and Trench, by Likno3 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1072815994_3.jpg)LiknoJDMP![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1072815994_5.jpg)](https://likno.bandcamp.com/album/summit-and-trench?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Melethor  
Album: Tales from the Apennines (EP)  
Country: Italy  
Genre: Folk/Black Metal  
Date: January 2nd, 2026

[Tales from the Apennines, by Melethor5 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0700575370_3.jpg)MelethorBandcamp New & Notable Jan 7, 2026![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0700575370_5.jpg)](https://melethor.bandcamp.com/album/tales-from-the-apennines?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Midnight Silence  
Album: Overgrown Paths  
Country: Ukraine  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: December 24th, 2025

[Overgrown Paths, by Midnight Silence8 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1734381960_3.jpg)Midnight SilenceHernando![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1734381960_5.jpg)](https://midnattensstillhet.bandcamp.com/album/overgrown-paths?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Moonless  
Album: Under Stjernenes Prakt (EP)  
Country: Germany  
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal  
Date: December 22nd, 2025

[Under Stjernenes Prakt, by Moonless5 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a3232545530_3.jpg)MoonlessBandcamp New & Notable Nov 12, 2013![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a3232545530_5.jpg)](https://moonlessnight.bandcamp.com/album/under-stjernenes-prakt?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Mörkvind / Tårfödd  
Album: When The Gods Are Silent (Collaboration)  
Country: Italy / Germany, Sweden  
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal  
Date: December 27, 2025

[When The Gods Are Silent, by Tårfödd5 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0259856107_3.jpg)Tårföddturkisandwitch![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0259856107_5.jpg)](https://trfdd.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-gods-are-silent?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Nangrad  
Album: A Cold Breeze Of Death  
Country: Paraguay  
Genre: Melodic Black Metal  
Date: January 1st, 2026

[A Cold Breeze Of Death, by Nangrad8 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a3434426129_3.jpg)NangradTerastios4x4![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a3434426129_5.jpg)](https://nangrad.bandcamp.com/album/a-cold-breeze-of-death?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Nearless  
Album: Autumnal Ache  
Country: UK  
Genre: Atmospheric Black/Post-Metal  
Date: January 1, 2026

[Autumnal Ache, by NEARLESS5 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2706316371_3.jpg)NEARLESSJDMP![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2706316371_5.jpg)](https://nearlessmusic.bandcamp.com/album/autumnal-ache?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Nödtveidt  
Album: Black Light Pantheon (EP)  
Country: Bulgaria  
Genre: Melodic Black Metal  
Date: December 25, 2025

[Nödtveidt - Black Light Pantheon, by LittleNorwayProductions5 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1129168633_3.jpg)LittleNorwayProductionsHarold N’Hiver![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1129168633_5.jpg)](https://littlenorwayproductions.bandcamp.com/album/n-dtveidt-black-light-pantheon?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Nordjn  
Album: In Winter's Reign (EP)  
Country: USA  
Genre: Black Metal/Ambient  
Date: December 25, 2025

[In Winter’s Reign, by Nordjn4 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2198344129_3.jpg)NordjnBandcamp New & Notable May 22, 2023![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2198344129_5.jpg)](https://nordjn2.bandcamp.com/album/in-winters-reign?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Order Of Morbid Romanticism  
Album: Order of Morbid Romanticism  
Country: Italy  
Genre: Raw Black Metal  
Date: December 31st, 2025

[Order Of Morbid Romanticism, by Order Of Morbid Romanticism7 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a3581287842_3.jpg)Unholy Dungeon Tapes![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a3581287842_5.jpg)](https://unholydungeontapes.bandcamp.com/album/order-of-morbid-romanticism?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Spectral Lore  
Album: IV (Part 2) (Demo)  
Country: Greece  
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal, Ambient  
Date: December 31st, 2025

[IV (Part 2 - Demo), by Spectral Lore9 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0499167998_3.jpg)Spectral LoreSpectral Lore![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0499167998_5.jpg)](https://spectrallore.bandcamp.com/album/iv-part-2-demo?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Sombresprit  
Album: Errance nocturne  
Country: France  
Genre: Black Metal (Instrumental)  
Date: December 28, 2025

[Errance nocturne, by Sombresprit6 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0089881049_3.jpg)SombrespritBandcamp New & Notable Jan 7, 2026![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0089881049_5.jpg)](https://sombresprit.bandcamp.com/album/errance-nocturne?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Spirits of Jigoku  
Album: Profane Cosmic Hymns  
Country: USA  
Genre: Symphonic Black Metal  
Date: December 25, 2025

[profane cosmic hymns, by Spirits of Jigoku10 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2933161386_3.jpg)Spirits of JigokuBandcamp New & Notable Jan 14, 2026![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2933161386_5.jpg)](https://spiritsofjigoku.bandcamp.com/album/profane-cosmic-hymns?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Turpitude  
Album: Mordoré  
Country: Canada  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: January 1, 2026

[Mordoré, by Turpitude6 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0858764047_3.jpg)Turpitudebabischaralamp![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0858764047_5.jpg)](https://turpitude.bandcamp.com/album/mordor?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Unendlich  
Album: Torn Pieces (EP)  
Country: USA  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: January 2nd, 2026

[Torn Pieces, by Unendlich6 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0990095926_3.jpg)UnendlichObsidian One![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0990095926_5.jpg)](https://unendlichband.bandcamp.com/album/torn-pieces?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Vëstïge  
Album: Contemplation & Entre Chiens et Loups (EP)  
Country: Unknown  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: December 26, 2025

[Contemplation & Entre Chiens et Loups, by Vëstïge2 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2979116796_3.jpg)VëstïgeBandcamp New & Notable Jan 7, 2026![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2979116796_5.jpg)](https://vstge.bandcamp.com/album/contemplation-entre-chiens-et-loups?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Vergram  
Album: Bitterkeit (EP)  
Country: Germany  
Genre: Atmospheric Black MEtal  
Date: December 27, 2025

[Bitterkeit, by Vergram3 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1650423468_3.jpg)VergramBürli![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1650423468_5.jpg)](https://vergram.bandcamp.com/album/bitterkeit?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Vinterstorn  
Album: Vinterstorn  
Country: Canada  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: December 30th, 2025

[Vinterstorn, by Vinterstorn10 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a3152387135_3.jpg)VinterstornBandcamp New & Notable Feb 6, 2023![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a3152387135_5.jpg)](https://vinterstorn.bandcamp.com/album/vinterstorn?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Woe  
Album: Legacies of Human Frailty  
Country: USA  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: January 1st, 2026

[Legacies of Human Frailty, by Woe6 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a1142345139_3.jpg)WoeWoe![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a1142345139_5.jpg)](https://woeunholy.bandcamp.com/album/legacies-of-human-frailty?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Wraithlord  
Album: If Blood is to Spill... Make it an Ocean  
Country: USA  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: January 2, 2026

[If Blood is to Spill... Make it an Ocean, by Wraithlord10 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0138380214_3.jpg)WraithlordWraithlord![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0138380214_5.jpg)](https://wraithlord.bandcamp.com/album/if-blood-is-to-spill-make-it-an-ocean?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Zol Jad  
Album: Ramnoteža (EP)  
Country: North Macedonia  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: December 22nd, 2025

[Ramnoteža, by Zol Jad4 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a0897860714_3.jpg)Zol JadBandcamp New & Notable Jan 14, 2026![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a0897860714_5.jpg)](https://zoljad.bandcamp.com/album/ramnote-a?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

Band: Impious Vesper  
Album: Memoria Mortuorum  
Country: Italy  
Genre: Black Metal  
Date: December 30th, 2025

[Memoria Mortuorum, by Impious Vesper7 track album![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/icon/a2981689930_3.jpg)Impious Vesper![](https://blackmetalzine.com/content/images/thumbnail/a2981689930_5.jpg)](https://impiousvesper.bandcamp.com/album/memoria-mortuorum?ref=blackmetalzine.com)

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