French black metal has an array of talent across the spectrum from the perfidious (Deathspell Omega) to the atmospheric (Blut Aus Nord) to the brutal (Otargis), yet it also boasts…
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The ex-Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia is an unlikely location for a black metal band to emerge, but Darkestrah have six albums to their name since their inception…
Lifelost is the solo project of Wormed frontman, J.L. ‘Phlegeton’ Rey. Those of you not familiar with the Spanish avant-garde death metallers might know him for his guest appearance on…
Bordeaux transgressors, Otargos, are one of France’s finest extreme metal bands, who last released an LP in 2015 with Xeno Kaos. Six years away from the scene is a long…
The Dutch duo of Fraukje van Burg (vocals and guitar) and Inge van der Zon (drums) attracted the attention of Marduk and the wider underground when they unleashed their demo…
Death metal archivists might remember Brett Clarin as the guitarist of Sorrow, a New York quartet that released one album on Roadrunner Records in 1992 before splitting up. Looking back,…
Despite once claiming to be from Chonqing in China, North Dakota’s Ghost Bath play a brand of music that puts them somewhere between Agalloch and Wolves in the Throne Room…
Necrofier’s mission is to showcase the southern darkness of Texan black metal. To that end they released a 2018 EP and secured a deal with Season of Mist not long…
Deathcore veterans, Carnifex, can take credit for breathing new life into the genre with a solid incorporation of black metal into their sound over the last ten years. You can…