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Inspired by the recent fire at Neseblod Records in Norway, Neill highlights some lesser-known Norwegian black metal bands.

Check out photos from Norway’s Inferno Metal Festival, which was held at the end of March — see photos of Gorgoroth, Dimmu Borgir, Candlemass, and much more.

Drummer Apollyon spoke to us about “Arcana Rising“‘s backstory, recording vocals, and the band’s ties to their hometown of Kolbotn, among other topics.

Check out the newest album from the enigmatic Norwegian black metal purveyors, streaming here in full.

The Norwegian hardcore group tries and, in a strange way, succeeds at making their grimy hardcore radio-friendlier. Check it out here.

The Norwegian stoner rock group shifts their style and calls back to the genre’s moody beginnings on a new single – listen to it here.

The Nidrosian “dark ethereal metal” trio releases their first album in over a decade.

After twelve years, Vemod returns with their second full-length album. Read an interview with Jan Even Åsli and listen to “Inn i lysande natt” ahead of “The Deepening'”s release.

On their first album in 13 years, celebrated Norwegian symphonic black metal band Troll marks more than one milestone with the release of “Trolldom.”

The Norwegian post-metal band is back with a new album full of both optimism and gloom. Stream a new track here.