Contributions
Farsot Descends Into Buoyant Flames (Interview)
German dark metal band Farsot reflects on 25 years as a band, culminating in their fantastic new album “Life Promised Death.”
Colin Dempsey's Top Albums of 2023
Colin Dempsey provides an internationally dispersed list of favorites to recap his 2023 listening.
Ὁπλίτης (Hoplites) on Subverting and Entangling Cultural Norms (Interview)
Delivering lyrics entirely in Ancient Greek gives a new meaning to ‘esoteric’ metal. We talked to Hoplites mastermind Liu Zhenyang about this unusual project.
Laster on Inscrutable Black Metal (Interview)
The Dutch band Laster chart their masked evolution through the darkest corners of black metal into what could almost be called dance music.
Earthen Altar's Arboreal Black Metal Springs from New Beginnings (Interview)
We spoke to the Portland-based duo about their new self-titled demo, which explores nature, mythology, queerness, and fellowship through atmospheric black metal.
Solipnosis Explores Inward Mysteries Through Shrouded Black Metal on "Síntesis Silenciosa" (Early EP Stream)
On their new EP, the Chilean black metal act applies lo-fi production to conceptual black metal – stream it here early.
Thantifaxath Expand on The Introspective Philosophy Lurking in "Hive Mind Narcosis" (Interview)
As Thantifaxath prepares to embark on a US + Canada tour, we take a look at their latest record that teeters on the brink of madness.
Restless Spirit Leave an "Afterimage" As They Blast Past Expectations (Interview)
The New York band share some similarities with stoner and doom metal, but largely put their own less-identifiable spin on heavy metal on their new album. Read an interview with the band here.
Oblivion Castle Explores Dark Mysteries On "Witch's Lament in the Moonlight"
The ever-prolific V.C.H. returns to her Oblivion Castle moniker for another chapter of black metal that interweaves chaos with creeping gloom.