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Wolves in the Throne Room Draw From the "Primordial Arcana" of Black Metal (Review)

The American black metal band continues to push the limits on their sound while still fully embodying the ancient spirit of the genre. Read our full review.

From the Back of the Rack #4: Kryptan's Debut EP Is a Fiery Burst of Black Metal

This self-titled EP, featuring Mattias Norman, ex-Katatonia member, and the drummer of Paranorm, unleashes a short-form torrent of deadly black metal. Read our review and don’t miss it.

Reverorum ib Malacht Leaves to Multiple Futures on Two New Albums (Dual Album Debut)

The controversial Roman Catholic black metal collective returns with two wildly different albums.

Timelessly Foul: "World Without God" Demonstrated Convulse's Death Metal Mastery

This classic Finnish death metal record was released thirty years ago in July 1991 and holds up still. While it wasn’t the most progressive of offerings, it hits hard on a level that little else has managed to top.

Beneath a "Fullmoon over Videna," An Old Sad Ghost Haunts Our Darkened Dreams (Early Album Stream)

The mysterious dungeon synth project An Old Sad Ghost, one facet of its prolific creator, unleashes a new phantom upon us: stream “Fullmoon over Videna” in its entirety now.

"Helloween" Marks a New, United Chapter of Pumpkin Power Metal (Review)

The long-standing power metal band’s eighteenth album unites its past and present on this new album, which sees Kai Hansen, Michael Kiske, and Andi Deris all share vocal duties on a high-quality slice of European power metal.

Experience "Consolamentum" In Year of No Light's Purifying Crescendos (Review)

The long-running French post-metal group’s latest album marks twenty years of existence and a new chapter in their continuous evolution.

Amenra's "De Doorn" Impales Us (Review)

We review the Belgium slude/post-metal group’s latest album, which carries on their intensely emotional sound.

Haunted by the Past, At the Gates Confront "The Nightmare of Being" (Review)

At The Gates return with “The Nightmare Of Being”, a respectable new chapter brimming with the signature hooks of the Gothenburg variant of death metal they helped characterize.

Laüstic Pens Eccentric, Insane Ballads on "La Canzone del Cefaloforo" (EP Review)

Pulling together black metal, spoken word, art rock, electronica, and much more into a whirlwind sub-twenty-minute EP, “La Canzone del Cefaloforo” is a peculiar offering that must be heard to be believed—and still somewhat defies belief even then. Read our full review.
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