The Swedish progressive metal band Soen have released a new composition titled “Discordia”. Brought to light on 9 December 2025, the track will be featured on the forthcoming album “Reliance”, which is due out under the aegis of Silver Lining Music and set to reach Romanian audiences at the...

Vreid, the band that rose from the ashes of Windir after the death of frontman Valfar, has released the single “From These Woods”. Issued on 9 December 2025, the track sits firmly within the melodic black metal sphere, is released under the banner of Indie Recordings, and comes with its...

Time for some death metal executed at the highest level! Vader arrives at the 2026 edition of Rockstadt Extreme Fest organised in Ghimbav, Romania. With a career spanning over 40 years, the Polish legends are more than ready to return to our lands. About Vader Vader was formed in...

Amenra, prominent figures in the post metal, sludge, and hardcore spheres, return to Romania on 17 May 2026. This time Quantic in Bucharest will host the Belgian group, and they promise to guide their followers through their discography. A band that works around core human emotion, Amenra hold an...

It’s time for that kind of metal meeting that could only take place in The Netherlands. Yes, we’re talking about Eindhoven Metal Meeting. This year, the festival bringing prominent names from the black, death, and thrash metal scenes to a wider audience will take place on 12 and 13...

When it comes to musicians who build their material around heavy themes such as depression and misanthropy, a few artists automatically come to mind. Among these names are Kim Carlsson, 1853 and Déhà. And over the years, as I kept following their work, I discovered Ritualmord. Ritualmord’s story is...

In the autumn of 1994, Italy was about to add a new black metal band to its catalogue, namely the heartfelt creation of Claudio Alcara, Frostmoon Eclipse. Now, more than 30 years later, the world is introduced to “As Time Retreats”, the eighth album into which the band members...

“Strong essences are kept in small bottles”, or so the saying goes. In our case, those essences are kept in short albums. Sainte Obyana Du Froid, from France, prove it with their debut record, “The Purest Ending”, issued through Transcendance. It is an honest atmospheric black metal release, out...

Fuath, the second project of Andy Marshall has released a new song, “The Cailleach”. Clocking in at 12:51, the song lands squarely within the atmospheric black metal terrain that the United Kingdom-based singer has long navigated, and it opens the gates of anticipation for the album “III”,...