It's time to close out the year with some old school goodness. Pioneers of the Australian extreme metal scene Armoured Angel, who formed back in 1982, are seeing their very first demo tape, "Baptism in Blood", receive a special vinyl reissue courtesy of Hell's Headbangers Records, 40 years later.

To mark the occasion, the demo is now being streamed in full over at the label's channel, have a listen:



The label commented on the band's influence, their legacy, and the significance of their 1985 demo:

As longtime fans of the band, HELLS HEADBANGERS is proud to present a ...

Eldritch Black Metal cultists The Great Old Ones are putting the finishing touches on what will be their fifth full-length offering of Lovecraftian-inspired madness, "Kadath". The album is due for release on the 24th of January via Season of Mist, who already collaborated with the band for their two previous albums.

While we wait, the new album's fourth track, "Under the Sign of Koth", is now available for listening in the form of a visualizer music video over at the label's channel, check it out:



The label briefly described the specific aspects of Lovecraftian lore around which ...

Newly formed U.S. Black Metal collective Beneath Moonlight, featuring members of Bad Manor and Bad Magic, have just released their debut self-titled EP, "Beneath Moonlight", on the 20th of December via Debemur Morti Productions. The EP is now being streamed in its entirety through the label's channel, check it out:



The label described the band's style and the EP's concepts in detail:

The latest transmission from the shadowed circle of Ordo Vampyr Orientis (BAT MAGIC, BAD MANOR, BEASTIAL MAJESTY), pianistic Black Metal mavericks BENEATH MOONLIGHT arrive on DMP in fantastic ...

March 15th has been set as the release date for the next album by Experimental Black Metal act Voluptas. The album is titled "Where Celestial Bodies Guide Not", and will be released via underground Romanian label Sun & Moon Records. While we wait, one of the songs from the new album is now available for listening, check out "The Patriarch - Part II" below:



The label briefly described the band's musical style:

Voluptas is experimental black metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, influenced by the Norwegian avant-garde of the 1990s and other eccentric rock genres. Their music ...

German Black Metal duo Mavorim have just put out "In Omnia Paratus", released on the 25th of December via Purity Through Fire records. The album marks the band's fifth full-length release, and to celebrate the occasion, the entire thing is now available for streaming via the label's channel:



Complete tracklist for "In Omnia Paratus" is as follows:


In Omnia Paratus
Als der Menschheit Wille brach
Zerfall
Tu' ich meine Augen zu
Stählerne Reihen
Ein fahles Ross
Aller Abart Gloria
Träume
Alles stirbt
Der letzten Sonne Untergang


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London-based Black Metal act Old Forest have recently released "Graveside", marking their ninth studio album in a career spanning 25 years. The complete album is now available for streaming via the the Soulseller Records channel, check it out:



More info here: https://soulsellerrecords.bandcamp.com

Swedish Black Metal veterans Mörk Gryning have just unleashed "Fasornas Tid", marking their first release in over four years, and their seventh studio album overall in a career that dates back to as early as 1993. "Fasornas Tid", which translates to "Time of Phases", was released yesterday via label Season of Mist. To celebrate the occasion, the entire album is now available for streaming:



Complete tracklist for "Fasornas Tid" is as follows:


Intro
The Seer
Tornet
Fasornas Tid
Before the Crows Have Their Feast
Savage Messiah
An Ancient Ancestor of the Autumn Moon
Black ...

New Zealand Black Metal occultists Barshasketh have been working on a brand new album, titled "Antinomian Asceticism" and scheduled for release on the 9th of January through label World Terror Committee. While we wait, the album's third track, "Lebenswelt Below", is now available for listening:



The album's opening track, "Radiant Aperture", was previously revealed in November:



More info here: https://www.w-t-c.shop/

U.S. Black Metal newcomers Balefire have recently revealed the song "Sands of Gemini", which is taken from their debut self-titled EP due for release at some point next via Iron Bonehead Productions. Check it out:



Stay tuned.

Italian Pagan Black Metal band Dewfall have just put out a music video for the song "Skalks", which is taken from their upcoming album "Landhaskur", due to for release on the 29th of November via Naturmacht Productions. Check it out:



The label commented further on the album's themes:

Landhaskur by Dewfall is an epic black metal opus with a folkloristic and medieval blend, narrating the forgotten myth of Winnili (the ancient population known as Longobards) and the atavic pagan cults and traditions they infused during their 200 years kingdom at the doors of the middle age within the ...