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Dymna Lotva Face Warfare and Catharsis In "The Land Under the Black Wings: Blood" (Interview)

The Belarusian doom/black/folk metal band Dymna Lotva are dramatic, grounded, and reactionary on their new album ‘The Land Under the Black Wings: Blood’ – we spoke to the band about the record’s creation and release.

A Dreadful Number: Krvvla's Maddening Black Metal Coalesces In "XVII"

The Belarusian black metal act’s debut full-length, titled “X,” contains eight incrementally-numbered chapters of gripping and forward-thinking black metal. Stream the penultimate track “XVII” here.

Eximperitus' "Šahrartu" Transcends the Ridiculous (Early Album Stream)

Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum, also known as Eximperitus, makes death metal as ridiculous as their name is long.

Progspot #1: Irreversible Mechanism, an Irreplicable Machine

IO Staff Writer Thomas Hinds unveils an exegetical new column where he dissects then reassembles the complexities and contortions of progressive metal; the Belarusan tech-death duo-turned-force fit the inaugural bill perfectly.

Pa Vesh En Lurks "The Wilderness Of Cursed Souls"

Disembodied howling from deep within the ossuary. Listen to a new track from “Church of Bones”.

Interview: Andrei Bouzikov

Behind the new Cannabis Corpse cover and more

Deathbringer - Homo Divisus (promo)

The band’s name is literal – not only does it draw heavily from later Death, it’s also recorded four Death covers in its career. Like other Death-obsessed groups, this one walks the line between theft and homage. Ultimately, though, this Belarusian band shows enough creativity to avoid clone status. This is especially true on the […]