Recenzja Belith „Hounds of Hell”

 Belith

„Hounds of Hell”

Godz ov War 2026

Oho! Chyba Pan Grzegorz wziął się na serio za panienki. Bo chwilę temu była Visteria, ale widać jedna dziewoja to za mało, bo teraz mamy Belith. A tu muzykantek jest aż trzy! No cóż, jak to się mówi, głowa siwieje, dupa szaleje. Ale żarty na bok, bo znów ktoś o mnie napiszę, że jestem knurem i wszystko kojarzy mi się z jednym. Belith, jak już wspomniałem, tworzą trzy dziewczyny. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Antrisch „Expedition III: Renitenzpfad”

 Antrisch

„Expedition III: Renitenzpfad”

AOP Records 2026

Nigdy z muzyką tego kwintetu się nie spotkałem, choć o dziwo pochodzą z miasta, które dość dobrze znam. Cóż, nigdy nie jest za późno. Ci Niemcy grają razem już sześć lat, a „Expedition III: Renitenzpfad” jest ich drugim pełniakiem. Antrisch szyje black metal, który mocno kojarzy mi się z poczynaniami ich rodaków z Kanonenfieber, z tym, że jest u nich mniej wojennie, a bardziej malowniczo, bo każda z produkcji tej kapeli opowiada jakąś dramatyczną historię. (Czytaj dalej...)

Debiutancka EP-ka RELIC za miesiąc

 

Milwaukee (WI) - A new Blackened Death Metal entity has formed. Featuring veterans of the Milwaukee metal scene, RELIC is set to release debut EP, Crown of Flies, April 3 on CD and digital formats.

The EP's first single, "Scavengers Daughter," is streaming now at youtu.be/JHYByItCdFE, as well as on Bandcamp and Ampwall.

Delivering Death Metal's dissonant punishing riffage with Black Metal's relentless chaotic speed. RELIC builds a new monument on the foundation of those that came before. Comprised of seasoned Milwaukee metal scene veterans with a history of making tight and focused music. Their debut EP, Crown Of Flies, is a blistering slab of Midwest 90s Blackend Death Metal worship. Delivered with malintent for its listeners. No frills, no scene drama, or gimmicks used by so many bands today. Pure underground Death Metal that is in your face and out for blood.

Track Listing:

1. The Void Between Gods

2. Filth Of Rebirth

3. Scavengers Daughter

4. Iron Sactament

Wznowienie jedynki GOREROTTED

 

Gorerotted's debut "Mutilated in Minutes" pre-orders are online now! Available on Purple Marble vinyl (limited to 250 copies) and Clear with Red Splatter vinyl (limited to 100 copies)! This record that was never before released on regular vinyl until now!

Order here:

https://gorerotted.lnk.to/mutilatedinminutes

KÕDU wracają z nowym krążkiem

 

On April 25th internationally, Antiq is proud to present Kõdu's highly anticipated second album, Kirjad Sõgedate Külast.

Kõdu’s second full-length, Kirjad Sõgedate Külast is a concept album that unfolds as a collection of letters from a forgotten village on the brink of collapse. Through tales of drought, famine, a decaying royal bloodline sustained by inbreeding, and a murder mystery set at the turn of a century, the record paints a bleak portrait of isolation, superstition, and moral rot. Each song functions as a written testimony, revealing fragments of the village's fate from different perspectives.

Remaining true to Kõdu's ethos, all lyrics are performed in Estonian and are drawn from the works of Estonian poets active between 1850 and 1950, grounding the album deeply in local language and literary tradition. The visual identity is drawn from a 1913 artwork by Estonian artist Nikolai Triik. Kirjad Sõgedate Külast stands as a unified narrative work—rooted in black metal tradition, yet driven by storytelling and cultural memory.

Antiq is a label dedicated to the fully coherent concept of making music through sound, image, video, and attitude. They have been putting their entire existence into it since 2009. Over the years, Antiq have been identified as producers of not only perfectly coherent lyrics and themes through music, but also conceptual art and, of course, the manufacturing of beautiful objects. The label tries as much as it can to work with French creators, and if possible, with the smallest and most serious structures.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new title track "Kirjad Sõgedate Külast" HERE at the Black Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Kõdu’s Kirjad Sõgedate Külast

1. I [2:02]

2. II [5:24]

3. III [6:30]

4. IV [2:24]

5. V [5:03]

6. VI [6:39]

7. VII [3:43]

Trzeci SICARIUS w kwietniu

 

On April 10th internationally, Adirondack Black Mass is proud to present Sicarius' highly anticipated third album, Nex, on CD and cassette tape formats.

SI_CA_RI_US

Latin. “Assassin, Murderer Dagger-Man, Slayer. Killer”

Formed in early 2014 by Argyris and Carnage, the idea behind Sicarius was to embody the fury and violent spirit of black metal. Drawing heavy inspiration from the artists of first- and second-wave acts from Scandinavia, Greece, and the US, Sicarius inject their potent cocktail of black metal with elements of American aggression like thrash, death metal, goth, and rock.

The five-piece lineup would be rounded out with original drummer Brandon Zackey (Whitechapel) and would release a demo in 2015 titled Scorch the Earth and, following that, would perform locally throughout all of 2016 until entering the studio with Mick Kenney (Kordhel, Anaal Nathrakh, Motionless in White, Bleeding Through), where the band would record their debut album, Serenade of Slitting Throats. Released through M-Theory Audio, Serenade of Slitting Throats was met with positive critical acclaim from fans and publications alike. Metal Hammer, Outburn, Invisible Oranges, and several others showered the record with praise, with New Noise magazine stating, "the band doesn’t simply re-tread over the very worn path; they blaze forward with the flags of their forefathers held high. That is what makes this fantastic album so special."

Sicarius would continue traversing this upward trajectory, performing with acts like 1349, Goatwhore, Vader, Marduk, Disgorge, and Incantation and traveling across the country and regions in Mexico.

In 2018, co-founder Argyris would step away to focus on his education and personal life, while the band would carry on with a replacement on guitar and enter the studio once again with producer Mick Kenney to record God of Dead Roots. This sophomore album would be released on M-Theory Audio during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the album was received positively by fans and critics, it would essentially signal the end of the band.

Over the course of the next few years, the band would lose their original lineup, with Brandon leaving to pursue his career with deathcore legends Whitechapel and the rest either leaving or being removed. Sicarius was dead.

It would be at this point, after six years, Argyris and Carnage would reconnect and rebuild the dead organism known as Sicarius.

In 2024, the two would write and begin recording their long-awaited third album, Nex: a gritty and ultraviolent crime drama of an album, pulling influences from bands like Bathory, Rotting Christ, Dissection, Mayhem, Urghehal, Marduk, Absu, and fusing in elements from groups like Type O Negative. It would be here that Sicarius would welcome new vocalist Akefalos to the lineup, where his soaring vocal style would make its debut, replacing longtime vocalist K. Karcass.

Sicarius also contributed to a split released at the end of 2024 called We’ll Meet You Where the Ravens Circle with SoCal black metal band Withermoon, where the former would rewrite and rerecord two songs from their demo days.

Nex is the culminating flatline of the death and rebirth of a band too pissed off to stay deceased: a 10-track story about loss, death, retribution, and fury that honors tradition while being unafraid to venture on its own.

Sicarius is hungry, Sicarius is ready.

Sicarius wants to hunt again.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "An Aptitude for Elimination" HERE at Adirondack Black Mass' official YouTube channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Sicarius' Nex

1. Cold Death

2. Opened Obsidian Gateways

3. No Witnesses

4. Crashing Into The Abyss

5. Banshee

6. Daggers Down

7. The Hunger We Cannot Sate

8. An Aptitude For Elimination

9. Ambuscade

10. Nex (feat. Charles Hedger)

Singiel od PURE WRATH

 

PURE WRATH were formed 2014 in West Java, Indonesia as the anguished, atmospheric and affecting Black Metal project of multi-instrumentalist Januaryo Hardy.

Year-on-year the raw, visceral and tangible have seeped further into the band's music, culminating in fourth full-length "Bleak Days Ahead", recorded together in Bekasi with drummer Yurii Ciel (ex-WHITE WARD) for the first time. The result is a stridently modern and characteristically emotive record exploring the despair of living under uncertain conditions in dismal industrialised environments.

Tracklist:

01. Bleak Days Ahead, Pt. I

02. Bleak Days Ahead, Pt. II

03. Haven of Echoes

04. Spectral Insomnia

05. Opaque Mist

Cover artwork designed by Aghy Purakusuma.

Mastermind Ryo had this to say regarding "Bleak Days Ahead":

"Four years. I hadn't planned for it to take this long, but the songwriting became very difficult due to my drained energy from daily life matters and the lack of inspiring input from what I would call the dark times we are currently living in. In the end, every hour of phone calls with Yurii, not only as fellow musicians but also as best friends, was truly meaningful in shaping this album, both musically and philosophically. This time, I am deeply grateful that we were able to share the same air, laughter, and voices in the same studio while recording the album together."

PURE WRATH offer 'Spectral Insomnia' as an intense first impression of the new album – atmospheric Black Metal collides with raw emotional force, as panoramic melodies rise over a relentless rhythmic attack. Check out the song and video via DMP's YouTube channel and via Bandcamp:

"Bleak Days Ahead" will be released on CD and vinyl (including an exclusive DMP vinyl version), alongside an exclusive t-shirt, on April 24th.

URLUK zapowiadają nowy album

 

Italy’s URLUK will release their highly anticipated second full-length album, “Memories in Fade”, on April 10, 2026, via Pest Records. Following the atmospheric and introspective journey of their previous works, this new record marks a clear evolution in the band’s sound, embracing a more sinuous and emotionally driven approach.

“Memories in Fade” expands the band’s black-doom foundation with layers of ’90s alternative rock, ambient textures and neo-folk influences, creating a complex yet cohesive sonic narrative. Unlike conventional song structures, the album seeks a storytelling quality, where each track contributes to a broader, immersive experience while remaining grounded in the project’s artistic identity.

Throughout the album, clean vocals and intense screaming alternate, complementing a diverse palette of riffs that shift from melancholic and brooding to sharp and dynamic. The mood is consistently dark and enveloping, reflecting both personal introspection and the uncertainties of contemporary life. The result is a record that feels cinematic in scope, balancing heaviness and subtlety in equal measure.

Recorded with meticulous attention to atmosphere and texture, “Memories in Fade” represents URLUK’s ongoing exploration of emotional depth within extreme metal. The band continues to intertwine local identity, narrative sensibility, and musical experimentation, offering listeners a journey that is both intimate and expansive.

The first single “Angles of Hauntology” is now streaming HERE.

Tracklist:

01. Angles of Hauntology

02. Lying There

03. Yesterday’s Letters

04. Liminal Vortices

05. The Last Watch

Recenzja The Oldest House “The Art of Abysswalking”

 The Oldest House

“The Art of Abysswalking”

I, Voidhanger Rec. 2026

The Oldest House to solowy projekt z Hiszpanii, a odpowiedzialny za niego pan udziela się także w kilku innych, których nazw nie będę przytaczał, bo pewnie i tak nic nikomu nie powiedzą. „The Art. Of Abysswalking” jest debiutanckim pełniakiem, zawierającym czterdzieści sześć minut muzyki, która powinna spodobać się przede wszystkim fanom ciężkiego grania pod Neurosis. (Czytaj dalej...)

Recenzja Miserere Luminis „Sidera”

 Miserere Luminis

„Sidera”

Debemur Morti Productions 2026

Z kolejnym krążkiem wracają Kanadyjczycy z Miserere Luminis. To pięć nowych kompozycji, które lecą sobie jakieś pięćdziesiąt minut, bo zbyt krótkie nie są, zresztą na poprzedniej płycie było podobnie. Jeżeli chodzi o muzyczną zawartość „Sidera”, to również jest podobnie jak na „Ordalie”, czyli nic u tej trójki artystów z Quebecu się nie zmieniło. (Czytaj dalej...)

Kolejny numer od TULUS

 

Today, Norwegian black metallers Tulus reveal the new track "Tulus." The track is the second to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated eighth album, Morbid Desires, set for international release on March 27th via Darkness Shall Rise Productions.

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Tulus" HERE at Darkness Shall Rise's official YouTube channel. Also hear the previously revealed "Salme II" HERE, also at Darkness Shall Rise's official YouTube channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Tulus' Morbid Desires

1. Salme II

2. Skabb

3. Tulus

4. Kistesmed

5. Vanvidd

6. Hedengangen

7. Fossegrimens vakt

8. Skauånd

9. Sabbat

 

Nowy QWÄLEN do odsłuchu

 

Inferno is hosting the exclusive full-album premiere of QWÄLEN’s upcoming third record, “Veri Virtaa Edelleen”, set for release on March 6th, 2026 via Time To Kill Records.

With this new work, QWÄLEN push deeper into their raw and confrontational domain, merging scathing black metal intensity with the urgent drive of punk. The result is a relentless yet atmospheric statement that sharpens their identity without sacrificing the primal essence at the core of their sound.

“Veri Virtaa Edelleen” explores the decay of human reality, the dismantling of kings and gods, and the cyclical nature of fraternal violence. Rooted in the spirit of black metal while refusing its narrow confines, the album stands as QWÄLEN’s most direct and uncompromising chapter to date.

Blood continues to flow.

Stream the album at THIS LOCATION.

Tracklist:

1. Hunnutettu maa

2. Matala hauta huutaa

3. Kahleet

4. Uusi nahka

5. Kiviä ja luita

6. Pirujen illallinen

7. Veri vastaa

8. Kuolleet jumalat

Debiut DRAGSHOLM w tym miesiącu

 

Blackened death metal band DRAGSHOLM to release debut full-length album ‘THE BLOODLINE OF BRAM.’ The album’s focus on ghastly themes, including Dracula and the occult, are backed by the band’s macabre and morose style of blackened death metal.

The New Jersey based DRAGSHOLM, named after a haunted castle in Denmark, originally began in 2017 as a one-man project from musician Vlad Rituals. In 2023, the project officially became a full band when G.B joined on bass with Schlemi and Gravelord on guitars.

‘FROM THE BLOODLINE OF BRAM,’ is a concept album about Dracula and the occult. The album’s dark story is fully realized through visceral passages of blackened speed and raw, bludgeoning death metal. The album’s harrowing atmosphere is cemented by ghastly vocals and a rhythm machine that can make even the dead headbang.

RELEASE DATE: MARCH 20TH, 2026

Butcher's Night

 

Numer z debiutu RIVERFLAME

 

On April 24th internationally, code666 is proud to present Riverflame's striking debut album, Lunar Crusades, on CD and vinyl LP fomats.

Riverflame were created in 2024 by members of Hail Spirit Noir, Ponte Del Diavolo, and OWLS. After two years of intensive writing and recordings, they now present their debut album, Lunar Crusades— a journey of epic medieval black metal atmospheres and neoclassical arrangements. Channeling the spirit of Stormkeep, Summoning, and Dissection, the band create a sound both nostalgic and visionary. The result is a sweeping, cinematic experience steeped in grandeur, darkness, and heroism.Τhe album was mixed and mastered by Dimitris Douvras (Rotting Christ, Hail Spirit Noir) whereas the cover artwork is a painting by Mars Triumph (Manowar, Triumpher).

On signing with code666, Riverflame state, "Lunar Crusades is scheduled for release via code666, a trustworthy label that most of the members of the band have worked with in the past. The band is very happy for the signing and believes the new album marks another solid addition to the label's high-quality catalog."

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "Riverflame" HERE at Aural Music's Bandcamp, where the album can also be preordered. Aforementioned cover artwork and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Riverflame's Lunar Crusades

1. Riverflame [8:02]

2. Where Dragons Once Ruled [7:53]

3. Lunar Crusades [3:42]

4. Through Mistlands of Unearthly Worlds [9:03]

5. Before the Eternal Night [10:08]