black metal

Master’s Hammer back on track! The Czech black metal group released a new single, entitled “Environmental Grief” on 28 October 2026. Political satire and environmental despair take centre stage, tackling issues that remain as relevant as ever. But with this new track comes a question: can art become a...

The year of 2026 has been an exceptionally productive one for Ruyned. The Romanian band, formed in 2023 and dedicated to thrash and death metal, to which they add a touch of black metal, are now collaborating with Osmose Productions and promoting their album “Profanum Sacrificium”, released a few...

Speed, black, thrash and heavy metal meet in the music of Belgian band Bütcher, where old-school devotion comes with a distinctly unruly streak. Yet, when it comes to deciding what makes it onto a Bütcher song, vocalist R Hellshrieker keeps it simple: “We either feel it’s «our» material or...

It’s time for some black metal from Türkiye! Moribund Oblivion just released the official music video for the song “The Remains of Your Ancestors”, taken from the 2025 album, “Intertemporal”. The video was directed and edited by Kenan Haliloğlu, with production handled by Murat Aytekin of Goril Film. “The Remains of...

Two decades have passed since the members of Akral Necrosis first set their ideas into motion, yet the sense of momentum surrounding the Romanian black metal band seems stronger than ever. A new visual identity, a fourth album nearing completion and fresh collaborations all point towards a chapter concerned...

Emperor will return to Germany in 2027 for an exclusive club show, headlining Dark Easter Metal Meeting. For the Norwegian black metallers, this will be the first performance in a German club since 1999, while the occasion will also see them return to Munich, a city they last visited...

German black metal band Der Weg einer Freiheit will release an instrumental version of the 2025 album “Innern” on 11 September 2026 via Season of Mist. This version removes Nikita Kamprad’s vocals and places the guitars, bass and drums at the centre of the record, allowing the compositions to...

A road becomes considerably more interesting once one stops asking where it leads. Perhaps the destination matters less than what one encounters along the way, the unexpected turns, the places that were never marked on the map and the occasional realisation that the landscape has changed while one was...

The fire is burning again in the Austrian black metal underground. Draugr returned with “Flammenmeer”, the second single taken from the upcoming full-length “Ahnenfeuer – Ginnungagap Chaos Pt. I”, scheduled for release on 25 September 2026 via Immortal Frost Productions. Featuring Theotoxin, the track offers a taste of the...