black metal
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On their debut full-length on Deathwish, Deafheaven take their seamless blend of black metal, post-rock, and post-hardcore to a new level of musicianship and recording quality. Though this may not be the most original black metal record on the block–yes, a lot of groups have been putting tons of
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Some atmospheric black metal from the new Woods of Desolation album, Torn Beyond Reason, which is out now on Northern Silence.
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Stream: Deafheaven- “Violet” (Edit) Last year, I was loving this demo from the West Coast metal outfit Deafheaven. I even donated some money for the tunes. I’m not completely psyched to hear that they’ve got a new LP out on Deathwish this week. Hear an edit of one
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Stream: My Morning Jacket- Holdin On To Black Metal It’s the 2nd track to drop from MMJ’s forthcoming LP, Circuital. Digging the larger-than-life choruses here, and the horns are a nice touch, too. This is gearing up to be a really ambitious record! Look for its release on
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Stream: Krallice- Diotima Thanks to the good people at NPR, the Brooklyn black metal outfit Krallice has its third album, Diotima, streaming for all to hear. Look for the album to drop via Profound Lore on April 26th.
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Chicago’s Indian just dropped their fourth LP on Relapse Recs. Guiltless takes hints from doom and sludge, yes, but the vocals on this thing call out to the frostbitten sounds of black metal. The riffs on this thing are pretty massive as well.
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When it comes to black metal, Vreid’s V is as melodic and thrashy as they come. It’s actually difficult to simply call it a black metal album. The production is fantastic, and the musicianship is impressive during a lot of the solos, too. The issue I’m having
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Norway’s Vreid bring a really melodic face to modern black metal. The thrashy riffs and moody interludes throughout the band’s new album, V, aren’t usually so pronounced on an album of this style, but I’ll take it. They know how to be harsh, but balance it
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New York black metal outfit Krallice is gearing up to release their third album. The title is Diotima, the album art above is only preliminary. The LP is set for a 4/26 release on Profound Lore. “The Clearing” is the first song to drop from the album, and it’
