Sahar Alzilu

Canadian extreme metal innovators Shezmu unveil their debut release this week — Che Alzilu descends into the storied depths of their doomed and blackened death metal.

We’ve got the full stream of Slovenian outfit Snøgg’s abstractly atmospheric new full-length “Ritual of the Sun” — headphones on, lights out, sink in.

We unveil (and review) the monster new full-length effort from Belgian psychedelic jazz, drone, and ambient orchestra Neptunian Maximalism — this is over two hours of brain-enhancing music wrapped in luxurious atmospherics.

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.

Dive into Hail Spirit Noir’s latest release one day early — we review and unveil “Eden In Reverse,” an album rife with proggy delights that intertwine under mysterious, blackened atmospherics.

We dive into the Romanian funeral doom outfit’s third-full length, a tome of beautiful destruction and long, long, long dirge.

Here’s our dive into the debut album from Portland trio Tithe — within the sludge-ridden death metal depths of “Penance,” we saw nightmares.

We dive into the latest brain-melter from solo black metal project Esoctrilihum — “Eternity of Shaog” releases Friday via I, Voidhanger Records, and we’re streaming the whole thing now alongside an in-depth analysis.