White Ward’s Experimental Black Metal Gleams on “False Light” (Review)
The Ukrainian black metal group incorporates blackgaze, jazz, and more on their latest full-length.
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Icare Evoke the Vibrant Morbidity of Baudelaire with “Charogne” (Early Album Stream)
The Swiss black metal group takes inspiration from a poem on their sophomore album, a 43-minute single-track affair. Stream it here.
Doldrum Hears “The Knocking” On Rerecorded Single (Track Debut)
Colorado and Massachusetts avant-black metal trio Doldrum expand upon their demo's concept on their debut album. Listen to "The Knocking" now.
Corrupting the Wake: 15 Years of Caïna’s “Some People Fall” (Interview)
Fifteen years after the birth of the post-rock and black metal fusion, Caïna reminisces about his debut.
“Coyotes” Stalk the Borderlands of Underdark’s Incensed Post-Black Metal (Early Track Stream)
UK post-black metal band Underdark will release their debut album in late July—listen to the first single now, which focuses on America's ongoing humanitarian crisis at its southern border.
Dreams of the Drowned Reveals Black Metal’s Second Self (Early Track Stream)
Unveiling black metal's hidden second self, Dreams of the Drowned's many influences meld into a single, confounding being. Listen to "Je suis elle - Elle et Moi" ahead of a new EP's Friday release.
Caïna Wishes to “Take Me Away From All This Death” (Early Track Premiere)
Perennial English black metal experimentalist and denier Caïna returns with yet another chameleonic escape from his home genre.