Invisible Oranges - The Metal Blog

Excuse our brief interruption - here's some releases from the last two weeks that urgently demand your ears, including Misery Index, Blut aus Nord, Primitive Man, and more. Expect this week's releases in a few days.

The Chicago sludge metal group takes notes from industrial metal on how to deliver their sludge with as much misanthropy and filth as possible. Stream a new track from the band here.

Finnish black metal duo Pestilent Hex revives a special movement in black metal history, bringing mid-'90s melodic sensibilities to a new decade. Listen to album closer "Chapter VI : 'Banishment'" and read an interview with the band.

This edition of Dungeon Synth Digest explores the caves of chip inspired dungeon synth with a conversation with some of its foundational creators.

We spoke to Evergrey founder Tom Englund about the progressive power metal band's upcoming album, which follows up their 2021 full-length with impressive speed. Read the full interview here.

Taken from the sessions for "Ramble Beyond," their 2017 album, the band's new single "Graveyard Fields" pairs excellently with shots of their home state in a new music video. Watch it here.

Read about the second half of the always-memorable Roadburn festival's 2022 edition, which included a trippy set from Ulver, a surprise Black Sabbath cover set featuring Thou, and more.

This album is heavenly only in name--expect serious malevolence within. Stream the title track from the North Dakotan death metal group's debut full-length "Seraphic Punishment.":

Blut aus Nord returns with yet another masterclass in the strange and unsettling. Read our review of "Disharmonium – Undreamable Abysses."

Pure black metal nihilism, but weird!