Piercing the Veil #9: Ars Moriendi’s History-Rich Black Metal Embraces the Obscure
We spoke to the French atmospheric/progressive black metal band's mastermind, The Arsonist, about how his dramatic and complex concepts come to life.
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“Le Forche Caudine”: Dawn of a Dark Age Conjures The Past In Sound and Spirit (Early Album Stream)
Clarinet and other unordinary instruments join forces with deadly guitar to tell a tale of ancient Roman war on this Italian black metal band's seventh full-length—stream it now.
Voices Enacts the Bizarre for “An Audience of Mannequins” (Full EP Stream)
Members of Akercocke and The Antichrist Imperium dazzle with an increasingly progressive and experimental new EP, which is now streaming in full.
Givre’s First Album in a Decade Transcends Black Metal (Full Album Stream)
From Entheos to Givre and back again, Givre's first album since 2010 is marked with religious iconography, progressive sounds, and nostalgia for a time which now seems so much longer ago.
SVNEATR’s Swirling Black Metal Sweeps Down from Frosty Heights on “Chinook” (Early Album Stream)
Mixing up-front riffing with progressive and atmospheric elements, this Canadian black metal band's newest album is a majestic black metal offering. Stream it now with our exclusive premiere.
Nine Years of Progressive Transformation on Dordeduh’s “Har”
Following a decade of planning and composition, Romanian troupe Dordeduh emerges from the cocoon a completely new and revitalized band.
Spectral Lore Lets the Light In On New Album (Early Album Stream + Interview)
Multi-instrumentalist Ayloss opens up about his newest album on the road to "IV" -- stream the whole album, too.
Haunted By Horror: A Conversation With Diabolical Masquerade
Two decades following the release of their final album "Death's Design," Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström and Dan "The Spirits" Swanö reflect on their time as progressive black metal band Diabolical Masquerade.
Spire Guards the “Temple of Khronos” (Album Review)
Time brings nothing but death, but, in Spire's case, time brings change. Read a review of the New Zealand act's sophomore album "Temple of Khronos."
Spire’s New Album Is A “Harbinger” Of An Exciting New Sound (Early Song Stream)
A change of venue revealed a new, more creative Spire. Listen to an early stream of "Hymn III - Harbinger."