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German folk/doom metal duo Empyrium sets a high bar for "return" albums once again. Watch an exclusive pre-release video of album opener "The Three Flames Sapphire."

Markus Stock reminisces about Empyrium's roots and genre-defying demo in a new interview.

Transitional black metal for a transitional season. Listen to Häxenzijrkell's debut album in full.

The Ocean's latest and potentially greatest album "Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic" emerges later this month -- we unveil a new single "Pleistocene" (in music video form) and then catch up at length with founder Robin Staps about what's to become.

Applying the maximums of brutal death metal with a thoughtful extension of technicality, Cytotoxin mutates their formula for their fourth full-length album. Here's our full review.

Before "The Great Flood" comes, the German post-punk quartet reveals yet another non-album single.

German gothic rock band Secrets of the Moon have enjoyed a storied history that now culminates in a monumental seventh full-length "Black House" -- check out an early full stream plus our in-depth interview with guitarist Michael Zech.

The Thy Catafalque multi-instrumentalist reflects on his heavy metal roots.

The German pagan metal troupe reaches new heights on their upcoming album's eponymous track -- we've got the new music video streaming now.

We unveil a mind-altering video from German industrial masters Valborg's upcoming full-length "Zentrum" + exchange some words with vocalist Jan Buckard. Bonus: enter for a chance to win a copy of the new album.