“1349 “The Wolf & the King” Origin: Oslo, Norway Genre: Black Metal Label: Season of Mist If there was ever a near-perfect vision of what mainstream black metal should look and sound ...”

“GAEREA “Coma” Origin: Porto, Porto, Portugal Genre: Black Metal Label: Season of Mist Since the pre-plague days of 2016 and on through Death’s iron grip upon our world into our ...”

“Dissection “Reinkaos” Origin: Strömstad, Västra Götaland, Sweden Genre: Black Metal Label: Black Horizon Music “Death is the orgasm of life…” We ...”

“Horna “Nyx - Hymnejä Yölle” Origin: Lappeenranta, Etelä-Karjala / Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland Genre: Black Metal Label: World Terror Committee "We judge every man and ...”

“Rot “Messiah Death” Origin: Katowice, Silesia, Poland Genre: Black / Death Metal Label: Demented Omen of Masochism Anal Allah? Sold! Shit dude, more of this please. Fuck Christianity ...”

“Spite “The Third Temple” Origin: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA Genre: Black Metal Label: Invictus Productions The convoluted realm of Jewish Mysticism has been explored with ...”

“In 1993 black metal was just coming in to it's own. And though all eyes were on Norway at the time, bands from around the world had started to follow in the footsteps of the Venom,Bathory,Celitic ...”

“It's been seven years since this album was released. Listening to it now I'm reminded of just how good USBM can be. 'Obsidian Arc' is a fantastic work of dark atmosphere, ...”

“Firtan “Ethos” Origin: Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Genre: Black Metal Label: AOP Records Boasting a proud black metal scene bold as barbarism and as eclectic as ...”

“Forgotten Tomb “Nightfloating” Origin: Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genre: Blackened Doom / Gothic Metal Label: Agonia Records Goth and black - a natural union like warm crimson ...”

“ColdCell “Age of Unreason” Origin: Basel, Switzerland Genre: Black Metal Label: AOP Records Just a real happy bunch here lately… As of late, I’ve been delving deep into ...”

“Liminal Shroud “Visions of Collapse” Origin: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Genre: Black Metal Label: Willowtip Records Black metal is of course known for transcendence in both ...”

“Marduk “Those of the Unlight” Origin: Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden Genre: Black Metal Label: Osmose Productions Although most of the genre’s progenitors ...”

“Whoredom Rife “Den Vrede Makt” Origin: Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway Genre: Black Metal Label: Terratur Possessions Since 2014, Norway’s renowned Whoredom Rife have stood ...”

“True Black Dawn “Of Thick-Circling Shadows” Origin: Nurmo, Etelä-Pohjanmaa, Finland Genre: Black Metal Label: World Terror Committee There are so many cult bands within the ...”

“Mgła “Groza” Origin: Kraków, Lesser Poland Genre: Black Metal Label: Northern Heritage When Poland’s celebrated Mgła hit the scene in 2000, it was to the bewilderment of ...”

“Inquisition “Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith” Origin: Cali, Colombia • Seattle, Washington, USA Genre: Black Metal Label: Season of ...”

“Satyricon “Rebel Extravaganza” Origin: Oslo, Norway Genre: Experimental Black Metal Label: Moonfog Productions The late 90’s - early 00’s were awkward years for metal ...”

“Ouija “Ave Voluptatis Carnis” Origin: Huesca, Aragon, Spain Genre: Black Metal Label: Xtreem Music To raise blasphemy’s flag o’er freshly bled Christian carcasses and to ...”

“Gorgoroth “Pentagram” Origin: Bergen, Norway Genre: Black Metal Label: Embassy Productions I used to attribute a certain level of rawness to Gorgoroth’s ‘94 debut ...”

“Wormwood “The Star” Origin: Stockholm, Sweden Genre: Melodic Black Metal Label: Black Lodge Sweden’s Wormwood - probably all of black metal’s best kept secret. Four ...”

“Graveland “Carpathian Wolves” Origin: Wrocław, Lower Silesia, Poland Genre: Pagan Black Metal Label: Eternal Devils Poland’s Graveland - 21 full-length LP’s under their ...”

“Dark Affliction “Five Stages of Grief” Origin: Greece Genre: Black Metal Label: Theogonia Records Grief - undergoing the process of accepting loss - usually of a close human ...”

“CARPATHIAN FOREST “Defending the Throne of Evil” Origin: Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway Genre: Black Metal Label: Season of Mist Fire up the incinerator! Have a chuckle or two, traverse ...”

“Baxaxaxa “De Vermis Mysteriis” Origin: Niederwerrn, Bavaria, Germany Genre: Black Metal Label: The Sinister Flame Germany’s Baxaxaxa - one of those black metal bands that began ...”