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From the cold realm of Finland comes a new voice prepared to join the depressive black metal scene. Even though it was formed in 2020, the band Musta Suru released their first album this year on May 29 via Downfall Records. Named “Viilmeinen Viilto”, the album delivers haunting soundscapes...
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Romania’s depressive black metal scene gained a new voice of shadow with Kult of Dead back in 2024. A year later, the band returned with “Orthodoxia”, a full-length that drifts through bleak atmospheres, somber riffs, and a pervasive sense of desolation. Released on 31 October 2025 via Ark49 Records,...
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Some voices linger long after the sound fades. Ste Ge, the Romanian vocalist behind Apa Sîmbetii and Kistvaen, stands among them. Both projects trace separate routes through the same dusk – Apa Sîmbetii driven by experimental metal with black metal, progressive metal, and jazz influences, and Kistvaen steeped in...
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Psychonaut 4’s “…of Mourning” marks a return that is not just an evolution in their depressive black metal sound but a profound dive into human vulnerability and emotional turmoil. Now, if you know me, then you know that Psychonaut 4 has been with me for a long time, everywhere...
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"Beautiful yet proudly grim, a fierce black storm rises from Down Under"...
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The Romanian depressive doom black metal band “Mirthless” have released their latest LP titled “Threads of Desire” on the 19th of February, 2019. Mirthless was formed in 1998, having initially played acoustic compositions – a mix between acoustic and electric guitars, and some vocals here and there. A huge...
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Hello Kim! Very nice to have you amongst us ! thank you again for this interview J How have you been lately ? I’m glad to be. It has been very busy with recording albums with my solo project Consider Suicide at two different locations and countries followed by...
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“The time has come for us to make some announcements concerning Kistvaen. Due to personal reasons, our now former guitarist Vlad has decided to leave the band some time ago. We would like to thank him for his contributions throughout the years and wish him the best of luck...
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netra is a one-man project from France that combines Depressive Black Metal with Trip-Hop and various other musical elements. Formed in 2003 by multi-instrumentalist Steven Le Moan, netra released its first album “Mélancolie Urbaine” in 2010 via Hypnotic Dirge Records. After relocating in the city of Gjøvik, Norway,...
From the cold realm of Finland comes a new voice prepared to join the depressive black metal scene. Even though it was formed in 2020, the band Musta Suru released their first album this year on May 29 via Downfall Records. Named “Viilmeinen Viilto”, the album delivers haunting soundscapes...
