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Newsletter #51 - March 4th, 2023
Greetings,

This last month has seen new material from Californians Minenwerfer, in the form of "Feuerwalze", another WW1-themed album and a followup to their 2019 effort, "Alpenpässe", currently the highest ranked album on the site. Did they live up to their predecessor? You be the judge.

Black Metal veterans Tulus, Vvilderness and Burden of Ymir have also released new albums over the last few weeks, which are all streaming in full over at their respective label's channel. There are also new tracks worth checking out from Botanist, Thron and Blaze of Sorrow.

A couple of newcomers worth highlighting are Verminous Serpent (Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill's new project) and Sever, with a massive boar depicted on the cover of their upcoming debut (what is not to like about that?), so give their new songs a spin and see what you think.

Lastly, there's a new forum post regarding album cover art, an aspect that for some is just as important as the music itself. Feel free to drop by and leave some of your favourites.

Regards,
Imperator
News highlights:
- New music video from Blaze of Sorrow
- New Botanist song streaming online
- Dark Elite releasing a new song each week from next album
- Sever reveal opening track from "At Midnight, by Torch Light"
- Mork premiere track from upcoming "Dypet" album
- Verminous Serpent reveal opening track from upcoming debut
- Tulus new album out now and streaming online in full
- Vvilderness premiere "Path" album in full
- Thron reveal new music video
- Minenwerfer premiere title track from "Feuerwalze"
- Burden of Ymir premiere "Heorot" album in full
- New track from Bacchus

Review highlights:
- Zaklon - Viatry Karačunavaj Nočy (2016)
- Blackbraid - Blackbraid I (2022)
- Necros Christos - Domedon Doxomedon (2018)
- Wayfarer - World's Blood (2018)
- Abigor - Totschläger (2020)

Forum highlights:
- BM Artwork

New music video from Blaze of Sorrow

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on March 2nd, 2023 0 Comments

The video is for the song "Nel Vento", the third track from the band's upcoming album, "Vultus Fati".

New music video from Blaze of Sorrow

On the 31st of March, Italian Atmospheric Black Metal act Blaze of Sorrow will be releasing a brand new studio album, titled "Vultus Fati". The album will be released by Eisenwald, marking the band's seventh studio album in a career spanning over 15 years. While we wait, a music video for the ...

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New Botanist song streaming online

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 27th, 2023 0 Comments

The song is titled "Angel's Trumpet", and is the fifth track from the project's upcoming album, "VIII: Selenotrope", due for release in May.

New Botanist song streaming online

Californian Post-Black Metal nature lovers Botanist are getting ready to release what will be their eighth studio album, "VIII: Selenotrope", on the 19th of May via Prophecy Productions. While we wait, the album's fifth song, "Angel's Trumpet", was made available for streaming on the label's ...

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Dark Elite releasing a new song each week from next album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 24th, 2023 0 Comments

Ahead of the release of their upcoming second studio album, "Anti-Spiritual Void Devotion", the band is premiering one song each Friday.

Dark Elite releasing a new song each week from next album

Finnish Black / Death Metal act Dark Elite are getting ready to release what will be their second full-length album, titled "Anti-Spiritual Void Devotion". Leading up to the album's release, the band is premiering each one of the songs from the album on a weekly basis, with a new song being revealed ...

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Sever reveal opening track from "At Midnight, by Torch Light"

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 23rd, 2023 1 Comment

The song is the first track from the band's debut studio album, titled "At Midnight, by Torch Light" and due for release on the 14th of April.

Sever reveal opening track from "At Midnight, by Torch Light"

U.S. Black Metal act Sever have just premiered the opening track from the project's upcoming debut album, "At Midnight, by Torch Light", which is due out on the 14th of April via Iron Bonehead Productions. The song is titled "Abyssonaut", check it out:

Complete tracklist as follows: ...

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Mork premiere track from upcoming "Dypet" album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 20th, 2023 0 Comments

The album will mark the band's sixth studio album, and is due for release on the 24th of March via Peaceville Records.

Mork premiere track from upcoming "Dypet" album

Norwegian Black Metal project Mork is scheduled to release a brand new album, titled "Dypet" ("The Deep"), on the 24th of March through long time partner Peaceville Records. While we wait, the album's sixth track, "Bortgang" ("Demise"), has been made available for listening in lyric video format, ...

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Verminous Serpent reveal opening track from upcoming debut

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 20th, 2023 0 Comments

The new song is titled "Seraphim Falls", and is the second track to be made available from the band's upcoming debut album, "The Malign Covenant".

Verminous Serpent reveal opening track from upcoming debut

New Irish Black Metal formation Verminous Serpent are preparing to release what will be their debut studio album, titled "The Malign Covenant", on the 17th of March through Amor Fati Productions. So far, two of the songs from the album have been made available for listening, the most recent of which ...

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Tulus new album out now and streaming online in full

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 17th, 2023 0 Comments

The album marks the band's seventh studio record in a career spanning three decades

Tulus new album out now and streaming online in full

Norwegian Black Metal veterans Tulus have just released "Fandens Kall", marking their seventh studio album in a career spanning three decades. The album was released earlier today via Soulseller Records, and to celebrate, the entire thing is now available for listening on the BMP channel:

As ...

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Vvilderness premiere "Path" album in full

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 14th, 2023 0 Comments

Marking the project's fourth studio album, "Path" was independently released on the 10th of February.

Vvilderness premiere "Path" album in full

On the 10th of February, Hungarian Post/Folk Black Metal act Vvilderness released "Path", the project's fourth studio album. To celebrate the release, the entire album premiered on the BMP channel, check it out:

More info here:

https://vvilderness.bandcamp.com/album/path

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Thron reveal new music video

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 10th, 2023 0 Comments

The video is for the song "Return...", the second track from the band's upcoming album, "Dust", due for release at the end of March.

Thron reveal new music video

German Black / Death Metal band Thron are scheduled to release a brand new album on the 31st of March, titled "Dust", which will mark the band's fourth full-length record. The release will be handled by Listenable Records, who yesterday uploaded the music video for the album's second track. Check ...

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Minenwerfer premiere title track from "Feuerwalze"

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 10th, 2023 0 Comments

The album will mark the band's fourth studio album, and is scheduled for release on the 10th of March.

Minenwerfer premiere title track from "Feuerwalze"

Californian Black Metal act Minenwerfer are ramping up for the release of what will be their fourth studio album, "Feuerwalze", due on the 10th of March via Osmose Productions. While we wait, the album's title track is now up for streaming on the label's channel, check it out:

The label commented ...

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Burden of Ymir premiere "Heorot" album in full

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 6th, 2023 0 Comments

The album will mark the project's fifth studio album, and is scheduled for release on the 10th of March.

Burden of Ymir premiere "Heorot" album in full

On the 10th of March, Canadian Black Metal / Folk act Burden of Ymir will be releasing "Heorot", the project's fifth studio album. While we wait, the entire album premiered yesterday on the BMP channel, check it out:

The album will be released through Italian label Flowing Downward, who commented ...

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New track from Bacchus

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on February 2nd, 2023 1 Comment

The song, simply titled "II.I", is taken from the band's upcoming album "II", due out on April 7th via Debemur Morti Productions.

New track from Bacchus

French Atmospheric Black Metal act Bacchus have just put out the opening track from their upcoming album, "II", check it out:

The album will be released on the 7th of April via Debemur Morti Productions, with pre-orders going live tomorrow:

http://www.debemur-morti.com ...

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Zaklon - Viatry Karačunavaj Nočy (2016)

REVIEW

Reviewed by ScorchedEarth on February 27th, 2023

I took a shot and it paid off!

Review for Zaklon - Viatry Karačunavaj Nočy

92%

4.6 star rating

Every Friday the new releases at Hells Headbangers come out. I look forward to it all week in hopes I can score something new for my collection. Not long ago I was scrolling through the vinyl section and the very last entry was this album by Zaklon. I'd never heard of this band before but something made me stop and check it out. I can't explain it. Just a feeling I had but over the years I've learned to trust my instincts. I looked up the band ...

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Blackbraid - Blackbraid I (2022)

REVIEW

Reviewed by ScorchedEarth on February 12th, 2023

The Witch Hawk is here.

Review for Blackbraid - Blackbraid I

94%

4.7 star rating

Native American history perfectly lends itself to the ethos of black metal. Full of violence, tragedy, hardship, stolen land and culture, relegated to reservations and forgotten. Complete degradation by white America. But through it all Native Americans have managed to maintain some of their traditions and customs. Including a love and appreciation for nature. I first heard of Blackbraid in Decibel magazine who ranked this album at #4 on their ...

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Necros Christos - Domedon Doxomedon (2018)

REVIEW

Reviewed by ScorchedEarth on February 4th, 2023

Endtyme Death Metal

Review for Necros Christos - Domedon Doxomedon

90%

4.5 star rating

Anyone familiar with Necros Christos knows that their albums require patience and attention. The shortest LP being their debut Triune Impurity Rights which comes in at just under an hour. Their second Doom of the Occult is an hour fifteen, and then the third and the band says last album Domedon Doxomedon is a nearly two hour blackened death behemoth. Several of it's 27 songs are intros, chants, preludes, and atmospheres. Which sounds like it ...

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Wayfarer - World's Blood (2018)

REVIEW

Reviewed by PeaceThroughAnarchy on June 6th, 2021

In one word: UNIQUE.

Review for Wayfarer - World's Blood

93%

4.7 star rating

In my previous reviews for the first two Wayfarer albums, I mentioned that this is one of the best albums that captured the essence of great U.S. Atmospheric Black Metal bands, such as Agalloch.

Although the first two albums were great in their own right, they weren't the albums that made me fall in love with the band. I discovered this band in 2018 with this incredible album, and then listened to the previous two albums retrospectively. As I ...

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Abigor - Totschläger (2020)

REVIEW

Reviewed by PeaceThroughAnarchy on June 2nd, 2021

The return of Abigor to their organic form.

Review for Abigor - Totschläger

88%

4.4 star rating

You can't talk about Austrian Black Metal without mentioning the name "ABIGOR"! This band is arguably one of the first pioneers of the more technical side of Black Metal that we have today. Their 90s albums are classics by all means, but after the late 90s, they started to be full-on experimental, and made some albums which can only be described as "Technical Black Metal"! I have to be honest, I didn't dig any of the post-"Channeling the ...

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BM Artwork

FORUM

Posted by Vuurvliegje on February 25th, 2023 2 Comments

Let's face it ... all who favour BM have to a stronger of lesser degree a certain love for the artwork that is inextricable connected to genre from the very beginning of it. One says to not judge a book by its cover. Which it true. And yet, the very cover or artwork shapes the context in which an ...

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