Legendary speed metal band Slayer — a proto-underground coven of wizardry like Sodom, Rigor Mortis, Hellhammer, and Bathory — introduced Reign in Blood four decades ago this month.
17 CommentsTags: proto-underground metal, slayer, Speed Metal
Metal Cosmos (#6)
Black metal is its own religion: Darwinism + naturalism + consequentialism + transcendence. You will recognize this as the formula that most ancient societies used because it worked for tens of thousands of years.
12 CommentsTags: Black Metal, death metal, Grindcore, metal cosmos, radio, War Metal
Jan Kruitwagen Unleashes Experimental Ambient Black Metal
Breaking free from both the funderground and the hybridized emo-black subgenres, Jan Kruitwagen returns to the years of later Darkthrone and Burzum with an ambient offering that happens to use guitars called “DeathIsTheMasterOfThisWorld.”
17 CommentsTags: Black Metal, kaeck, sammath
Masturbator Wearing Darkthrone Shirt Caught in Austin
We knew many of the newer metal fans were absolute wankers, but an Austin masturbator wearing a Darkthrone shirt has hit the news:
38 CommentsTags: austin, darkthrone, masturbation
Varg Releases New Project Hyperborea Rising with Halls of Stone
Black wizard Varg Vikernes has released his most recent project, Hyperborea Rising, with an initial recording Halls of Stone designed to reflect the experience of dwarves.
33 CommentsTags: Black Metal, burzum, dungeon synth, progressive, varg vikernes
Fleshcrawl Epitome of Carnage Out June 12
Fleshcrawl, which is basically original member Bastian Herzog with a new batch of musicians, continues its path of making melodic but intense death metal within the older style with some modern hints to the rhythm.
18 CommentsTags: death metal, fleshcrawl
Desecresy The Secret of Death Out May 21
New release from Finnish ambient doom-death squad Desecresy, The Secret of Death, drops on May 21st. Sounds to be like a hybrid between the last two albums, hitting trademark Desecresy techniques and themes with more old school grinding vibe.
3 CommentsTags: death metal, desecresy
At the Gates – The Red in the Sky Is Ours Reissued
Legendary Swedish progressive death metal band At the Gates, fresh on the heels of passing on to the dark realm of vocalist Tomas Lindberg, has commissioned faithful re-issues of its first three albums.
20 CommentsTags: At the Gates, death metal
Kaeck Stormkult Remaster (2026)
Kaeck Stormkvlt has been remastered by Zwaertgevegt Productions and released on vinyl for diehard metal fanatics to appreciate an even fuller sound.
36 CommentsTags: Black Metal, kaeck
Sammath Godless Arrogance Remaster 2025
When future historians sift through the remains of our civilization, they will recognize Strijd and Godless Arrogance as the defining albums from Sammath, which is fortunate because the latter just got a remaster.
5 CommentsTags: Black Metal, sammath
