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Newsletter #64 - October 31st, 2024
Greetings,

The spookiest time of the year is once again upon us, with ghouls, vampires and skeletons aplenty.

Check out the new material in the works by The Great Old Ones, Abduction, Mefitis, Ungfell, Mitochondrion and Typhonian. Also worth highlighting are Doedsmaghird, which is indeed as you may have suspected, a new side project from members of legendary Norwegian Black Metal act Dodheimsgard.

There are also some newcomers worth checking out, such as Wuldorgast, Tyrannic and Erbeet Azhak, all offering some fairly raw and visceral Black Metal in one form or another, in contrast to the polished productions of the more established acts.

Enjoy!

Regards,
Imperator
News highlights:
- Mefitis streaming "In Gloom's Gorge"
- The Great Old Ones reveal new song
- Abduction present "A Legacy of Sores" music video
- Erbeet Azhak premiere debut demo
- Ungfell present new single
- Doedsmaghird present opening track from new album
- Wuldorgast reveal "Dawn of the Black Sun"
- Luring premiere song from upcoming debut
- Typhonian streaming title track from latest album
- Todestrieb release song from debut album
- Tyrannic present "Tyrannic Desolation"
- Mitochondrion reveal new album

Review highlights:
- Homselvareg - Rinascita (2018)
- Archgoat - Worship the Eternal Darkness (2021)
- Whoredom Rife - Den Vrede Makt (2024)
- Inquisition - Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar ... (2016)
- Wormwood (SWE) - The Star (2024)
- Dimmu Borgir - For All Tid (1995)
- Pestilential Shadows - Devil's Hammer (2024)
- Fleurety - Min Tid Skal Komme (1995)
- Old Funeral - Devoured Carcass (1991)
- Isengard - Traditional Doom Cult (2016)

Forum highlights:
- New to the Forum
- A Finnish black metal band Siimes released a new music video
- VST plugins studios

Mefitis streaming "In Gloom's Gorge"

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 30th, 2024 0 Comments

The song is taken from the album "The Skorian // The Greyleer", which is due for release next month via Profound Lore Records.

Mefitis streaming "In Gloom's Gorge"

Oakland-based Black Metal duo Mefitis are preparing for the release of what will be their third studio album, titled "The Skorian // The Greyleer", and due for release on the 29th of November via Profound Lore Records. While we wait, the album's seventh track, "In Gloom's Gorge", is now available ...

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The Great Old Ones reveal new song

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 30th, 2024 0 Comments

The song is titled "Me, the Dreamer", and is the opening track from the band's next album, "Kadath", which is due for release in January.

The Great Old Ones reveal new song

French Post-Black Metal act The Great Old Ones are due to release their next Lovecraftian-themed album on the 25th of January via Season of Mist. Titled "Kadath", the album is inspired by the 1943 novella "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath", and will feature a total of seven tracks, the first of ...

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Abduction present "A Legacy of Sores" music video

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 30th, 2024 0 Comments

The song is the opening track from the band's upcoming album, "", 6MF2fJiCXZk

Abduction present "A Legacy of Sores" music video

British Black/Death Metal act Abduction are due to release a brand new album in February 2025, titled "Existentialismus". Well ahead of the release date, the album's opening track is already available for listening on the Candlelight Records channel, in the form of a music video:

More info soon ...

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Erbeet Azhak premiere debut demo

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 30th, 2024 0 Comments

The demo features seven tracks and is now available for streaming via Amor Fati Productions.

Erbeet Azhak premiere debut demo

Newcomers Erbeet Azhak have just released their debut demo, which can be listened to in full via the Amor Fati Productions channel:

Stay tuned for more info.

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Ungfell present new single

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 18th, 2024 0 Comments

The single is titled "Im Ruusch" and is taken from the band's upcoming album, the details of which have yet to be revealed.

Ungfell present new single

Swiss Black Metal traditionalists Ungfell have just put out a brand new single, titled "Im Ruusch", taken from their upcoming album, the details of which haven't yet been revealed:

Stay tuned for more info.

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Doedsmaghird present opening track from new album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 18th, 2024 0 Comments

The band is a side project of Vicotnik of Dødheimsgard fame, with the project's debut album "Omniverse Consciousness" released on the 11th of October via Peaceville Records.

Doedsmaghird present opening track from new album

Norwegian Black Metal project Doedsmaghird have just released their debut studio album, "Omniverse Consciousness", on the 11th of October via Peaceville Records. To celebrate the release, the album's opening track, "Heart of Hell", was made available for streaming:

The label commented on the ...

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Wuldorgast reveal "Dawn of the Black Sun"

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 18th, 2024 0 Comments

The song is taken from "Cold Light", the band's debut studio album, which is due for release later this year.

Wuldorgast reveal "Dawn of the Black Sun"

U.S. Black Metal act Wuldorgast have just put out "Dawn of the Black Sun", a song taken from the band's upcoming debut studio album, titled "Cold Light", which is due for release later this year via Iron Bonehead Productions:

More info soon.

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Luring premiere song from upcoming debut

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 18th, 2024 0 Comments

The song is titled "Dying Wolf Beneath The Stars", taken from the band's upcoming debut, "Malevolent Lycanthropic Heresy".

Luring premiere song from upcoming debut

American Black Metal newcomers Luring are getting ready to unleash their debut studio album, titled "Malevolent Lycanthropic Heresy", due for release later this year via Iron Bonehead Productions. Meanwhile, one of the songs from the album is now available for listening, check out "Dying Wolf ...

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Typhonian streaming title track from latest album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 5th, 2024 0 Comments

The band's latest album, "The Gate of the Veiled Beyond", was released on the 20th of September via Transcending Obscurity Records.

Typhonian streaming title track from latest album

German Melodic Black/Death Metal act Typhonian recently released their third studio album, "The Gate of the Veiled Beyond", which was published via Transcending Obscurity Records on the 20th of September, marking their second full-length effort. The album's closing track, "Cath'un - Gate of the ...

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Todestrieb release song from debut album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 5th, 2024 0 Comments

The band's debut album will be titled "Corona Tenebra", and is due for release in December by Avantgarde Music.

Todestrieb release song from debut album

Polish Black Metal act Todestrieb have just put out a brand new single, titled "Axis Nihil", which is taken from their upcoming debut studio album, titled "Corona Tenebra", which is due for release in December by French label Avantgarde Music. You can listen to the new song here:

The label ...

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Tyrannic present "Tyrannic Desolation"

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 5th, 2024 0 Comments

The band's debut album will be released later this year through Iron Bonehead Productions.

Tyrannic present "Tyrannic Desolation"

Australian Black Metal newcomers Tyrannic are currently working on their debut album, "Tyrannic Desolation", which is due for release later this year through Iron Bonehead Productions. While we wait, one of the songs from the album, "Prophetic Eyes of Glass", is now available for listening:

Stay ...

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Mitochondrion reveal new album

NEWS

Posted by Imperator on October 5th, 2024 0 Comments

The album will be titled "Vitriseptome", and is scheduled for release on November 1st, marking the band's first studio album in over a decade.

Mitochondrion reveal new album

Canadian Black/Death Metal veterans Mitochondrion have just revealed the details for "Vitriseptome", their first album in almost 14 years, following 2011's "Parasignosis", and their third full-length effort overall. "Vitriseptome" will be released on the 1st of November via Profound Lore Records, ...

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Homselvareg - Rinascita (2018)

REVIEW

Reviewed by Mithrandir on October 14th, 2024

The Black Metal of the Alps

Review for Homselvareg - Rinascita

98%

4.9 star rating

This album exudes Nordic roots, fog, pine trees and lands surrounded by mountains.

Musically a fantastic product with evident ability on the part of the musicians to blend and make unique a set of elements that brings back names such as Bathory, Taake, Ulver and Immortal above all.

The guitars are the strong and fundamental part of this record, a true backbone composed of intricate melodic lines. Always at the right point, never too ...

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Archgoat - Worship the Eternal Darkness (2021)

REVIEW

Reviewed by Jeger on September 15th, 2024

Archgoat - “Worship the Eternal Darkness” (2021)

Review for Archgoat - Worship the Eternal Darkness

90%

4.5 star rating

Archgoat “Worship the Eternal Darkness”

Origin: Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, Finland

Genre: Black Metal

Label: Debemur Morti

Only the most glorious of desecrations and only the most perverted of blasphemies are what truly satisfy me. To torch the cross! And to hate-fuck the virgin whore until she squirms; attempting to fight back her unholy climax. Naturally, it’s only the most brutal goat-worshipping black metal that really gets my ...

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Whoredom Rife - Den Vrede Makt (2024)

REVIEW

Reviewed by Jeger on June 29th, 2024

Whoredom Rife - “Den Vrede Makt” (2024)

Review for Whoredom Rife - Den Vrede Makt

100%

5.0 star rating

Whoredom Rife “Den Vrede Makt”

Origin: Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway

Genre: Black Metal

Label: Terratur Possessions

Since 2014, Norway’s renowned Whoredom Rife have stood atop a most coveted vantage as champions of - say it with me now: true Norwegian black metal. BM for war, for power and for revenge. The duo consisting of V. Einride (all instruments) and K.R (vox), have released four exceptionally rated LP’s - each one a weapon of a ...

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Inquisition - Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith (2016)

REVIEW

Reviewed by Jeger on June 19th, 2024

inquisition - Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith (2016)

Review for Inquisition - Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith

90%

4.5 star rating

Inquisition “Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith”

Origin: Cali, Colombia • Seattle, Washington, USA

Genre: Black Metal

Label: Season of Mist

Throughout the annals of BM history, there has been no other duo in my opinion who has so innovated the genre over the years quite like the legendary Inquisition. From celestial pathways into the gates of Hell and down further into the ancient roots of the occult ...

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Wormwood (SWE) - The Star (2024)

REVIEW

Reviewed by Jeger on June 6th, 2024

Wormwood - “The Star” 2024

Review for Wormwood (SWE) - The Star

85%

4.3 star rating

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 LP’s and no obscure recordings: splits, demos or EP’s. Not your typical black metal band but true to the cause nonetheless. A myriad of influences make up their sound, but mainly, to take in Wormwood is to be enraptured by melody. Such is the Sverige way and none too many ...

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Dimmu Borgir - For All Tid (1995)

REVIEW

Reviewed by Jeger on May 18th, 2024

Dimmu Borgir - “For all tid” 1995

Review for Dimmu Borgir - For All Tid

85%

4.3 star rating

Dimmu Borgir “For all tid”

Origin: Jessheim, Viken / Oslo, Norway

Genre: Symphonic Black Metal

Label: No Colours Records

Before its artists realized that common people are dazzled by the grandeur of symphonic metal as we know it today, symphonic black metal was a much more down-to-earth form of BM. Borgir weren’t always creating music to soundtrack the conquering of interstellar space. Long ago, when the sub-genre was in its ...

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Pestilential Shadows - Devil's Hammer (2024)

REVIEW

Reviewed by Jeger on May 14th, 2024

Pestilential Shadows - “Devil’s Hammer” 2024

Review for Pestilential Shadows - Devil's Hammer

85%

4.3 star rating

Pestilential Shadows “Devil’s Hammer”

Origin: Corrimal, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Genre: Black Metal

Label: Northern Silence

The oft overlooked Australian black metal scene - home to the legendary Deströyer 666, but also to newcomers Hunters Moon and new wave of black metal veterans, Pestilential Shadows. The latter has - since 2003 - released seven LP’s, much to the enthrallment of critics. As proud members of Ordo Ate ...

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Fleurety - Min Tid Skal Komme (1995)

REVIEW

Reviewed by PeaceThroughAnarchy on May 7th, 2021

Experimental Black Metal at its finest

Review for Fleurety - Min Tid Skal Komme

91%

4.6 star rating

When people think of Avant-garde Black Metal bands, they usually think of bands such as Ved Buens Ende, Enslaved or In the Woods...

Fleurety is one of the forgotten names in this little scene, their latest output is incredibly cheesy and weird, but this album is a very beautifully produced album indeed. It should have been considered in the same vein as top shelf Norse Black Metal acts, but sadly, not very many people have heard this ...

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Old Funeral - Devoured Carcass (1991)

REVIEW

Reviewed by PeaceThroughAnarchy on May 7th, 2021

(Not just because of Varg's presence!)

Review for Old Funeral - Devoured Carcass

87%

4.4 star rating

Old Funeral was one of the earliest Norwegian extreme metal bands. At the beginning, the only bands from Norway were Mayhem, Vomit, Darkthrone, Cadaver, and a couple of really small underground acts. People always remember Old Funeral as the band where Varg, Abbath and Demonaz started and nothing much more. Wrong!

Even though the early demos of the band were not that great, this EP is a fantastic old-school Death Metal album. At this point, ...

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Isengard - Traditional Doom Cult (2016)

REVIEW

Reviewed by PeaceThroughAnarchy on May 7th, 2021

the doom-y side of Fenriz!

Review for Isengard - Traditional Doom Cult

80%

4.0 star rating

Well, as this is just a promo single for the next album, I won't write a whole review.

The first song is an obvious homage to Black Sabbath. Even though the guitar tone is a bit loose, it's still a very badass riff indeed, traditional Doom Metal at its finest. Fenriz' vocal style also kills it on this one.

It's the second song that is worth talking about. Holy shit, this sounds 80s as fuck. The attitude of the vocals is really good, but the ...

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New to the Forum

FORUM

Posted by Ogopogo on October 26th, 2024 2 Comments

Hello everyone, I’m a solo artist from Canada seeking to get in touch with other likeminded individuals within black metal. Here’s some of my music if anyone is interested in hearing it:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kfpIYTbHVxR9r_V26yeugOEvPJlhdnsxg&si=ZN9h1MCFane4DF_n

(I have no ...

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A Finnish black metal band Siimes released a new music video

FORUM

Posted by siimesblackmetal on October 9th, 2024 0 Comments

The Finnish black metal band Siimes has just released a brand-new music video for the track "Verellä Verhottu Polku," taking the viewer deep into the dark and intense story of a satanist’s lifelong journey.

“We wanted to create a visual piece that complements our music and combines two art ...

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VST plugins studios

FORUM

Posted by ChenteBlackMetal on September 29th, 2024 3 Comments

Hey all - got a black metal band and we found an "in the box" recording studio willing to record mix and master our music as well as distribute it online The catch is they're working with VST plugins only - what do you all think? Price is pretty low... <500$... which is actually pretty great!

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