CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX Celebrate 20 Years of Unapologetic Art with a Powerful Fugazi Cover

Posted on November 20, 2024

The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature & Horrific Honorifics Number Two(2) encapsulates the raw journey of CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX, led by the unyielding Justin Greaves. This double-album magnifies their essence, intertwining the echoes of their multi-faceted past with unflinching tributes to the music that shaped their path.

SAOR Invites You to Rediscover Scotland’s Ancient Legacy with Lead Single Amidst the Ruins

Posted on November 19, 2024

As the mists of time part like whispers through the Highlands, SAOR rises once more to weave a tapestry of history and modernity with their powerful new single, Amidst the Ruins. This first release offers a haunting glimpse into their highly anticipated upcoming sixth eponymous album, a majestic symphony blending black metal intensity and Celtic folk melodies.

Venture Further Into The Darkness On THE GREAT OLD ONES’ In The Mouth of Madness

Posted on November 18, 2024

THE GREAT OLD ONES herald the arrival of their latest single, In The Mouth of Madness, a haunting precursor to their forthcoming album, Kadath. Inspired by the chilling tales of H.P. Lovecraft, this single guides listeners through the cryptic Dream-Quest of Randolph Carter as he ventures into realms where nightmares dwell and the forbidden whispers of the ancient gods echo.

Thy Catafalque Reveal ‘The Beautiful Dreams Are Yet to Come’

Posted on November 14, 2024

Like all big things, Thy Catafalque come from small beginnings. Back in the late ’90s, Tamás Kátai started the project in his Hungarian hometown as a black metal duo that was never intended to leave the studio. Now, two decades later, the two-time Fonogram winner and his lively band of collaborators are about to release their most imaginative album yet.

Gaerea Take Asia By Storm in New Video

Posted on November 13, 2024

Gaerea are waking into a new era. The Portuguese masked sensations are no longer strictly a black metal band. With Coma, they’ve surfaced to the top of extreme metal. Their critically acclaimed new album racked up more than 1 million streams within 24 hours of landing on Spotify.

Savage Lands Invite You to Join the Army of the Trees

Posted on November 12, 2024

Punishing noise levels are a natural force among metal’s various habitats. But after hearing the roar of chainsaws tear through Costa Rica’s rain forest, two angry metalheads are banging their heads together to protect our ecosystems.

The Black Angel Descends on New MÖRK GRYNING Single

Posted on November 11, 2024

A mighty force since the ’90s, MÖRK GRYNING‘s ferocious black metal refuses to yield to trends, instead honoring their feral forebears and carving an untamed path forward. As the world braces for the release of their latest apocalyptic symphony, Fasornas Tid, the band ignites the flames of anticipation with their new single, Black Angel.

CHANGELING’s Debut Album Welcomes All-Star Line-Up

Posted on November 8, 2024

CHANGELING, the visionary music project spearheaded by the eminent Tom Fountainhead, is thrilled to reveal the extraordinary ensemble of core musicians contributing to their highly-anticipated self-titled debut album. This electrifying venture under the auspices of the Season of Mist label propels Fountainhead’s signature guitar playing into the stratosphere of genre-defying mastery.

Defeated Sanity Release New Drum Playthrough

Posted on November 7, 2024

Few bands in the halls of metal have marched to a beat that’s more brazen, brutal and bizarre than Defeated Sanity. Thirty years after their flaming, cataclysmic demo, the underground legends have repeatedly slammed death metal on its deformed skull. Each member is a certified lunatic when it comes to breaking brains with their fine-tuned instruments, but the band’s punishing headiness is led by drummer Lile Gruber, their fleet-footed co-founder and singular mastermind.

Jon Rice Releases Tsjuder Drum Playthrough

Posted on November 6, 2024

For three decades, Tsjuder have never wavered in carrying the banner for true Norwegian black metal. But when their heretical drummer Anti-Christian bowed out ahead of their first album in eight years, founding members Nag and Draugluin needed a hellacious player to sit behind the throne.

Savage Lands Partnering with Jane Goodall Institute France

Posted on October 29, 2024

A great alliance for biodiversity between Savage Lands and the Jane Goodall Institute France took place at UNESCO, where Dr. Jane Goodall delivered a “Speech for History”. They may not share the same taste in music, but these two change makers are banding together to preserve our ecosystems.

Gaerea Surface to the Top of Extreme Metal on ‘Coma’

Posted on October 25, 2024

Ever since they set the world ablaze, Gaerea have raised the anticipation for their fourth album to an almost unbearable degree. From now on, the Portuguese masked sensations are no longer strictly a black metal band. Instead, they are emerging from the underground and clawing to the top of extreme metal.

CYNIC Announces 2025 EU/UK Tour: The Aggressive Progressive

Posted on October 23, 2024

CYNIC, the transcendental luminaries of progressive metal, are set to embark on a new chapter in their musical journey. Today, they announce The Aggressive Progressive Tour, a 25-date adventure across Europe & the UK in support of their genre-defying release, Ascension Codes.

Defeated Sanity Up the Punishment with “Accelerating the Rot”

Posted on October 22, 2024

Ever since their maniacal mastermind picked up his first pair of sticks at the tender age of six, Defeated Sanity have found newly inventive ways to spin death metal on its deformed head. This band of technical headbangers have broken onto the Billboard charts with jazz-infused chaos and even recorded a proggy split with…themselves?

YOUR INLAND EMPIRE Signs to Season of Mist

Posted on October 21, 2024

A sonic evolution is about to being – moments come that mark the dawn of a renaissance, a rebirth through frames of raw sound and throbbing industrial pulse. Today, such a moment unfurls as Season of Mist welcomes YOUR INLAND EMPIRE, the entity once known as CROWN, into its revered fold.

FUNERAL Stream New Album Gospel of Bones

Posted on October 17, 2024

FUNERAL returns with their latest soul-crushing masterpiece, Gospel of Bones. This is no mere album; it is an emotionally wrenching journey into the abyss of sorrow and the resilience of the human spirit.