black metal
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Embraced by Surachai Chicago metal outfit Surachai takes the tremolo picking and blast beats of black metal, and intensifies them with great interplay, an atomspheric recording, and anthemic melodies. The band is pretty ambitious when it comes to song lengths as well, breaching the 15-minute mark on the opening track
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Experimental black metal outfit Altar of Plagues drops a new music video for the track “God Alone,” which will appear on the band’s next album for Profound Lore Records, Teethed Glory and Injury. It’ll be out next week, and enjoy the track ’til then!
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Kvelertak delivers once again with high energy, solid production, anthemic melodies, catchy choruses, and a tastefully executed blend of influences: rock ‘n’ roll, black metal, hardcore punk, and heavy metal. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Following 2011’s self-titled debut, Norway’s Kvelertak will release their sophomore LP, titled Meir, on March 26th via Roadrunner Records. Above, stream the video for album cut “Månelyst.” As it was properly introduced by their eponymous record, Kvelertak specializes in a metal/punk crossover brand which bears a potent
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A chilling black metal track from Paysage d’Hiver, which comes off the Swiss musical project’s latest full-length, Das Tor. This is hardly Paysage d’Hiver’s first release, though. This “band’s” sole member, Tobias Möckl, has been making music under this pseudonym since the 90s, and his
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A deep, dark, drone-y track from the new Wardruna album, Runaljod – Yggdrasil. These guys are a Norwegian project that takes a pretty gloomy approach to recreating the folk music of their homeland. However, the mood of this track isn’t a surprise when you consider numerous members of the band
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Eiskalt by VUYVR Swiss black metal outfit VUYVR accomplishes the impossible task of creating a black metal album that simultaneously references the genre’s heyday in the 90s, but feels refreshing as well. While the recording of these songs feels a little claustrophobic–and intentionally so–there’s a strong
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Some gruesome and twisted blackened death metal from AOSOTH on this edit of “An Arrow In Heart,” which is the title track to the band’s fourth full-length. The LP is dropping in April via Agonia Records. Enjoy!
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Bloodlands by Ash Borer In a world without Weakling and Xasthur, it’s certainly nice to hear and American black metal band as terrifying as they are atmospheric. California’s Ash Borer are back and gearing up for the release of their new EP entitled Bloodlands which will be released
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Bloodlands by Ash Borer In a world without Weakling and Xasthur, it’s certainly nice to hear and American black metal band as terrifying as they are atmospheric. California’s Ash Borer are back and gearing up for the release of their new EP entitled Bloodlands which will be released
