DSBM

Radical Sorrow: Till Seidemann Talks Depressive Black Metal Project Wehmut

Wehmut mastermind Till Seidemann reflects on his days as a “depressive black metal” artist.

In the Cuckoo's Nest: Ukrainian DSBM Troupe With a Taste for Lighthearted Remixes

In an in-depth interview with Cuckoo’s Nest founding member Jan de Valua, the secret to creating compelling DSBM covers is revealed.

Underground Unusualities #7: The Love Language of Playlist-Making

In this edition, Jenna constructs a four-part DSBM sampler fit for distant punk-rock romance and the howls of an impending void.

Underground Unusualities #6: Asphodel Meadows' "I​-​VI" Paints Nightmares Under Eyelids

Jenna dives headfirst into the abstract voids created by this one-man DSBM/ambient project from Australia.

Underground Unusualities #5: Haunted's Uncut Reality and the Mournful Trance

The etherous and dizzying fever-dreaming of Haunted. The dystopia of something as mundane as a train ride.

Underground Unusualities #2: Strife Machine’s "The Human Dragon" Documents Eternal Night

Jenna has been scouring musical (and emotional) underrealms for unusual albums to un-forget; this week, it’s Strife Machine’s dark ambient masterpiece “The Human Dragon” leading us into abstract voids.

Never, Nothing, NONE: A Sorrowful Peek of New Album with “It’s Painless to Let Go”

We unveil the perfect antithesis to the changing seasons: check out a new track from the anonymous black metal project NONE’s upcoming third full-length “Damp Chill of Life.”

Sunshine and Suicide: Sadness’s "Circle of Veins" Tackles a Different Kind of Seasonal Depression

Welcoming the spring season the post-metal way with the latest album from Illinois-based project Sadness.