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Dark, mysterious, unchained and untamed this is forward thinking and fascinating avant garde black metal to torment your soul.
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"Between You, God, the Devil and the Dead is surely one of Avatarium's finest LPs due to its consistent songwriting and familiar yet wide-ranging...
"Simply calling this black metal, or even post-black metal, risks overlooking the ways this band has grown past labels, pursuing catharsis instead of acceptance."
Dark, mysterious, unchained and untamed this is forward thinking and fascinating avant garde black metal to torment your soul.
The Los Angeles trio returns with their most ominous, brooding, and diverse effort yet---and consequently their best.
Listen as members of Blut Aus Nord indulge their industrial metal and dystopian soundscape fantasies.
Diverse sounding melodic black metal from a Maryland unit who can't help but to grow!
Portland's Ossuarium has a bright (er...dark?) future ahead of it, as shown by their fantastic debut album.
While it might not be a new album just yet, fans who have waited 12 years for that can probably hold out at least...
Two albums in and Mastiff is still “a miserable band from a miserable town."
Der Rote Milan: bold, fresh and ferocious. This German black metal band is unafraid to try new things and take their sound (and the...
Lotus will remain a highpoint in Soen’s catalog and probably rank highly on many “Best of 2019” lists come December.
Face melting party thrash? YES! Growing up and getting a little more serious? ALSO YES!
I've been a relatively passive follower of Incite for the last few years. They always struck me as an act with potential, but had...
Fusing a whole variety of black metal, this is a thrilling debut that can't help but to fascinate.
Even when Beaten to Death appears to veer away from what makes them a standalone proposition, they still present as a novel outfit. Their...
Nowadays, I'm honestly not sure where I stand with Born of Osiris. Over a decade ago, they released The New Reign EP, which I...
The gender-negating Ukrainian phenoms drop their first release in almost three years...
To borrow an old cliché, they waste no time in going straight for the jugular.
Soilwork has stood the tests of time and turmoil to create something that fans are almost guaranteed to enjoy.
Powerful orthodox black metal with a potent vision. What's not to love?
Never has a band ever more truly lived by the mantra of "Play fast or die" than Bandit on Warsaw. Get in here for...
It's funny how you don't really hear the term 'New Wave of American Heavy Metal' tossed around anymore. The musical output around the turn...
Avant garde death metal from the crypt, this is some truly fucked up music.
Avant rock at its finest, Jarboe continues to embrace 35 years into her career.