Legendary Spanish Blackers BLAZEMTH, have just released a lyric video of the song “The Return of Lucifer” as the second advanced single from their upcoming 1st album also entitled “The Return of Lucifer” that will see the light through Xtreem Music on CD, 12″LP, Cassette and Digital formats next March…
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CRADLE OF FILTH – Announce “The Infernal Vernal Equinox” Show Stream For March 20th
ANNOUNCE “THE INFERNAL VERNAL EQUINOX” SHOW STREAM FEAT. PERFORMANCE OF “DUSK AND HER EMBRACE IN FULL ON MARCH 20TH Hellish outfit CRADLE OF FILTHhas announced a digital show stream, a one-off special performance titled “The Infernal Vernal Equinox”. The concert will be aired this Spring Equinox, Sunday, March 20th, during which the band will play…
ABBATH Releases “Dream Cull,” The First Single From His Upcoming Album Dread Reaver Due Out March 25
Riff-maestro Abbath Doom Occulta cements his place among the metal hierarchy with Dread Reaver, his third album with eponymous project ABBATH. His signature blend of blistering speed metal, traditional metal influences, and touch of ice cold black metal creates a sound and style that is distinctly his. Its spirited, balls-to-the-wall…
Quick Jabs for December 2021
Welcome to another installment of “Quick Jabs.” This is the section where we post an assortment of shorter reviews for albums that we have checked out or may have missed out on in previous months. So we’ve made through another year. And another crazy one at that! There have been…
Legendary Vocalist Onielar of German Black Metal Legends Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult Announces She’s Had Breast Cancer Treatment
From the Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult Homepage There are days in this existence when it is difficult to put something into words. At this moment I think the time has come to disclose what close friends and bandmates had to keep to themselves this year. For this burden I’d like to…
BEHEMOTH unveil new single “Prometherion” from upcoming live release “In Absentia Dei”
BEHEMOTH set the world on fire when the Polish masters of black metal took an abandoned church in rural Poland to perform a worldwide stream event in the heart of the pandemic lockdown. After over a year since the show’s premiere, ‘In Absentia Dei’ returns on a range of deluxe…
Behemoth deliver “Prometherion” video from “In Absentia Dei”
Live release out December 17th Watch “Prometherion (Live)”: youtu.be/BpCGyOBBH90 BEHEMOTH set the world on fire when these Polish masters of black metal took to an abandoned church in rural Poland to perform a worldwide streaming event in the heart of the pandemic lockdown. More than a year since the show’s…
WATAIN Announce North American Tour With MAYHEM In March 2022 – Recording Of Seventh Full-Length Finished –
Notorious Swedish black metal collective WATAIN is proud to announce that it will join forces with equally infamous Norwegian black metal legends MAYHEM for a tour through North America, aptly labeled “The Sanguine Sodomy Of North America,” starting on March 7th, 2022. They will be supported by US blackened speed…
After Eight Years West Virginia Folk/Black Duo NECHOCHWEN Release “Kanawha Black,” The Title Track for Their New Album Coming Spring/Summer 2022
After nearly 8 years since the release of Heart of Akamon, West Virginia’s Nechochwen return, unveiling the title track from their impending album, Kanawha Black! Fierce melodies and heartfelt composition/riff stylings further cement the rich and powerful legacy that Nechochwen has nurtured since their inception. Kanawha Black is a vibrant…
DARK FUNERAL ANNOUNCES NEW FULL-LENGTH ALBUM WE ARE THE APOCALYPSE OUT MARCH 18TH BAND ANNOUNCES RELEASE SHOW ON MARCH 19TH
Swedish black metal legends DARK FUNERAL announce their brand new full-length album We Are The Apocalypse out March 18th. DARK FUNERAL states about the release, “Inch by inch we are opening the gates to unleash the fires of Hell and we are proud to present to you, the great artists…
A Metal-Rules Exclusive Premiere of Nothing is Real – Transmissions of the Unearthly
Message From the Artist: “These completely improvised sessions recorded live with guest drummer Jeremy Lauria over the course of two days resulted in transmissions of unearthly sounds and visions. These were then cut into tracks and overdubbed with extra guitars and vocals. Inspired by psych prog originators such as Can…
Get Your Halloween Treat! Free Download of Venom Cover “Countess Bathory” From Newfoundland Black Metal Duo ARTACH
New Album “Sworn to Avenge” Out Now! via Depressive Illusions Records It’s become a Halloween tradition for St. John’s, Newfoundland duo Artach to treat their fans and friends with some sweet candied black metal. This year, the band has reached way back in time to 1982 to revisit the classic…
Andrea Meyer of HAGALAZ RUNEDANCE Reported Among the Five Dead in the Kongsberg Bow and Arrow Attack
Andrea Meyer, best known in the metal community as Andrea Meyer Haugen, former wife of Emperor Guitarist Tomas Thormodsæter “Samoth” Haugen, as well as for her own Ambient Folk projects Hagalaz Runedance, Nebelhexë, and Andrea Nebel was revealed to have been one of the victims of the senseless Kongsberg Bow…
Sólstafir and Vreid Stream Cinematic Mountaintop Concert Today
Icelandic atmospheric rock ‘n’ rollers SÓLSTAFIR and Norwegian Sognametal brigade VREID have joined forces for a unique and spectacular event! Airing today, October 15, these legendary performers will unveil a collaborative concert stream in which they will transport viewers right from their living rooms to the breath-taking mountaintops of the…
Drekavac announce upcoming UK shows
Drekavac would like to announce their upcoming shows in England and Wales this November (2021). The events are at the Gryphon in Bristol on Thursday the 18th (fb event page fb.me/e/10v3B8PEk) and FUEL rock club in Cardiff on Friday the 19th (fb event page fb.me/e/XyYLA0U6)