Streams

This murky and mysterious black metal project released "Demo MMXX" last year, combining riffy black metal with an impenetrable miasma. Read an interview with the band.

The New York-based avant-garde metal trio aims to tell the story of their home city, taking aesthetic inspiration from its near-mythical past. This edition of Piercing the Veil explores the band's musical and conceptual ties to the Big Apple.

A dive into the cavernous world of dungeon synth in the first installment of a new column.

This Armenian pagan black metal band draws upon their region's history to inspire their driving and occult take on the genre. Check out their debut full-length now with our early premiere.

Named after their hometown, the Swedish sludge/hardcore band aims to tell the story of Horndal's downturn, an event that's been mirrored by similar towns worldwide. Read an interview with drummer Pontus Levahn.

A post-metal album which preoccupies itself with extremes. Listen to "Fyra" in full.

Stream the entirety of Intonate's sophomore full-length album now, which laces death metal's lethality with progressive, emotional inclinations.

Korpsånd grows even mightier. Get to know this black metal circle with Gabestok's newest single, "Tågens melodi" off of their upcoming sophomore album.

Whether they're black metal, folk metal, or doom metal, The Flight of Sleipnir's singular sound resonates on its own. Listen to a pre-release debut of "Thaw" off the upcoming "Eventide."

Memphis blackened deathgrinders Knoll unveiled their full-length debut earlier this year, providing 35 minutes of dense and challenging extreme metal. Read an interview with the band discussing their influences and how the record came to be.