black metal

19 years after their last full-length, (the infamous) Gehenna has released “Negative Hardcore” – a record that embodies their bitter approach to hardcore.

The Dutch black metal project offers something unusual today – a 15-minute acoustic exploration developed from materials from the “Vergezicht” recording sessions. Stream it here.

We spoke to one-man black metal master Christian Cosentino about his upcoming record “High Rising Times,” which takes a colorful approach to melodic, symphonic post-black metal.

Stream a track from the latest exploits of mad black metal scientists Cara Neir, who combine black metal, grindcore, chiptune, and more on their upcoming album “Phantasmal.”

Coldworld (not the metalcore band) returns with their fabled third full-length album.

The Polish black thrashers unveil a new mLP full of wild riffs and utterly devoid of caution. Stream it here before it releases Friday.

We examine the Canadian band’s complex new record, a striking extrapolation of extreme metal, hardcore, and post-rock.

The Australian blackened death/grind group don’t take themselves (or anything) too seriously, but their new record has a deadly bite regardless. Read our review.

The mysterious J. Meindlhumer discusses his career in the metal underground in a rare interview.

Panopticon’s Austin Lunn reveals two lost tracks from 2008-10 in a ferocious new EP. Read our review of “The End is Growing Near.”