Wÿntër Ärvń’s “Sentiero Dell’Eternita” Crafts Medieval Soundscapes
The complete denial of black metal in favor of the folk-isms which helped define it.
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Sainte Marie des Loups Lights the “Funérailles de feu” (Early Album Stream)
Black metal for the body, not the spirit. Listen to Sainte Marie des Loups's new album now.
Lure Takes You to a “Morbid Funeral” (Early Album Stream)
Is it French? Is it American? Why not both? Listen to Lure's debut in full.
The Cutting Edge of Silver Knife’s “Unyielding/Unseeing” (Album Stream + Interview)
The new international black metal unit hones black metal's edge. Listen to a full straeam of "Unyielding/Unseeing" and read an interview with the band.
“puissancerevee”: DDENT’s Industrial Doom Inherits Dream Powers (Music Video Premiere)
This eccentric French artist achieves an almighty power with latest release "Couvre-sang" -- on waves of industrial nightscapes, we're floating swimmingly with this atmospheric new song.
Summoning “Lions, Tigers and Bears” with Slift’s “Ummon” (Music Video Premiere)
Our favorite music videos contain nothing but the band, the crowd, and the song -- here, we've got the epic closing track from French trio Slift's latest album "Ummon" captured in such a fashion. Super-heavy psych-rock content inside.
Bâ’a’s “Deus Qui Non Mentitur” Pits Humankind Against the Divine
Madness in atmospheric black metal form. Listen to an exclusive stream of the band's debut album.
Neige Morte and the Art of Impenetrability (Track Premiere)
Though they have shed their black and death metal trappings, the spirit remains the same. Listen to a new single from the upcoming "IIII".
How Alcest’s “Écailles de Lune” Set Off the Blackgaze Craze
We interviewed numerous bands from blackgaze and beyond (incl. Unreqvited, Sivyj Yar, and more) about Alcest's seminal second album “Écailles de Lune" -- released ten years ago today, it stands now as a genre-defining landmark influential to so many.
“Emanatism” from the Core of Amnutseba’s Terror (Full Album Stream)
Abject terror in jagged black metal form.